Gold Rush Adventure!

**NEWS FLASH** Gold has been discovered in Boulder Creek! Join Gold Rush Adventure at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation.

Experience the “gold fever” of pioneers rushing west to find their fame and fortune. Do you have what it takes to stake and work your claim? Pan for gold, shoot like a cowboy, shoot air rifles and muzzleloading rifles, throw tomahawks, start a fire with flint & steel, make candles, rope, and bullets, lasso a steer and cut wood for your cabin!

Selected Scouts will compete in the Gold Rush Challenge!

We have a custom silk-screen with this year’s Gold Rush Adventure Logo. Bring a plain T-shirt (any size, any color – we have black and white ink) and take home a custom T-shirt!

Gold Rush Adventure is a cooperative event, in order to attend each unit must help by running at least one station per 15 participants. 

Cost: $70 per participant (Scouts BSA youth, or Adult)

Includes: Two nights camping, cracker barrel, a patch, and all event materials.

Adults: All Scouts BSA adults must be registered with their troop in the position they are serving, have current YPT and AB506. Learn more here

Important Dates:

• 8/1 – Lottery (Waiting List) Registration
• 8/8 – Lottery Registration closes (5 PM)
• 8/11 – Lottery Results & Event Assignments announced
• 8/15 – Registration Payments Due by 3 PM
• 8/21 – Kick-off meeting 7-9 PM
• 9/18 – Planning meeting 7-9 PM
• 9/22 – Registration unlimited
• 9/26-9/28 – Week 1
• 10/3-10/5 – Week 2

To Register:
Scouts – please contact your Sheriff (adult leader) to sign up.

We are using a lottery system for 2025. 

No having to stress about clicking the registration button exactly when it opens (and you’re trying to get to work) and typing fast to get your unit registered! 

Registration is by unit (troop/crew/ship) only, individual registrations are not allowed. Units need to have a single point-of-contact for their registration. Register anytime between Friday, August 1, at 9:00 AM and Friday, August 8, at 5:00 PM to be put on the list for the lottery.

Definitions

• Unit = Troop, Crew, or Ship (Boys Troop = 1 unit, Girls Troop = 1 unit, Combined Troop = 1 Unit, Crew = 1 unit)
• Contingent = Group of Scouts + Adults from a single unit (i.e. Boy Troop 57 OR Girl Troop 4103 or Combined Troop 33)
• Registration Contact = Single point of contact for a unit
• Linked Units = Combination of Boy and Girl unit (i.e. Boys Troop 33 + Girls Troop 4033)
• Combined Units = Troops that are part of the official Combined Troop Pilot
• In-Council = Units in Pacific Skyline Council
• Out-of-Council = Units from other councils (i.e. SVMBC, GGAC, SFBAC, etc.)

Limits

• Each weekend is limited to 350 people total (Scouts + Adults)
• Each unit may request up to 30 spots

Policies

• Only one lottery entry (up to 30 spots) per unit (Boy Troop, Girl Troop, Combined Troop, etc.) per event weekend
  • Spots cannot be shared between weekends.
  • Spots may NOT be transferred to another unit (a boy troop CANNOT transfer a spot to a linked girl troop)
  • Units CANNOT register for 30 boys + 30 girls + 30 crew and expect to allocate as they please
• If entering the lottery for both weekends 
  • Indicate weekend preference on the registration form
  • Indicate in the registration form whether linked units can be separated and attend different weekends
  • Only one entry per unit will be honored (only one weekend)
• Linked units
  • Linked units might not be awarded together (Boy Troop 57 may not get in and Girl Troop 4057 may get in
• Please be MINDFUL!
  • Only register for what you know you will use
  • Make sure you have Scouts committed to attend, do not speculate
  • Cancellation of any spots prior to 30 days before the event (up to Aug 25 and Sept 1, respectively) will incur a 15% penalty
  • Cancellation of any spots less than 30 days before the event (Aug 26 and Sept 2 or later, respectively) will not be eligible for a refund
• NO Horse Trading!
  • Units MUST contact the council to return any unused spots (cancellation penalty applies)
  • Council will contact the next unit on the waiting list (in order) and offer any available spots
  • Gold Rush organizers should not be contacted and will not handle any trades/cancellations/refunds
• Out-of-council
  • Out-of-council units may register and will be placed on the waitlist in order after in-council units.

Process

• Units sign up for lottery
• Once registration closes, the lottery will be run in multiple passes:First Pass
  • A unit will be picked randomly from the list and awarded up to 15 spots
  • Process is repeated until there are no more units to pick from OR capacity is reached
• Second Pass
  • A unit will be picked randomly from the list and awarded up to 5 additional spots
  • Process is repeated until there are no more units to pick from OR capacity is reached
• Additional Passes:
  • Repeat.
• Units will be notified of the lottery results
  • Units that win the lottery have 3 days to pay (no later than Wed Aug 15 at 3:00 pm)
  • Units that did not win the lottery remain on the waiting list
  • After Wed Aug 15 at 3 pm, any unpaid spots will be released to the next unit on the waiting list

Station ranking

• During registration, Units must rank preferences for the stations they would like to operate.  
• Rank 5.  (note level of station prep and management, minimum number of adults required)
• Each unit will be assigned at least 1 station per 15 attendees.  

Questions? Click "Contact."