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 Scouts BSA Youth, $45 per Adult.

Includes: Two nights camping, 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 Safeguarding Youth Training and AB506. Learn more here

Important Dates:

• 7/31 – Registration opens (9 AM) for in-council units only
• 8/3 – Registration opens (9AM) for out-of-council units
• 8/10 – Event Assignments announced
• 8/20 – Kick-off meeting 7-9 PM
• 9/10 – Planning meeting 7-9 PM
• 9/22 – Registration unlimited
• 9/25-9/27 – Week 1
• 10/2-10/4 – Week 2

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

We are NOT using a lottery system for 2026 (unlike 2025 and 2024).

Register only for Weekend 1 or Weekend 2, not both.

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. Registration opens Friday, July 31 at 9:00 AM.

Definitions

• Unit = Troop, Crew, or Ship (Boys Troop = 1 unit, Girls Troop = 1 unit, Family 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 Family Troop 33)
• Registration Contact = Single point of contact for a unit
• Linked Units = Combination of Boy and Girl units (i.e. Boys Troop 33 + Girls Troop 4033)
• Family Troops = A troop with Boys and Girls in the same unit, with the same unit number
• In-Council = Units in Pacific Skyline Council
• Out-of-Council = Units from other councils (i.e. SVMBC, GGAC, etc.)

 Limits

• Each weekend is limited to 350 people total (Scouts + Adults)
• Each unit may request up to 40 spots. Please aim to maximize scout participation by limiting adults to Scouting America guidelines (2 adults minimum, recommended 10:1 ratio of scouts:adults).

In response to feedback, we have reduced the cost for adults AND we are going to address the concerns for stations requiring more than 2 adults with a separate staff registration that will be shared after we have assigned stations.

Policies

• Only one registration (up to 40 spots) per unit (Boy Troop, Girl Troop, Family Troop, etc.).
• 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 40 boys + 40 girls + 40 crew and expect to allocate as they please

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 24 and August 31, respectively) will incur a 15% penalty
• Cancellation of any spots less than 30 days before the event (Aug 25 and Sept 1 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 beginning 8/3 at 9AM.

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."