2018 Fall Camporee – HORSE RANCH CAMPOUT - Information Packet Now Available – Sep 21-23, 2018

Horse Ranch Campout 

Carver County, Minnesota - Shakopee

September 21-23, 2018

Price per Person – $15.00 plus an optional $30.00 for a horseback trail ride

• CAMPOREE INFORMATION PACKET (ALL THE DETAILS)
• Camporee Resource Webpage

Come join your fellow Boy Scouts, Venturers, Webelos, AND Bear Scouts from the Lake Minnetonka District for our Fall Camporee 2018 at the River Valley Ranch, September 21-23, 2018.

Located on 480 private acres in Carver, Minnesota on the shores of the beautiful Minnesota River, this location is fantastic! There are dense woods, open fields, and secluded areas. In fact, it is considered one of the best trail ride locations in the Twin Cities!

Friday and/ or Saturday Tent Camping - Lake Minnetonka District, AND OTHER NSC DISTRICT,  Webelos, Bears, Boy Scouts, and Venturers are welcome to camp Friday and/or Saturday night.

Saturday Activities - BEAR SCOUTS, WEBELOS, BOY SCOUTS, and VENTURERS are welcome to participate if they plan to camp over night or just come out for the day on Saturday.

Price per Person – $15.00 plus an optional $30.00 for horseback trail ride

• $15.00  - Tent  Overnight  + Saturday Activities - Overnight Bring Your Own Tent Camping either Friday or  Saturday or both. Includes Saturday Activities, all programs and events, merit badge and adventure loop/pin offerings, and camporee patch (trail ride extra)
• $15.00 - Saturday Day Only - Includes Saturday Activities, all programs and events, merit badge and adventure loop/pin offerings, and camporee patch (trail ride extra).  
• $30.00* - One Hour  Tail Ride (optional) -  one hour horseback trail ride
•  $3.00  -  Metalwork Merit Badge (optional)

* Does not include a 5% processing  fee.

Activities

• One-hour horseback trail rides
  • RIDERS MUST BE AT LEAST 50″ TALL TO RIDE
  • MAX WEIGHT TO RIDE 250 LBS
  • STAFF WILL PICK a horse based on skill level.
  • RIDERS must have the physical ability to mount the horse unassisted.
• Merit badges* 
  • Horsemanship
  • Wilderness Survival
  • Metalwork
  • Fishing
• Webelos Adventure Pins*
  • Outdoorsman
  • Webelos Walkabout
  • Cast Iron Chef
  • Castaway
  • Into the Woods
  • Into the Wild
• Bear Adventure Belt Loops*
  • Bear Necessities
  • A Bear Goes Fishing
  • Bear Picnic Basket
  • Fur, Feathers, and Ferns
• Unit competitions - including a Western Cooking Contest
• Climbing wall
• Fishing
• Campfire program
• Camporee patch

We will continue with our popular carnival atmosphere where you can take advantage of preplanned activities, or create your own program and have some downtime. This is a western-themed event, so dress and cook appropriately. In other words, cowboy hats, boots, and lots of beans in the Dutch oven is expected and appreciated.  Invite your Webelos!

Many thanks to our host units T174 T303, T330, T409, T589, T702, Jim Lindfors, Brett Schneider, Brian Klein, Mellissa Stanfa-Brew, Sally Jensen, David Olson, and the Activities Committee for working on this Camporee.

* Scouts may earn partial credit for the merit badges and adventure loops/pins offered at this camporee. This will be a fantastic event you won’t want to miss! Thank you.

Daron Meyer - Activities  Daron.Meyer@lmdbsa.org

Scott Janke - Vice Chair and Key 5 Scott.Janke@lmdbsa.org