Great Rivers Council Klondike

Jan 30th, 2027

Attention all Scouts BSA Troops & Venturing Crews!  Join us January 30th, 2027 for our annual Klondike Derby.  Camping will be available the evenings of Friday, January 29th & Saturday, January 30th.

The main event is the Great Sled Race, so get those sleds tuned up!  Additionally, there are currently 6 listed and 5 mystery events. Events may be added depending on the number of patrols attending the Klondike. These added events will be based on Scout Skills Tenderfoot thru First Class and will not be published before the event.

Location: 29614 Jaguar St Macon Mo 63552

• Camping will be available Friday Jan 23th & Saturday Jan 24th
• Friday night Arrival & Check in for those camping on Jan 23th 5pm -9pm
• Leaders Meeting with SPL & Scoutmaster Friday Night 9pm at camp HQ
• Saturday Jan 24th Arrival & Check in for those not camping 8:00am – 8:30am
• Opening Ceremony at 8:40 am Program Starts at 9:00 am  
• Lunch Break 12:00 am – 01:00 pm Patrols will be responsible for their own noon meals.
• The Great Sled Race will be the last event before Closing and will be once all skills events are completed.
• Closing Ceremony and Awards at 5:15 pm

T-Shirts:  Shirts may be purchased separately when registering. Pre-order only until January 17, 2027 at Midnight

Registration Closes: January 22, 2027 at Midnight.

Events:

• Event Stations are 30 minutes: 5 minutes for instruction and 20 minutes to complete the station. Horn will blow at the 25-minute time mark to move to the next event. Please do not leave the station early.
• There are currently 6 listed and 5 mystery events. Events may be added depending on the # of patrols attending the Klondike. These added events will be based on Scout Skills Tenderfoot thru First Class and will not be published before the event.
• First Aid:  Patrol Members will be tasked with performing First Aid skills on one of their patrol members.
• Air Rifle Shooting:  Patrol Members will be shooting air rifle for points at a fixed target for points  
• Tomahawk Throwing:. Patrol Members will be throwing a tomahawk at a log butt for points  
• Save Yourself:  Patrol Members will be tasked with having all their patrol members standing on a raised platform.
• Fire Building:  Patrol Members will be building a fire. No commercial fire-starting aids may be used. Examples: Commercial fatwood, liquid accelerants, Strike-A-Fire. Items needed, fire wood, fire starting aids; lint, char cloth, twine, container with enough water to put out fire, you may use for maximum points a primitive fire starter device flint & steel, ferrous rod. For deducted points, matches & lighter.
• Claim Jumpers:  Patrol Members will be tested on their scouting trivia knowledge.  

See the Klondike Leader's Guide attached for rules and more specific event details.

Event Contacts

• Phil Leatherman (phil_leatherman@yahoo.com) or Text Phil at (573-822-3666)
• David Masten (troopandpack179@gmail.com) or text David at (660-651-2556)

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Event Coordinators reserve the right to postpone or cancel an event if registrations are insufficient to cover the event expenses up to five days prior to the event. If an event is postponed or canceled, the registrant will have an option to receive a full refund or transfer fees to a future or different event. 

In the event a participant or unit must cancel, you must inform GRC of your inability to attend no less than 7 days prior to the event. 

All refund requests must be submitted to the Council office via this online portal, or via the paper refund request form, no later than 7 days following the event
(The request must be made prior to unit check-out for summer camp requests). 

A unit leader, scout, or parent, may request a refund of fees under the following conditions only:
♦  Illness or serious accident prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦  Family illness or emergency prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦  The event has been canceled or postponed by the event coordinator.
♦  Other situations deemed permissible by the event coordinator.

If a refund is approved, a 25% readiness fee will be deducted.
Opting for the refund to be credited to your unit shop account (for GRC units only) will reduce the readiness fee to 15%.

The final approved amount is decided by the team.

Scouts Summer and Cub Resident Camps also have a non-refundable per person deposit, and any additional activity fees are non-refundable. 

To request a refund please follow the link below

→    Refund Request Form