Sherwin Creek

Time

Summer, usually August

Activities

• 4 days Summer camp.

  • Cooking, Camping, Camp Fire, Food, Knots, First Aid, Tools, related requirements.

  • [Camping Merit Badge][Star Nights] [Hiking Merit Badge] [Miles Hike]

- Suggested schedule

• • 1st Day

    • Driving to the Camp site

  • First stop: Manzanar (we encourage scouts to visit Manzanar. It's an unique experience and an important piece of our history. However, this is not a mandatory part of the camp. So, if you are skipping the visit to Manzanar, you can leave at your own time and meet up with the troop at the camp site.).

  • Fossil Falls

    • Camp site check in and set up

  • 2nd Day

    • Merit Badge classes in the morning

  • Devils Postpile

    • Fun Hiking to the Rainbow Fall.

    • Cooking for dinner. Camp fire. Star gazing at night

  • 3rd Day

    • Merit Badge classes in the morning

    • Fun tour to the Geothermal plant.

    • Cooking for dinner. Camp fire. Star gazing at night

  • 4th Day

    • Break Camp at 8:00AM.

    • Snowboarding at Main Lodge,

    • Move to Mr. A's condo at Mammoth Lakes for movie night. High schoolers drive home after snowboarding.

  • 5th Day

    • Merit Badge classes in the morning.

    • Drive home.

Location

Sherwin Creek Campground (37.63, -118.935), Mammoth Lakes, CA #83, #84, #85 camp sites

Maps

Google Map from Heritage Park to Sherwin Creek Campground

Reference

• Sherwin, Creek, CA -- Recreation.gov

• Sherwin Creek Campgroubd, USDA Forest Services

Food preparation

Campout Food Buying Guide

Permits

Campground Reservation

Inyo Wilderness Permit for both day and overnight hiking in Inyo Wilderness.

Suggested Equipment

• Troop

  • US flag

  • BSA Troop 622 flag

  • Troop library

  • Troop trailer

• Scouts

  • Class B uniform (Troop T-Shirt)

  • BSA Scout Handbook

  • Sleeping bag/pad (The temperatures will likely drop to the mid 30's at night due to the 7600 ft elevation. June Lake is in a more wide-open area and thus colder at night compared to Mammoth. Sleep bags rated for 30 F or below are preferred)

  • Pencil/paper/notebook

  • Tooth brush/paste

  • Swimsuit

  • Flashlight (head lamp is better), backup battery

  • First Aid kit

  • Sun block, hat, sunglasses

  • Cup / spoon

  • Insect repellent

  • Socks/underwear

  • Jacket (could be cold in the night)

  • Beach towel

  • Money

  • Compass

  • Day hike: hiking shoes/water bottles/light backpack/hat

  • MB per-requisites and blue cards

  • Chairs

  • Toilet paper

  • Camera (optional)

  • Board games, cards..., etc.

Gallery

• 2017 Sherwin Creek Summer Camp