High Uintah Scout Camp

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1 PROGRAM GUIDEBOOK Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America High Uintah Scout Camp

2 Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America HIGH UINTAH SCOUT CAMP A 2016 Nationally Accredited Camp of the Boy Scouts of America 2018, Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America 748 North 1340 West Orem, Utah Phone Fax This publication may be copied and distributed, in part or in its entirety, to promote the Scouting programs and camps of the Boy Scouts of America and the Utah National Parks Council. Duplication of this guide, in part or in its entirety, for commercial gain or profit is strictly prohibited. 2

3 1 Camp General Information High Uintah Scout Camp History The High Uintah Scout Camp is hosted by the Ashley National Forest Service land. The camp has had various locations over the years, including East Park, Whiterocks Campground, Oaks Park and the present location Windy Park. The exact year of when the camp started is unknown. Some say that its history goes back as far as In the beginning, very few merit badges (8) were taught. Equipment was basic as two bows and a canoe. The Camp has completed many conservation projects, cooperating with Ashley National Forest. Our Camp has made improvements on the Oaks Park, East Park, and Whiterocks Campgrounds. This Camp is one of the few wilderness camps left nationally. The Windy Park Camp site gives Scouts a real hands on opportunity for conservation, service and experience in the outdoors at its finest. The Camp has survived at a great sacrifice to many dedicated leaders. Originally, a professional Scouter served as the Camp Director. In 1987, Max Young became the first volunteer to serve as the Camp Director. His son Slade Young took over as Camp Director from 2006 to The Camp Director position was then handed over in 2014 to our current Camp Director Brian Kellogg. To make this mobile camp possible, it takes the help of about 40 youth staff and over 30 adult staff members. Thanks for wanting to be a part of this exciting challenge!! Camp Director Asst. Camp Director Brian Kellogg Sarah John dsjohn96@gmail.com Bikes Bicycles are welcome at High Uintah Camp ONLY on designated trails and roads. If Scouts or leaders intend to bring bicycles to camp, they must wear a helmet at all times. Blue Cards We provide the merit badge blue cards. By registering your scouts, you agree that they are qualified to begin working on the merit badge as stated on the blue card. Campfires & Fire Restrictions NO FIRES! NO FIRES! NO CAMPFIRES! Propane cook stoves are allowed. The general rule is if you can turn it on and off, then you may use it. Charcoal briquettes may be allowed in a container 18 inches above the ground but are highly discouraged! Be advised that some years briquettes are not allowed. It depends on the moisture and the Forest Service directives. Purchase a propane fire rings for your unit. You will love that you can turn it off and scouts will go to bed. Meals and Menus All meals are the troop s responsibility. Use your best judgment to meet your troop s individual needs. Our camp is 9,200 feet above sea level. This makes cooking different and requires more time for meal preparation. Cold storage food containers are recommended. Please, store food/coolers away from sleeping areas and in-closed trailers or trucks at night. We have had bears in and around camp the last few years. 3 3

4 Camp General Information Pre-Camp Swim Checks Due to the very cold water at our mountain camp, all swim checks must be done at camp. Prescriptions in Camp The unit leader is responsible for proper, locked storage and distribution of scouts prescription medication. Phone Use & Mailing Address There are NO phones at camp and cellular phone capability is very limited at our location. Contacting the Vernal Scout Office may be the best way to relay messages. Vernal Scout Service Center 240 E 100 N, Vernal, UT Showers, Latrines, and Water Supply Showers are unavailable in camp. Please be able to provide your own. Portable outhouses are provided. Potable water is located throughout the camp in water containers. Don t drink directly from the hose. Don t leave the hose in the dirt. Bring water containers to fill. Trading Post The camp Trading Post provides a wide assortment of souvenir, program, and comfort items for sale. Handicraft Kits, program supplies, patches, T-shirts, hats, candy, and soft drinks. $25 - $50 should be sufficient to meet the needs of most Scouts, depending on the activities they are participating in and the projects they wish to complete. The Trading Post accepts cash and checks. Operating hours 9:30am to 5:00pm. Trees Please do not cut any live or dead trees unless permitted by a camp official. The use of chain saws in camp must be approved by the Camp Director and Ashley National Forest Service. Vehicles in Camp In the interest of camper safety, the following restrictions apply to vehicles at camp: Once camp is in session personal vehicles should be parked at your campsite facing the road until camp is over. Passengers are not to ride in the back of pickup trucks or on trailers at any time.* Seat belts must be used when traveling to and from camp and on camp roads.* The speed limit on all camp roads is 5 mph. If you have scouts doing waterfront merit badges you will need to provide rides for them. Visitors We welcome visitors and volunteers. Visitors are asked to check in at the First Aid trailer or staff area. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend the closing campfire program on Friday night beginning at 7 pm. Wildlife Do not attempt to handle snakes, spiders, skunks, raccoons or any other wildlife at camp. No hunting or harming is allowed. In most cases, if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. Our camp is in bear country. Keep smellables in smell-proof containers. Keep your camp area free of garbage. 4 4

5 Camp General Information Directions and Maps ( N W) High Uintah Scout Camp is on Forest Service Road 215, just west of Oaks Park Reservoir. You must enter Windy Park from Red Cloud Loop (Forest Service Road 018). You cannot enter from the North by vehicle. The following link will take you North out of Vernal on Hwy 191 to the Red Cloud Loop turn-off (34 miles, 1 hour 16 min): RED CLOUD LOOP ROUTE LINK Another variation of this route is to go by East Park and avoid the narrow road past Iron Springs (43 miles, 1 hour 40 min): EAST PARK ROUTE LINK The following link will take you North on 2500 West to the Taylor Mountain Road (26 miles, 1 hour 15 min; more than half bumpy, dirt road): TALOR MOUNTAIN ROUTE LINK Last but not least, is a very scenic route through Dry Fork Canyon (42 miles from Vernal, 2 hours 15 min; also bumpy, dirt road): DRY FORK CANYON ROUTE LINK 5 5

6 2 Preparing for Camp Personal Equipment Checklist - Each Leader/Boy Clothing Official BSA Shirt Official BSA Pants/Zip-off Official BSA Belt Official BSA Socks (2 pair) BSA Activity T-Shirts Jacket/Coat Hat Hiking Shoes Socks (5 pair) Underwear (5 pair) Pajamas Rain/Muck Boots Swimming Suit Sleeping Gear Cot Pad Sleeping Bag Blanket Pillow Ground Cloth Toiletries Soap Shampoo Deodorant Comb Towels Wash Cloths Toothbrush/Paste Sunscreen/Lip Balm Insect Repellant Personal First Aid Kit Sandals Personal Medications Essentials Troop Equipment Checklist Shelter Tents & Equipment Dining Tent/Fly Tables & Chairs Cooking Cookware Eating Utensils Propane Propane Stoves Matches Tin Lizzy for Briquettes (18 off the ground) Cold Storage Containers Water Containers w/water Dishes Cleaning Supplies Garbage Bags FOOD! Place to secure Food/Coolers at night Other Bike Equipment Portable Shower Propane Fire Ring Additional Program Material Lanterns Scout Handbook Compass Watch Canteens/Water Bottles Pocketknife (3 Folding) Wallet/Money Scriptures Flashlight Sunglasses Laundry Bag Garbage Bag Optional Bicycle & Helmet Small Musical Instrument Fishing Gear Camera Washtub/basin U.S. Flag & Troop Flag Things to Leave at Home Jewelry Audio Electronics Firearms & Ammunition Large Sheath Knives Fireworks Pets FIREWOOD (NO Wood burning fires at camp) 6 6

7 3 Camp Program This section describes the activities, programs, and other major programs of this camp. Reading this section will help you better plan your camping experience, and determine early on what you want to participate in, and what your camping goals might be. Merit Badge Classes Due to the yearly change in staff members, the classes may change. We do our best to offer the merit badges listed. Please be patient and tolerant of the adjustments we may need to make when camp time arrives. Please instruct Scouts to be on time for the classes and take all needed materials for morning classes to flag ceremony (so time won t be wasted running back to camp.) We do our best to help each scout complete all the requirements to earn the merit badges. Please help your scout complete any written requirements or other assignments during the week so they can go home with a completed merit badge. ADVANCEMENT HIKE This is an 8-10 mile hike offered on Friday afternoon. It will fulfill a requirement for advancement for 2nd Class. It can also be done for the total enjoyment. The hike will take you over a nearby ridge and down the canyon to see the Dyer Mine Smelter. ARCHERY Sign-up as individual Scouts online. Plan on an hour for bookwork and another hour for shooting time. Also, they may need to return to work on their bowstrings and arrows when they have extra time. There is an additional FEE. BASKETRY Basket kits need to be purchased from the trading post to earn this merit badge. There is an additional FEE for the kit. CAT-EYE TRAIL This is a night orienteering course and fulfills several requirements for the Orienteering merit badge. Whether or not a Scout is working on that merit badge, it is a fun time to test and improve skills. Leaders will need to supervise this activity. Scouts will need a compass & flashlight. CHAPEL We have a camp chaplain on staff. Units are encouraged to have a unit daily devotional. An optional Chapel Devotional held daily. Scouts are encouraged to attend with a scout leader. The chapel will be open each day. Check ours with the Chaplain. CPR CHECKS This is only a review of CPR, no certification. Demonstrating CPR meets the requirement for First Aid and Rank Advancement. CYBER CHIP The Cyber Chip must be completed at home and signed by parents before camp. A copy of the Cyber Chip is required for the Digital Technology and Programming merit badges. FISHING The Oaks Park Reservoir and local streams are a great place for fishing. The Division of Wildlife Resources has boats to take scouts fishing. Their registration for High Uintah serves as a fishing license for the youth during the week they are at camp. Sign up at registration to go fishing with the DWR. RIFLE & SHOTGUN SHOOTING There is an additional FEE for shooting sports. It is against BSA policy to bring any personal firearms of any kind to camp. SENIOR PATROL LEADER MEETING A SPL Meeting is held every day at 5:15pm. Please encourage your SPL to be there and to report back to the troop. Service Projects Ashley National Forest service project ideas: Conservation Projects piling dead wood and remove & transplant tree seedlings from dam Environmental Projects piling rocks to reinforce streambeds or remove thistles from meadow Leave No Trace Projects cleaning camp TOTIN CHIP Scouts will be taught Totin Chip at registration. Every Scout must have this to handle an ax or knife. It is a requirement for the Woodcarving merit badge. WATERFRONT High Uintah Camp uses the Oaks Park Reservoir for its Water Front Area. All Scouts who participate in the Waterfront activities must complete the swim check AT CAMP. The water is very cold, about 60 degrees; prepare accordingly. Swimming is not recommended. A certified lifeguard (staff) must be present for Scouts to be in the water or using waterfront equipment. 7 7

8 Camp Program Non-Advancement Program Opportunities Many programs are available to you while at camp that will provide activities and opportunities for you and your troop that, while they may not be directly helping youth earn advancements, they will help you accomplish the goals of Scouting. CARTER TRAIL RUN or MOUNTAIN MAN NIGHT The Carter Trail is old trail that once ran through our camp. It was the main travel and supply route into the Uintah Basin. In honor of the trail, we have a camp wide activity night to remember the Mountain Man era. Scouts assemble at the amphitheater for additional instruction. This is a great opportunity to interact with other troops and enjoy the Scouting spirit. HONOR NIGHT This is a respectful presentation of the values of the Scout Oath and Law. You may want to invite your religious leaders to present a spiritual message at you troop campsite on Thursday night. TROOP NIGHT This night has been set aside for you to do any troop activity you would like. You may want to take a hike, go fishing, ride bikes, play games with another troop or work with your scouts on merit badge requirements. Extracurricular Opportunities OUTPOST ACTIVITIES: Friday afternoon is a time for finishing up work and turning in the assignments for the merit badges or you may have time to enjoy a troop-planned outing. The Ashley National Forest provides many opportunities to apply Scouting skills. There is hiking, biking, caving and much more! is a great source for ideas. Troop leaders may choose to plan a troop activity during that time. Duty to God Camp Program While at camp, you will encounter the handiwork of God on many occasions. The Duty to God Camp Program will allow you to reflect on Him and also earn some recognition at the same time. All summer camp participants, including adult leaders, may participate in this program. You will receive the requirements for this program when you arrive at camp. Participation in the Duty to God Camp Program is voluntary. Ask Staff Chaplain for more details. Devotional at Chapel at 6:45am and Chapel open daily. Check with Champlain for open hours. 8 8

9 Camp Program Opportunities for Scout Leaders SCOUTMASTER MEETINGS are held daily, Monday thru Thursday at the staff mess 3pm. This is a great time to make announcements and ask/ answer questions. If you are switching adult leaders throughout the week, please make all new leaders aware of this meeting. It is very helpful with camp communication to have a leader from every troop at this meeting. Please pass along the leader folder (that we will give out at registration) to your replacement leader and correlate your Scouts progress. Scoutmaster Training Available: Youth Protection Safety Afloat/Safe Swim Defense Planning and conducting a Safe Scout Outing Role of the Scoutmaster Leave No Trace POLAR BEAR DIP (Wednesday morning) This adventure is for the truly insane and is supervised by the Aquatics Director at the waterfront area. Participates must dunk ten times in the frigid water to truly earn the title of Polar Bear Dip Survivor. This is done at 6 am on Wednesday morning. Don t be LATE! SUNRISE HIKE (Friday morning) This hike is supervised by camp staff and begins before the break of dawn on Friday. Any interested Scouts can gather and hike to a nearby mountain crest. It is a great chance to breathe in the great outdoors and reflect on one s feeling on this early morning nature walk. Don t be late. Troop Awards The last page in this booklet lists the requirements for the High Uintah Camp Awards. The 1st Year Award is a hat pin for completion of 15 of the activities. The 2nd Year Award is a High Uintah Camp Patch and a scout must complete the required activities with a total of 20. Only ONE can be earned per year. The hat pin must be earned the first year. Order of the Arrow We will be offering OA elections and Ordeal ceremonies each week of camp. Please contact Daniel John , District Chapter Advisor for more information. Elections and Call-Outs: All troops are encouraged to hold Order of the Arrow elections and call-outs in their own troops. Scouts need 15 nights of camping and need to be a 1st Class Rank to be eligible for election into the Order of the Arrow. Also, during the normal two weeks of camp, the OA will be available upon request to do elections for your units. Please ask at registration or at Scoutmaster Meetings for more details. OA Day is on Thursday. OA members are encouraged to wear their sash. 9 9

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11 Camp Program Program Areas *The time to earn a merit badge will vary greatly from boy to boy and depending on the instructor from year to year. Some may require more out of class assignments. Please be flexible, prompt and be prepared for classes. Registration for merit badge classes must be completed before July 5th

12 Block Afternoon Classes (2pm-5pm) 12

13 Troop Roster & Medical Information Please fill out this roster and submit upon camp check-in with your Troop s medical forms. Troop # Unit Sponsor Scout Name Emergency Contact Scout Rank Camp Fees Medical Form Medical Notes 12 13

14 Name Name Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sample Duty Roster You can use this roster to help boys stay organized in their camp duties. Name HIGH UINTAH SCOUT CAMP L E A D E R S G U I D E B O O K DUTY ROSTER COOK DISHES WATER TRASH CLEAN- UP TRASH CLEAN- UP COOK DISHES WATER TRASH CLEAN- UP COOK CLEAN- UP COOK DISHES WATER TRASH WATER TRASH CLEAN-UP COOK DISHES WATER DISHES WATER TRASH CLEAN- UP COOK DISHES 13 14

15 Sample Menu Guide You can use this guide to help you prepare your meals for the week. HIGH UINTAH SCOUT CAMP L E A D E R S G U I D E B O O K Breakfast #1 - Tuesday Lunch #1 - Monday Dinner #1 - Monday Grain: Grain: Grain: Protein: Protein: Protein: Fruit: Fruit: Fruit: Vegetable: Vegetable: Vegetable: Dairy Dairy Dairy Recipe: Recipe: Recipe: Breakfast #2 - Wednesday Lunch #2 - Tuesday Dinner #2 - Tuesday Grain: Grain: Grain: Protein: Protein: Protein: Fruit: Fruit: Fruit: Vegetable: Vegetable: Vegetable: Dairy Dairy Dairy Recipe: Recipe: Recipe: Breakfast #3 - Thursday Lunch #3 - Wednesday Dinner #3 - Wednesday Grain: Grain: Grain: Protein: Protein: Protein: Fruit: Fruit: Fruit: Vegetable: Vegetable: Vegetable: Dairy Dairy Dairy Recipe: Recipe: Recipe: Breakfast #4 - Friday Lunch #4 - Thursday Dinner #4 - Thursday Grain: Grain: Grain: Protein: Protein: Protein: Fruit: Fruit: Fruit: Vegetable: Vegetable: Vegetable: Dairy Dairy Dairy Recipe: Recipe: Recipe: Breakfast #5 - Saturday Lunch #5 - Friday Dinner #5 - Friday Grain: Grain: Grain: Protein: Protein: Protein: Fruit: Fruit: Fruit: Vegetable: Vegetable: Vegetable: Dairy Dairy Dairy Recipe: Recipe: Recipe: 14 15

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