The 2024 Family Overnight Camping Trip at Camp Garrison will take place from April 19 to April 21, 2024.
Camp Garrison is a themed Cub Scout Camp at Musser Scout Reservation, which is located along the Unami Creek on over 1,400 acres of Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania. It is part of the largest contiguous forest in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
To accommodate everyone, we have several options for attending. Choose the one that works best for your family:
Come up on Friday evening and sleep over (in a tent) until Sunday morning.
OR
Just come for Friday or Saturday evening, or only for the day Saturday. Saturday is when most of the activities take place. If you do, plan to arrive by 9:30AM in order to meet up with us and hike to the creek for fishing. Bring along your own lunch. We’ll have a make-your-own tacos for dinner and stay for the campfire. The day’s activities should wrap up by 9PM.
WHEN
We’ll be at Camp Garrison from Friday, April 19 to Sunday, April 21, 2024.
WHERE
Camp Garrison is located at 4021 Upper Ridge Rd., Pennsburg, PA 18073.
This year, we’ll be camping at the Fort Akela campsite at Camp Garrison. This campsite has a pavilion with tables and a kitchen (including stove and refrigerator), and full bathrooms.
Click here to view a map of Camp Garrison.
SCHEDULE
We’ll be at Camp Garrison from 5:00 pm on Friday through 9:30am on Sunday. On Saturday, we will leave at 10:30am for a hike to the Unami Creek to fish, return to camp for lunch, then in the afternoon work on requirements and also participate in other activities such as the BB gun range, fire building, knife skills, outdoor cooking and hiking. We wrap up Saturday evening with a campfire with skits, songs, jokes and s’more! See here for the schedule.
WHAT TO PACK
See here for a list of what to pack for Camp Garrison. The parking lot at Camp Garrison isn’t more than a couple hundred yards from the campsite, so your vehicle will be accessible throughout our stay.
This year, we’ll be tent camping only. If you have an extra tent, please let us know when signing-up. If you need a tent, let us know that during sign-up as well. Parents must sleep in the same tent as their children.
PS: Don’t forget fishing gear! On Saturday morning we’ll hike to the Unami Lake and spend our morning fishing!
FOOD
YOU bring lunch for each member of your family for Saturday.
THE PACK will provide dinner on Saturday night, s’mores for the Saturday campfire, and breakfast on Sunday.
REQUIRED FORMS
For each Scout coming to Camp Garrison, we require completed copies of the following forms. Please bring these forms to camp, and provide to a unit leader or volunteer when requested.
COST
The cost for this event is $20 per person. Please provide payment to your Scout’s Den Leader.
SIGN-UP
A sign up sheet will be added soon.