High Adventure

Spring WFA Courses at Camp Snyder

February 13, 2023 by Outdoor Preparedness Initiative

Get Wilderness First Aid certified! Through our Outdoor Preparedness Initiative (OPI), NCAC offers Wilderness First Aid training (WFA) once a month at Camp Snyder in Haymarket, VA. Be prepared for a BSA national or local high adventure, a unit trip, or just outdoor adventure in general. If you are attending NCAC’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure – whether you are backpacking on the Trail Trek or whitewater canoeing on the River Trek – you need at least one crew member with Wilderness First Aid training.

OPI’s spring course dates are on the calendar! Courses fill up fast, so be sure to sign up soon.

March 25-26, 2023
April 22-23, 2023
or
May 20-21, 2023

Visit www.ncacbsa.org/opi-wfa to learn more and select your course.

OPI provides certification through the American Red Cross. The training is for adults and youth ages 14 and up.

Looking for more information on High Adventure? Check out www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin for information on Lenhok’sin High Adventure programs and visit www.ncacbsa.org/high-adventure to learn about opportunities provided by NCAC’s High Adventure Committee.

Upcoming Webinar Series: Summer Camp 2023

February 1, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

Join the staff of the different NCAC Summer Camps and Programs for information session webinars as you prepare for Summer Camp 2023. These webinars are perfect for new leaders, units going to a camp that is new to them, or for returning leaders that want the latest update. There will be representation from Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp Snyder, District Day and Twilight Camps, Camp Catoctin BSA, and the NCAC High Adventure Committee’s contingents. Start planning for your 2023 camp adventure!

Webinars will begin at 7pm EST.

March 14: Cub Scout Camps

Get all the details on day camps and overnight camps at Camp Snyder, Goshen’s Camp Ross, and District Day and Twilight Camps.

March 21: Scouts BSA Camps

Get information about programs for both Troops and individuals at Goshen’s Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted; Goshen’s Provisional Camp program; Camp Snyder’s Specialty Week; and Camp Catoctin BSA.

March 28: High Adventure

Looking for adventure? Get the information for Summer 2023 on Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure or one of the High Adventure Committee’s trips.

2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide

January 18, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

Planning your summer? Check out our summer camps! The 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide is now available online.

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

Cub Scouts

Is your scout going to be a rising Tiger, rising Wolf, rising Bear, or rising Webelos or Arrow of Light? Cub Scout camps all have an overarching theme. It’s Off to the Races at the District Day and Twilight camps. Find one near you! Or get ready for a mysterious week at Day Camp at Camp Snyder. The theme this year is ???. Ready for the next step up? Sign up for a short overnight camp at Camp Snyder’s Resident Weekends.

Are your rising Webelos and AOL dens looking for a weeklong adventure? Camp Ross is Goshen Scout Reservation’s dedicated overnight Webelos camp. The theme this summer is Sherlock Ross: The Case of the Disappearing Camps. Help the camp staff solve the case!

Scouts BSA

Is your scout bridging into a Scouts BSA Troop? There are plenty of options. Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted at Goshen Scout Reservation offer a variety of dining options, unique and favorite Merit Badges and activities, and exciting programs for new scouts, older scouts, and all the scouts in between. Finish out your summer with Camp Catoctin BSA’s expert Merit Badge counselors in mid-August.

Is your Scout not able to attend camp with their Troop? Are they looking for a second week? Check out our options for individual scouts: Goshen runs Provisional Camp each week and Camp Snyder has Scout Specialty Week with both overnight and day camp options.

Older Scouts, Venturers, & Sea Scouts

Need more adventure for older scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts? Sign your unit up for a backpacking trek or a river trek at Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Individuals can find adventure with a High Adventure Base Trip to a National or local High Adventure with a council contingent run by the NCAC High Adventure Committee. Order of the Arrow members should also make note of GOAT, the Goshen OA Trail Crew.

And of course, for those ages 14 and up who just cannot get enough summer camp, there is always the option to join summer camp staff!

There are so many options that all this is only a brief summary! View the 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide for details and pictures on all the possibilities for your summer. Get outdoors, have fun, and #adventureon!

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

NCAC 2022 Summer Camp Webinar: High Adventure

April 1, 2022 by NCAC Camping Department

March 14, 2022: High Adventure

Missed the webinar? You can view a recording of it below.

In this webinar, we give units planning for Summer 2022 and future summers an overview of Lenhok’sin High Adventure as well as the NCAC High Adventure Committee sponsored trips to both Lenhok’sin and the National High Adventure bases.

Download the slides from the webinar here: High Adventure presentation slides [PPTX]

Get more information on the various high adventure opportunities:

Goshen’s own Lenhok’sin High Adventure: www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin
NCAC’s High Adventure Committee & sponsored expeditions: www.ncacbsa.org/high-adventure

You can find the whole series of NCAC 2022 Summer Camp Webinar recordings in our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5x999ziTZaUr9bwVkz41m-iMDd-Wflqj

Upcoming Webinar Series: Summer Camp 2022

March 11, 2022 by NCAC Camping Department

Join the staff of the different NCAC Summer Camps & Programs for information webinars as you prepare for Summer Camp 2022. These webinars are perfect for new leaders looking for an orientation to camp, units bringing their scouts to that camp for the first time, or for returning leaders that want the latest update. There will be representation from Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp Snyder, District Day & Twilight Camps, and Camp Catoctin BSA. Let’s get camping in Summer 2022!

Webinars will begin at 7pm EST.

March 14: High Adventure

Looking for adventure? Get the information for Summer 2022 on Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure or one of the High Adventure Committee’s trips.

March 21: Scouts BSA Camps

Get information about programs for both Troops and individuals at Goshen’s Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted; Goshen’s Provisional Camp program; Snyder’s Specialty Week; and Camp Catoctin BSA.

March 28: Cub Scout & Webelos Camps

Get all the details on day camps and overnight camps at Camp Snyder, Goshen’s Camp Ross, and District Day & Twilight Camps.

Canoe Trek: Looking for campers!

March 2, 2022 by Goshen Scout Reservation

The NCAC High Adventure Committee is sponsoring a Provisional Crew to Lenhok’sin High Adventure’s River Trek on the James River. Dates are July 17 – 23, 2022 (Goshen’s Week 4).

Lenhok’sin High Adventure is the high adventure base at Goshen Scout Reservation. It offers both backpacking and canoe treks. The River Trek takes participants paddling down one of Virginia’s most scenic rivers, the James River, on a 5 day, 4 night canoeing trek. Experience 61 miles of the historic upper James River in Virginia from the headwaters at Iron Gate to the Snowden Dam. Navigate over 100 Class I rapids, 20 challenging Class II rapids, and the infamous Balcony Falls rapid. Bring your fishing pole and pick up dinner along the way. Camp nightly at wilderness riverside locations. Add an optional river clean up service project to work towards your River Trek and 50 Miler Awards.

This crew is for individual Venturers and Scouts, ages 14+. Interested individuals who are 12 (13 by September 1, 2022) or 13 years old should contact the trek leaders first for information on attending.

Cost is $420/youth and $225/adult. Prices increase after the Early Bird deadline on April 15. Camperships are available on the Goshen website: www.gotogoshen.org/camperships

Learn more about Lenhok’sin High Adventure and the James River Canoe Trek at www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin

Register and get contact information for the NCAC High Adventure Committee River Trek Provisional Crew at scoutingevent.com/082-55220

Learn more about the NCAC High Adventure Committee and other high adventure trips for Summer 2022 at www.ncacbsa.org/high-adventure