Bill Baggs Campout
- Scout Master
- Apr 30
- 2 min read
The campout is this weekend May 2 - May 3. We will be meeting at Dinner Key Marina at 7:00am and steaming over on my boat across Biscayne Bay to the island of Key Biscayne. We will be putting in at No Name Harbor where we will disembark. We meet a park ranger at 8:00am for him to give us the supplies and guidance to do our service project for the park. We will leave our gear onboard until we finish the project then hike the gear a short distance to the "Youth Camp" from the harbor to set up camp. The bathrooms are a short hike towards the beach (Circled in green). We will do our activities including swimming at the beach and visiting the lighthouse (trying to get us a tour) on Saturday. We will decamp Sunday at Noon and steam back toward Dinner Key at 1pm. We should be arriving at 2pm but will keep all posted via the 6 chat.
Service Project
We will be removing Mother of Millions, an invasive plant from a hiking trail between 9am and 10:30am
The Ranger will provide:
Trowels
Gloves
Trash bags
Water cooler
Please bring (ranger will not provide):
Water bottles
Sunscreen & bug spray
Hat
Closed-toed shoes
Gear
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Mat
Pillow
Sunscreen
Hat
Sunglasses
Swimsuit
Towel
Tent (if you do not have one share with another scout)
2 shirts (1 should be class B)
Extra socks
Arrive in full Class A Uniform
Mess Kit
Toiletries and medicines and supplies
Scout Manual
Flaghlight (headlight preffered)
Pocket Knife (if you have toten chip)
Flip Flops (for beach) (optional)
Closed toe shooes
Sweater (optional)
First Aid Kit
Folding Chair
Notes
For pickup and drop off remember that there is a McClaren event at Dinner Key so use the souther entrance and tell the police you are going to the marina as the City Hall entrance is closed.
We will be doing advancement activities as well as leisure and swimming
If the weather permits and there is a lifeguard on duty we will be doing the annual swim test