Girl-led Tent Camping
Join other older girls and adults for a Girl-led Tent Camping Weekend, at county and public campgrounds. Watch one-minute video, or click on QR code.
Weekends will be held on September 13-15 at Laguna Campground and on October 4-6 at Dos Picos CG near Ramona. Registration at https://girl-led-tent-camping.eventbrite.com, $20 nonrefundable deposit. There's also a no-fee “we’re interested” option. Girls can attend without adults from their troop, and adults can attend w/out girls. Several older girl troops in SUs can sign up together for a weekend. "Let's Tent” trained adults can gain more tent camping experience.
[As Outdoor Skills Weekend (OSW) was cancelled this year, some attendees may still want an "adult camping weekend." Three tent sites and a cabin have been reserved at Dos Picos CG for the October 4-6 weekend, with registration at the same Eventbrite site. Meals, activities would be organized by those who sign up, separate from the girl-led camping that weekend, at the youth site.]
Site limit of 24 includes both girls and adults, with sufficient but minimum number of trained adults --it's meant to be a girl-led weekend! Interested?
The activities, equipment, meals, and transportation are planned by the girls in two virtual/zoom meetings. The meetings will cover site, safety, requirements, meals, equipment, girl-led activities, and transportation.
Girl-led tent camping weekends were held at Dos Picos County Park on May 5-7, at Laguna Campground on September 8-19, 2023, and again at Dos Picos on April 19-21, 2024. Costs were $30 (May) and $35 (Sept. and April) for campground fee, groceries, chuck boxes and campfire wood. One-minute video. Two-page summary.
Questions? Contact Anne Fege, afege@aol.com or 858-472-1293 or Diana Osburn, eagle_rider@cox.net
Activities during tent camping weekends
Planning in two virtual/zoom meetings
Activities that are girl-led and -chosen
Group sites at local campgrounds
Equipment for group camping and cooking
Personal equipment list, including tents
Reliance on trained adults
Group expenditures and payment (CG site and other)
Outdoor cooking, campfire, hiking, bouldering (Laguna), playground (Dos Picos)
Closing circle (evaluation)
Other outdoor activities are organized by the Backpackers and the new High Adventure and Service Troop (interest troop)