Pacific Coast Camporee

Theme: Search and Rescue

Friday, April 21st (5pm)  to  Sunday, April 23rd (10am)

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2022 Camporee - News Channel Video

What is a Camporee?

A camporee is many things; an opportunity to live the Scout Oath and Law, camping fun for Scouts, the thumping of hundreds of feet on the way to an evening campfire, and the aroma of Dutch oven cooking or bacon and eggs. It is the ripple of wind-blown flags and hearing the frogs ribbits at night. It is catching the idea of teamwork in your own patrol. It is learning to carry out an order you do not really like. Then finding out how rewarding reaching a common goal can be followed by cheers and claps.

A camporee can be a perfect showplace for the Scouting program and, therefore, go far beyond a gathering of boys and girls. It is a perfect place to demonstrate the values of Scouting for both Scouts and Adults.

A camporee starts with the recognition that a patrol is the basic (camping) unit. The patrol demonstrates its very best camping techniques and shares its experiences with other patrols. The camporee involves equipment that can be carried in a by scouts and can be set up entirely by them. The equipment set up enables the scouts to be completely self-sufficient for a self-reliant experience over a period of two or three days.

Camporees is a districtwide event promoting Scout skills, developing teamwork and is fun for the scouts. Camporee programs may include several competitive events that test the patrol’s “Scouting Skills”, games and field events, and a Campfire. These activities show Scouting at its best.

Camporees can help councils and districts meet part of their goals. They stimulate overnight camping; they help units to attain part of the annual 10 days and nights of camping; and they help prepare units for longterm camping. Camporees thus help units to earn the Journey to Excellence Award.

Cub scouts can get an early taste of Scouting as they can campout and join in the festivities. Friendships will grow, bonds will be made, and the Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts will feel more comfortable in their transition to Scouts BSA.

Some of the planned activities include Archery, Low COPE course, lashings, land skis, and more. Should you have any questions or need help, all you need to do is ask. This is Scouting after all! 

Yours in Scouting,

The Pacific Coast District Camporee 2023 Committee