[Troop139] STEM Weekend at Camp Turrell including checklist and directions

[J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT]

HI Folks!



We have secured permission to get into camp on Friday morning, so we will
meet at 8:00 AM in the parking lot of St. John's and then leave for camp.  

 

Ms. Joan, Dino's mom, and I will be there with limited capacity to take
other Scouts.  Mr. San Juan & Jon Siebert may also be there in the morning,
again with limited capacity.  We do need someone to bring up patrol boxes
which we can load at that time into a vehicle, even if that vehicle will be
driven up later.  Please let me know if you can help out with that task.  

 

Other Scouts will be driving up in the afternoon and evening.  

We need to know who is available to drive and when individual Scouts are
planning, or desiring to come up to camp, so that we can match everyone up
with a ride.

 

All should meet us in the dining hall area of camp. 

All food has been purchased by Dino and his mom.

 

PARENTS: PLEASE VERIFY THIS WITH YOUR SON

Scouts are to travel in uniform

Scouts need to dress in layers and have HATS and GLOVES - IT IS COLD
OUTSIDE!

Scouts need to bring bowls, plates, cups and utensils.  

Scouts will need their handbook, pen/pencil, paper, pocket knife,
flashlight, water bottle and sleeping bag/pad 

 

Sleeping will be in leantos, the Health Lodge porch or tents, if the Scout
has one available or "buddies-up"

Sunday morning will be an orderly return to the 10:30, 11:00 or possibly
12:00 Noon Mass.

Dismissal will FOLLOW Mass

 

 

 

Directions to Camp Turrell

 

Rt. 17 North 

Interstate 87 North (NYS Thruway)

Exit 16 onto Rt. 17 West

Exit 114 for Rt. 209 

Turn LEFT at the top of the ramp to go onto Rt. 209 South

Go about 9 miles

Watch for a sign "Cuddebackville"

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT SIGN, BEAR RIGHT onto Gordon Rd.

At the end of Gordon Rd, turn RIGHT onto Oakland Valley Rd.

Go about 4+ miles and watch for the "Camp Turrell 1800 feet" sign

Turn LEFT onto Galligan Rd.

Bear RIGHT onto the gravel road

Continue about 2 miles up the camp road 

Park by Peterson Lodge and walk down to the dining hall, OR

Bear LEFT just before Peterson and drive down to the dining hall

Check-in will be there. 

 

Yours in Scouting!
Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964