Ha Ha Tonka

Ha Ha Tonka is a pretty easy campout.  Here is a previous plan:.

• Arrive late to scout only campground.  Anticipate camp set up in the dark.
• Leisurely Saturday bfast
• 2-ish mile hike from camp to castle with daypacks, food, water
• Romen or hiking meals for lunch.  Prep on the concrete area between water tower and castle.  We had a support vehicle meet us at the lunch spot with extra water/back up meals, adult not able to hike.
• Walk to castle.  Surprisingly, minimal much info on dispay on site.  Recommend someone dynamic have the castle history printed from the internet and give a quick history lesson
• Hike down steps to spring (count steps).  Hike around "island"  
• Hike back to camp.  Start hike via trail near "island shelter" back to camp.   We offered a longer (more scenic) hike back versus a shorter (via road)
• Happy to show you on a map where we hiked
• Start cast iron dinner/desserts
• Cleanup, bedtime
• Breakfast, packup long drive home.  

This campout will depart on Friday night so the troop can do Saturday activities.

Scout troops are among the only campers allowed in Ha Ha Tonka State Park!

Campout Details
The state park centers around an old stone castle built around the First World War which overlooks the Ozark bluffs with fantastic views. We hope the timing brings some of the fall foliage will be turning.

Hiking
The trail system consists of a series of short trails with a decent amount of vertical climb and descents. Nothing crazy. All Scouts will be able to handle the hike. There may be a longer, optional, hike on the Turkey Pen Hollow Trail if there is enough interest.

A full up hiking backpack is totally optional, but scouts should pack a camping backpack or similar duffle bag and be able to carry everything needed for camping. The intent is to pack minimally to prep for future campouts. However, at a minimum scouts should bring a small day pack to carry lunch and a water bottle. We will be eating noon chow away from the campsite while hiking.

Campsite
The campsite is near the parking lot, so we'll still have access to all our Dutch ovens for the dessert competition! In the future, as the troop gets more hiking experience, we may be able to camp at a different site accessible only by trail.
The hike will be along the park trails. The trail goes from near our campsite, up to the castle and back. The length will depend on the boy's endurance and enjoyment of the state park. It will be a casual pace and we'll eat lunch along the way, perhaps at the top near the castle.

Gear List:
Cash for Friday fast food dinner enroute to campsite
10 Scout Essentials
Day pack
Sleeping gear
Hygiene gear
Mess kit
Change of clothes
Patrol food (per sign up)
Good hiking/walking shoes
Cold weather Jacket/hat/clothes (weather dependant)

Friday
5:00 Meet at Church of Ascension to load t
5:30 Depart
Fast food dinner enroute
8:00 Arrive
8:15 set up camp
9:00 cracker barrel

COPE-a-Palooza is a BSA sponsored campout held at Bartle Scout Reservation. This popular council event has awesome activities like rappelling, rock wall climbing and zip-lining.


Event fee is $25. A troop fee of about $20 will cover meals and troop expenses.
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Tentative schedule (coopied from 2023)

Friday:

5:00 p.m. Meet at Ascension to depart at 5:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Arrive at Bartle - Campsite Maple
9:00 p.m. Cracker Barrel - Troop provided
10:00 p.m. Lights out

Saturday

6:45 a.m. Wake up
7:00 a.m. Breakfast - Patrol
7:45 a.m. Flag

8:00 a.m. Program sites open:
A. COPE Activities (zip lining, rappelling, COPE element climbs, spar pole climbing, flying squirrel)
B. Tower Activities (rappelling, up & down cave, climbing, ice climbing, slack line, stem)
C. Fort Carson Activities (Natural rock rappelling)
D. Cedar Bluff Activities (natural rock climbing and rappelling)
E. Davis Lodge Activities (tyrolean traverse, rope ascending, and crate stacking)

12:00 p.m. Lunch - Troop provided
4:30 p.m. Program sites Cedar Bluff, Fort Carson, and Up and Down Cave close for the afternoon.
5:15 p.m. Program sites Climbing Tower and COPE close for dinner.
5:30 p.m. Dinner - Patrol
6:45 p.m. Closing Flag
7:00 p.m. Program sites open, except Cedar Bluff.
9:00 p.m. Program sites close.
10:00 p.m. Lights out

Sunday

6:45 a.m. Wake up
7:00 a.m. Breakfast - Troop
8:00 a.m. Campsite cleanup
9:00 a.m. Departure
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Hy-Vee

Schedule

Saturday, March 2nd
Please plan to eat breakfast prior to arriving at Ascension.
8:00 a.m. (Time change!) Meet at Ascension. We will plan to depart by 8:30 a.m, Wear Class A for travel
11:45 a.m. Arrive at Carey Park Gazebo 2 - Carey Park Blvd, Hutchinson, KS to eat lunch (bring sack lunch). Location is roughly 8 minutes from Cosmosphere. Link to park location https://maps.app.goo.gl/y21s66rfuiry2qrv7
12:30 p.m. Arrive at Cosmosphere for Registration. Drivers may park vehicles next to the building to unload luggage. We will be directed by education staff on where items can be stored. Once finished unloading, please park either in the main lot or the lot across 11th street.
1:00 p.m. Start of program
Dinner - Cheeseburgers, chips and a drink
Sunday, March 3rd
7:00 a.m. Wake Up.
7:30 a.m. Continuation of Cosmosphere's Schedule of Events. Breakfast will include multiple options to choose from.
11:00 a.m. Depart Cosmosphere after the Museum Tour
Drivers will stop for lunch during the drive home - Scouts should bring money to purchase lunch.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Arrive at Hy-Vee on 135th & Antioch. (We will send an update on Sunday with our ETA)
Packing List

Sack Lunch (for Saturday)
Summer Sleeping Bag
Class A Uniform -- Wear Saturday morning
Sleep mat
Pillow
Clothes (Shirt, Shorts, Underwear, Socks, PJs)
Toiletries (Toothbrush / Toothpaste). There are public restrooms, however no showers.
Water Bottle
Pen & Paper in case needed for merit badges
Money (to cover lunch on the drive home Sunday)
Updated BSA Health Forms A & B (new scouts and parents only)
Consent to Search Luggage and Belongings Form attached - print and sign as required by Cosmosphere (will be checked prior to leaving)
NO pocket knives for this trip

Friday
5:45 Arrive at church
6:00 Check forms, rental money, lift tickets
6:30 Roll call and leave for Weston Bend State Park
7:30 Arrive at Weston Bend State Park
7:35 Set up camp
8:30 Finish setup
8:45 Campfire, cracker barrel
10:00 lights out

Saturday
6:30 Wake up
6:35 Take down camp and make a HEARTY breakfast (must be approved by SPL)
8:00 Police line
8:10 Roll call and Leave for Snow Creek
8:30 Arrive at Snow Creek
9:00 Start to Ski & Board
12:00 Sack lunch
12:45 Early group returns skis and boards and prepares to leave;driver-dependent
2:00 Early group arrives at Hy-Vee
4:00 Troop leaves Snow Creek
5:00 Troop Arrives at Hy-Vee

The troop will register as a unit before December 31 . The fee is $20/person. Anyone wanting to register after Dec 31 will pay $30 (per the council ‘s policy).

The details of the council ‘s event can be found at

https://quivira.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/10/2024-Trappers-Herald-FINAL-101723-1.pdf

Before the campout: Read the Herald! It includes a map, directions, packing list, schedule and more.

https://scoutingevent.com/Download/19899615/OR/Trappers_Herald_Event_Guide.pdf

Scouts should arrive at the Church of Ascension with their sack lunch, water bottle and road trip snacks by 4:30 pm on Friday. The plan is to fill up water containers and load the trailer so that the Troop may ideally depart by 5:00 pm.

The troop should be departing from the campsite on Sunday before 10:00 am, if all goes smoothly.
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Winter Camping Essentials:

Winter tent
Backpack
Cold weather sleeping bag
Insulated sleeping pad
Mess kit and utensils
Headlamp
Pocket knife
Water bottle
Toiletry bag
Scouts BSA Handbook

Winter Camping Clothing:

Heavyweight down or synthetic jacket
Snow pants
Waterproof /insulated snow boots
Baselayers
Hat
Balaclava
Warm socks
Sunglasses or goggles

Saturday, 16 December

8:30am: SPL/planner and adult leaders meet at church. Load all water jugs, Gear/trailer inspection and load up.
9am: Depart church for location.

Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bWFfEDbp9DLQi5fr5?g_st=ic
9:45: arrive and begin unloading vehicle, scouts assemble gear, set up water station
10:30am: Survival Shelter building class led by TBD
10:30-12pm: Boys build shelters
12pm-12:30pm: Survival rations lunch – Troop provided by Mr. Carlson
12:30pm-1:30pm: Boys complete shelters
2pm-2:30pm: Distress Signal Class led by Mr. Matt Koehler
2:30pm-3:30pm: CLASSES
• What Can You Eat in the Wild & setting snares/traps led by Mr. Mike Zoldak and Mr. Kent Carlson
• FIRECRAFT: How to Start an Emergency Fire led by Mr. Matt Koehler
• Navigation led by Mr. Lee Saugstad
• 7 Priorities of Wilderness Survival: led by Mr. Mike Zoldak
3:30p-6pm: Dinner-Squirrel (maybe), chicken, venison: Mr. Carlson provided & led
6pm-7pm: Enjoy Dinner: ALL
7pm-8pm: Group Discussion and final shelter improvements for evening
8pm-9pm: Survival Cracker Barrel led by Mr. Kent Carlson
9pm-9:30pm: Navigation at Night led by Mr. Lee Saugstad
9:30pm-10pm: get ready for bed-ALL
10pm: Lights out

Sunday, 17 December

7am: Wake up/First Call/Reveille
7am-8am: Tear Down shelters
8am: Lessons learned wrap up, and police shelter areas
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast: Sausage and eggs
9:15-9:45am: Final police of property
10am: DEPART
10:45am: Arrive at Hy-Vee

Gear list:
10 scout essentials (If you don’t know them look in your scout book)
- 4x8 small tarp [to lay on the ground only]
- Cold weather sleeping bag (It will be cold at night)
- Warm clothes (High will be 45F degrees and low will be 32F degrees)
-Optional rope or paracord (To build your shelter with. There will be rope provided, if needed.)
- Optional hatchet? (to cut large pieces of wood up)
- Optional campstool
Note: Each scout will be issued one glow-stick with rope (to mark their shelt

Cost per Scout is $25.00

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, November 4th
7:15 AM: Troop meets at Church, conduct roll-call and hook-up trailers.
Fill-up ALL water jugs before departing.
7:45 AM: Depart for camp Timberlake
, (is just an eighth of a mile east of the Johnson county Arboretum on 179th St.)
8:10 PM: Arrive at Timberlake
8:30 AM: Set-up camp sites and activity sites
(A) Tomahawk throwing
(B) Paintball shooting
(C) BB Gun shooting
(D) Archery
*** A few leaders stay behind to meet AOL Scouts and their families
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM: Troop Adult Leader and Arrow of Light Scouts meet at Church of the Ascension, roll call, and led out to Timberlake (just west of 69 Highway on 179th St. South side of street)

9:15 AM: Troop, Arrow of Light Scouts and families arrive
9:45 AM - 2:00 PM: Morning activities; archery, paintball, tomahawk throwing, BB guns, caramel apples, fire starters.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM: Turkey Dinner cooking begins - Lead by SPL
3:30 PM: Scouts begin cooking desserts
4:00 PM: Turkey Dinner served
5:30 PM: Dessert Competition
6:00 PM: Flag Ceremony
7:30 PM: Troop Camp-Fire and Flag Retirement

Sunday, November 5th
6:00 AM: Troop breakfast cooks wake-up
7:00 AM: Wake-up
7:30 AM: Troop breakfast
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Camp-site tear down and trailer load-out
11:45 AM: Roll-Call
12:00 PM: Scout's depart for Hyvee
12:30 PM: Parent's pick-up Scout's at Hyvee

Cost per Scout is $25.00

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, November 4th
7:15 AM: Troop meets at Church, conduct roll-call and hook-up trailers.
Fill-up ALL water jugs before departing.
7:45 AM: Depart for camp Timberlake
, (is just an eighth of a mile east of the Johnson county Arboretum on 179th St.)
8:10 PM: Arrive at Timberlake
8:30 AM: Set-up camp sites and activity sites
(A) Tomahawk throwing
(B) Paintball shooting
(C) BB Gun shooting
(D) Archery
*** A few leaders stay behind to meet AOL Scouts and their families
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM: Troop Adult Leader and Arrow of Light Scouts meet at Church of the Ascension, roll call, and led out to Timberlake (just west of 69 Highway on 179th St. South side of street)

9:15 AM: Troop, Arrow of Light Scouts and families arrive
9:45 AM - 2:00 PM: Morning activities; archery, paintball, tomahawk throwing, BB guns, caramel apples, fire starters.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM: Turkey Dinner cooking begins - Lead by SPL
3:30 PM: Scouts begin cooking desserts
4:00 PM: Turkey Dinner served
5:30 PM: Dessert Competition
6:00 PM: Flag Ceremony
7:30 PM: Troop Camp-Fire and Flag Retirement

Sunday, November 5th
6:00 AM: Troop breakfast cooks wake-up
7:00 AM: Wake-up
7:30 AM: Troop breakfast
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Camp-site tear down and trailer load-out
11:45 AM: Roll-Call
12:00 PM: Scout's depart for Hyvee
12:30 PM: Parent's pick-up Scout's at Hyvee

Friday
5:00 Meet at church
5:30 leave for camp
7:30-8:00 Arrive and set up camp 10:00 lights out

Saturday
6:30 Wake up
6:45 breakfast (patrol)
8:00 all groups leave
12:00 Sack lunch on ride (bring a backpack to carry lunch in)
12:00-5:00 groups get back (Katy Roundhouse has showers, bring soap and towel)
6:00 dinner (patrol)
10:00 lights out

Sunday
7:00 wakeup
7:15 breakfast
8:00 clean up
9:00 departure
11:00 Arrive at Hy-Vee

Gear List with things included for the bike ride:

Bike Helmet
Water Bottle
Pack for lunch
Sack Lunch
scout essentials
sleeping bag
sleeping pad
first aid kit
clothes
good shoes
spare tube

Tips
Do not wear loose fitting pants on the bike as they may get caught in the chain.
Have a water bottle cage on your bike that can hold your water bottle.
Bring a lightweight backpack that can hold your sack lunch.
Bring a towel and soap to shower after the ride.

Will be leaving the church at 5:30. Please arrive at 5 PM if possible. We will be going to Shawnee mission park and having fun in canoes. We will also have some cooking challenges in Dutch ovens and over the fire. Should be a great camp out for those who attend.

The will be a two nights of camping with the cave tour on Saturday morning. There are two parts to the tour: A "clean" tour and the "DIRTY" tour. Everyone doing the dirty tour will need a helmet, headlamp and old or throw away clothes. Knee pads are recommended, but optional.

Meet at Ascension at 5:30pm on Friday.
Campsite: https://goo.gl/maps/xktejjZuUZMashix5
Laurie, MO fairgrounds

The campout fees will be added to your scout account. Here's the breakdown for this campout:
Cave Tour Fee: $25
4 patrol meals at $5 per meal: $20
Pool fee in Laurie, MO Community pool: $7

Campout Planner: Layton Zimmer / Mr. Damon Zimmer

PACKING LIST:
10 Scout essentials
Personal camping gear (Sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, clothes, etc.)
Swim suit & towel for pool
Stuff for going into the cave:
-Heal lamp – required
-Helmet – required – will get dirty (bicycle helmets are just fine)
-Optional knee pads for cave
-Large trash bag for dirty clothes
-Head lamp
-Trashy clothes that you can throw away when done. Your clothes will get very muddy and may never come clean again.


FRIDAY:
*** Eat before arrival or bring sack lunch ***
5:30 Meet at Church of the Ascension - depart for Jacobs Cave campsite
8:30 arrive at campsite and setup tents
9:00 cracker barrel
10:00 lights out

SATURDAY:
6:30 wake up
7:00-8:30 patrol breakfast prep/cleanup
8:30 make sack lunches
9:45 depart for Jacobs cave
10:00-11:30 clean cave tour
11:30-12:00 Sack lunch
12:00-1:30 Dirty cave
1:30-2:30 hose time
3:00 depart for campsite
3:30-4:00 campsite showers – required prior to pool time
4:00-6:00 pool time
6:00-8:00 patrol dinner prep/cleanup
8:30 free time
10:00 lights out

SUNDAY:
6:30 wakeup
7:00 patrol breakfast prep/cleanup
9:00 depart after tents and trash cleaned

Tents:
Scout tents are provided by the troop
Adults bring their own tents
Scouts normally pair or triple up in troop tents. If you prefer your scout to tent individually, he will need to provide his own tent.

One night campout, planted shrubs for wildlife habitat. Attended lecture by USDA/QF wildlife biologist for Fish and Wildlife Management MB.

The troop will camp inside the SAC Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. https://www.sacmuseum.org/
The scout will go through a museum sponsored merit badge program.
Fee to enter is $40/ scout
Adults are $30 (please attend, we'll need drivers!)

All attendees need to have Part A & Part B of the BSA required medical forms provided to the Scoutmaster

https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/ahmr/

Adults attending need to also have completed YPT online training

https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/

One night camp in. Details can be found here https://www.sacmuseum.org/overnights/frequently-asked-questions/

On Saturday, Scouts should arrive at 8:00 am in Class A uniform with a sack lunch and water bottle. Scouts will be matched with drivers so we can leave by 8:30am.

You can decide if you want to give your Scout or a T218 leader spending money for the museum or other (ie: if the driver stops at a gas station in the way to SAC or for breakfast on the drive home). Talk to the Scoutmaster if your son needs medications during this event.

We plan to return on Sunday by noon at the HyVee (133rd & Antioch)—West parking lot.

We need 40 to 50 scouts to attend to make this happen and at least 10 adults to go for driving to Omaha.