Leading a Campout

Work-in-progress notes on what you need to do to set up and lead a campout.

• Determine site.
• Establish minimum participation required.  (Recommend:  4 for backpacking, 6-8 for car camping.)
• Get Scout RSVPs (ongoing, until the last minute)
• Determine adult leaders
• Reserve campsite (if appropriate - may not be appropriate if plenty of availability)
• Arrange transportation (including gear and people, including off-schedule arrivals and departures)
• Create and distribute permission slip
• Tour plan (who has access?)
• Scouts plan meals, shop.  (May need to get coolers, dry goods boxes to them.)
• See Campout Procedures
• Plan adult meals, shop.
• Any specialty equipment required?
• Pack troop gear into cars/trucks/trailer
• Collect permission slips
• Collect payment
• Check for current medical forms and get binder from Med coordinator
• Map/directions

And then after the campout:

• Distribute perishables, cookware, cooler, dry goods to assigned cleanup Scouts
• See Campout Procedures
• Trip review to District web page
• If there were cancellations, figure out what (if any) refund they can get.