Start off the school year by getting back to nature! Families will bring their own camping gear and sleep together. Tentative agenda:

SATURDAY

• 11 am - 12 pm: Set up camp

• 12 pm - 1 pm: Lunch (bring your own)

• 1 pm - 3:30 pm: Den activities

• 3:30 pm - 5 pm: Pack activities

• 5 pm -6:30 pm: Dinner

• 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Evening activities

• 8:30 pm onward: Family time and bed

SUNDAY

• 8 am - 9 am: Breakfast (bring your own)

• 9 am - 10 am: Pack activity

• 10 am - 11am: Camp teardown and site cleanup

FOOD

Bring Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast, and snacks for your family. We will grill burgers and hot dogs (meat provided by the pack) together as a pack for Saturday dinner. Please click here to sign up to bring something for the group dinner: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44a8ae22a0fe3-pack2

WHAT TO PACK

There are many car camping checklists available on-line. Here’s a good one to start with, though it has far more than you’ll probably need for this overnight. https://www.nwtripfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/carcampingchecklist2.pdf
Please reach out to ask if you have any questions about packing or equipment. Families are expected to provide their own camping and personal equipment.

DIRECTIONS to Elk’s Refuge, 30 Buckboard Rd, Tijeras, NM

1. Take I-40 Eastbound to Exit 175 (Tijeras exit)

2. Keep right towards Tijeras

3. Go through the stoplight and head south on NM 337 (aka South 14)

4. Continue for about 15 miles until you see a fire station on the left (east side of road)

5. Buckboard Road will be just past the fire station on the right (west side of road)

6. Turn into Elks Refuge and park in the dirt area.