Bear Paw Cold Weather Camping #2 – Outdoor 2025

34th Annual BearPaw

OUTDOOR SESSION

Three-day Winter Camping Experience 

WHAT:

The outdoor camping experience allows participants to put into practice what they learned during troop meetings, which is camping in the snow or a very cold environment within a very safe environment accompanied by a couple of hundred fellow Scouters.  This may be the best high adventure they may ever participate in as a youth; even adults have fun.  The event has a focus on fun in the cold/snow, along with camping challenges that are easily overcome with experience and mentoring. We will have a snow cave and snowman competition, plenty of hot cocoa, and fellowship!

COST:$35 per participant early registration, before and on 12/30 for Bearpaw #1 and 1/26 for Bearpaw #2. $40 after 12/30 and 1/26.

Price includes campground fees, cracker barrel, unit ribbon, and patch with rocker for each participant.

Schedule

• Friday morning: Noon – 10 PM check-in, set up camp/build snow shelters. A leaders’ orientation will be held that evening at camp Headquarters. There will be snacks and board games in the dining hall!
• Saturday activities are up to the individual units however, games will be available for fun on Saturday morning on the athletic field such as volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, soccer on freshly packed snow, or any other event the youth wish to organize. Ice cave and snowman competitions! Sledding on the hill!! Hot cocoa!!!
• Sunday morning: Clean up, pack the cars, and be checked out by 11:00 AM.

BearPaw can be considered a car camping event.  Units may leave the campground during the day on Saturday and drive up to Lake Pinecrest, go skiing, or participate in any other activity desired.  BearPaw focuses on camping in cold weather with or without snow which includes cooking, sleeping, and keeping warm.  Units are not required to be at camp during the day.

Registration Note: Please register before the event so we have an accurate count of attendees.

Cabins: There will be cabins available for rent, there is limited availability. Please email camping@svmbc.org. You will still need to register for the event if you or your unit is renting a cabin.

For assistance please contact Dylan Hendrickson, Camping Director, Dylan.Hendrickson@scouting.org or call (408) 952-9739