Enjoy winter break with your troop, crew or as a provisional camper. The Southwest Florida Council Winter Camp experience at Camp Miles offers a fun way to advance in Scouting. Space is limited to the first 350 Scouts and leaders.
A $25 non-refundable deposit per person is required at the time of online registration.
Troops/Crews with more than three Scouts attending Winter Camp must register as a unit and may not attend as provisional campers.
You MUST be attending with other youth and adults from your unit to register as Youth (with Troop).
ARROW OF LIGHT SCOUTS WHO ARE CROSSING OVER TO BOY SCOUTS NEED TO REGISTER WITH THEIR TROOP - NOT AS A PROVISIONAL CAMPER, UNLESS THE TROOP IS NOT ATTENDING.
ARROW OF LIGHT SCOUTS MUST BE REGISTRERED AS A MEMBER OF A BOY SCOUT TROOP BEFORE THE START OF WINTER CAMP.
PROGRAM
Merit Badges: Over 30 offered, including challenging Eagle required badges. NEW for the 2018 Season: Journalism, Electricity, Landscape Architecture, Plant Science.
Shooting Sports: .22 rifle shooting, shotgun shooting, archery, tomahawk throwing and much more.
Aquatics: Swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, motor boating and Mile Swim.
Scoutcraft: Geocaching, orienteering, dutch oven cooking, wilderness survival and much more.
50 Foot Climbing Tower: Rock climbing on six challenging routes. Learn the skill of rappelling.
SPECIALTY PROGRAM
SCUBA: NAUI Discover SCUBA program offered daily.
First Year Camper Program: Complete many requirements for the Tenderfoot. Learn the basics of the Patrol Method.
Second Year Camper Program: Complete many Second Class and First Class rank requirements in a patrol method environment.
CAMP CONTACT INFORMATION
Camp Director - Bruce Hassy - bruce.hassy@scouting.org
Program Director (Planning) - Shannon McMahon - pssrprogdirector@gmail.com
Program Director (Operations) - Jason Wolfe - wolfe.14@live.com
Medical Director - Lorraine Martins - pssrmeddirector@gmail.com
Business Manager - Gus Fruauff - swflactivityreg088@gmail.com
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
2018 Winter Camp Flyer
2018 Winter Camp Leader/Parent Guide
2018 Daily Schedule
2018 Merit Badge/Advancement Offerings
2018 Packing List
BSA Health & Medical Record
NAUI Medical Statement - Discover SCUBA Participants Only
Space is limited to the first 350 participants. Last year all 350 slots filled in just 58 minutes!
ONLINE REGISTRATION BEGINS AUGUST 31st at 9 am EST
CAMP STAFF OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in being a camp staff team member? There are a few positions still available. All staff members must be 15 years of age or older. Staff development training will take place on the following two weekends:
December 7 - 9, 2018
December 14 - 16, 2018
Attendance at these two weekends is mandatory for all those who wish to serve on camp staff. Please complete a staff application and e-mail to Gus Fruauff at: swflactivityreg088@gmail.com.
CAMP STAFF DOCUMENTS
Staff Application
National Camp Staff Code of Conduct
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