Backpacking Gear checklist<\/a> for a list of necessary gear and tips.<\/p>\nJoin us for a one-night beginner’s backpacking trip at Collins Lake.<\/p>\n
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Who<\/strong>: Navigators, Adventurers, Second-Year Mountain Lions with their dad.<\/p>\nWhat<\/strong>: Beginner Backpacking Trip (1) Night<\/p>\nWhen<\/strong>: Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at 3pm<\/div>\nWhere<\/strong>: Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area to Collins Lake, Browns Valley, CA <\/div>\nWhy<\/strong>: Fun, badge work, camping nights!<\/div>\nCost<\/strong>: $0 (Bring your own food and gear)<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
This trip is bring your own food and gear.<\/p>\n
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Summary<\/strong>: We will meet at 3pm on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, in the Daugherty Hill Unit parking lot on Dolan Harding Road (39.309474, -121.339050). We will hike from the parking area with our camping gear 4 to 5 miles to the Upper Meadow Group Site at Collins Lake (39.32513, -121.31942). The hike includes about 300′ in elevation gain, with the group site at an elevation of 1,230′. The following day we will hike out the way we came. The camping area has water, toilets, picnic tables, and a fire ring. There is a camp store (39.33747, -121.32702) approximately 1 mile from the group site.<\/div>\n
Weather<\/strong>: TBD, but should be warm
<\/span><\/div>\nLocation<\/strong>: The Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area, located in Yuba County, includes 7,000 acres of rolling hills covered with blue and live oak, gray pine, thick brush, and poison oak. The area is owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is used for wildlife viewing, hiking, and hunting. The area is home to a multitude of wildlife, including quail, turkeys, black-tailed deer, coyote, black bear, and mountain lions. Passes are not required. The Daugherty Hill unit, consisting of 3,200 acres, sits just south of Collins Lake. Dry Creek runs out of the lake through the Daugherty Hill Unit.<\/div>\nCollins Lake is located at 7530 Collins Lake Rd., Browns Valley, CA. It is a privately owned 1,600 acre lake and recreation area, with year-round camping, fishing, and day-use.<\/p>\n
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Gate phone is answered from dawn to dusk – (530) 692-1600. Cell phone coverage is poor, with most areas having no service.<\/div>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Sunday<\/span> May<\/span> 5<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Monday<\/span> May<\/span> 6<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Tuesday<\/span> May<\/span> 7<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Wednesday<\/span> May<\/span> 8<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Thursday<\/span> May<\/span> 9<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Friday<\/span> May<\/span> 10<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Saturday<\/span> May<\/span> 11<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Sunday<\/span> May<\/span> 12<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Monday<\/span> May<\/span> 13<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Tuesday<\/span> May<\/span> 14<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Wednesday<\/span> May<\/span> 15<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Thursday<\/span> May<\/span> 16<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6:00 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t– 7:30 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTroop Meeting<\/span>
Thursday<\/span> May<\/span> 16<\/span><\/div>6:00 pm – 7:30 pm<\/div> Troop Meeting<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n Join us for our regular troop meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Friday<\/span> May<\/span> 17<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Saturday<\/span> May<\/span> 18<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t– 2:30 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourt of Honor (Awards Ceremony)<\/span>
Saturday<\/span> May<\/span> 18<\/span><\/div>12:30 pm – 2:30 pm<\/div> Court of Honor (Awards Ceremony)<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n Our annual ceremony where Trailmen are recognized for the efforts over the program year.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Sunday<\/span> May<\/span> 19<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Monday<\/span> May<\/span> 20<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Tuesday<\/span> May<\/span> 21<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Wednesday<\/span> May<\/span> 22<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Thursday<\/span> May<\/span> 23<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Friday<\/span> May<\/span> 24<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Saturday<\/span> May<\/span> 25<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Sunday<\/span> May<\/span> 26<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonday<\/span> May<\/span> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |