Summer Camp 2023!

We are very excited and looking forward to this summer camp 2023 at Tahquitz!  You can easily access registration here.

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2023 SCOUTS BSA RESIDENT CAMP DATE

2023 SCOUTS BSA RESIDENT CAMP PRICING

*We reserve the right to adjust pricing prior to event if economic conditions dictate
*Registrations made after 5/1/2023 will incur a $10 per person increase in above pricing
*Troops that register for camp within two weeks of requested camp session will have a late surcharge of $15.00 per person.

Contacts:
Andy Long Summer Camp Director
Joe Warner Director, Camp Tahquitz

Camp Tahquitz
41700 State Hwy 38
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305

2023 PAYMENT SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE THAT LATE PAYMENTS WILL INCUR A LATE CHARGE.

**During the deposit period, a troop may reserve a place at camp for a particular week. Beginning January 1st troops should start registering individual Scouts through our online registration system.

Leader’s Guide

Our leader guide is now interactive on Google. Please click here to view the most current guide, updated 12/29/22.

Thunderbird Experience

Thunderbird is an experience unique to Tahquitz. It’s a way for an older Scout to still be involved in their troop’s summer activities even if they don’t want to experience the traditional program of merit badge classes and campfires. In a nutshell, the Thunderbird program gathers all of the participants and they whisk off to a corner of the property most people have never seen before. There patrols for the week are organized and each patrol then decides which activities they will do and when they will do them through Thunderbird’s menu-based approach to program.

These activities are experience based; this means that rather than drafting the activity based on an established merit badge or BSA award, they are drafted to provide an opportunity for learning, skill development, or just plain old fun. In the past these activities included: black powder rifle shooting, COPE (low and high), field archery, mug-carving, and spending the night way up in a hammock higher than many trees.

2023 Merit Badges

*Merit badges are subject to change

Mentor Program

(designed for Scouts to work independently, utilizing opportunities at the camp and staff)

Videos of Camp:

Welcome to Camp Tahquitz!

We understand the importance of planning, and we at Tahquitz would like to help you. This guidebook is a great place to start, as it will give you all the information that you will want to prepare for your week at Tahquitz.

A week at camp can be a fun and exciting adventure for your entire troop. However, it will take some time and effort to prepare your troop to get the most out of their week at Tahquitz. Because different individuals in your troop will be helping get the troop ready, instead of a single guide we have prepared 8 separate sections. This way you can print out a specific section for each person who is helping you prepare. We have also placed PDF versions on CampMaster for your use to download and print.

Although we have tried to anticipate every question that you might have, there is bound to be something that we forgot. In that case, please do not hesitate to contact us!

REFUND POLICY:

• If a scout is unable to attend camp, we can refund all but $25 for requests made prior to June 1.
  • After June 1, we will refund all but $100 for any scout who cannot attend due to verified injury or illnesses as documented by a medical doctor, a death in the family, or relocation of the family outside of the area. Requests for refunds after June 1 must be directed to the Tahquitz Director.
• We are unable to honor refunds for any fees once the troop arrives at camp, or if a scout or leader leaves camp before the week has ended. 
• We will provide a full refund if the council must cancel the camp program due to outside circumstances.

Photos

• Episode 1: Tahquitz Chase
• Episode 2: Aquatics
• Episode 3: Sleep on the Wire
• Episode 4: Service Projects
• Episode 5: Campfire
• The Adventures of Ranger Rick