Campouts (for Parents)

The Pack camps twice a year in the Spring and Fall. We typically schedule them for the end of September and beginning of June. We camp from Friday to Sunday.

We choose sites within a 30 minute drive to enable easy coming & going for sports activities on Saturday morning. The sites are typically DuPage Forest Preserve Youth Group Campgrounds. 

Campouts (For Leaders)

Booking the sites: It is important to book the location well ahead of time or sites will be booked. DuPage Forest Preserve usually only opens their calendar on Jan 1st of that year. For the Spring Campout, book in January to ensure you get the location you want. Booking for fall by end of February is best.

About Sites: Sites we've camped at are listed below. DuPage Forest Preserves all provide their own wood. Others typically do not.

• DuPage Forest Preserves:
  • Waterfall Glen (you camp as a lone group)
  • Blackwell Forest Preserve (shared with other scouting groups)
  • Greene Valley (shared with other scouting groups)
  • Churchill Woods (you camp as a lone group)
  • Pratt's Wayne (you camp as a lone group)
    • The sites are 200 yards from an active train line (horns throughout the night)
• Will County Forest Preserves:
  • Hammel Woods (Wood not provided)
  • McKinley Woods (Wood not provided)

Pack Gear for Camping

Here is an approximate inventory of the gear the Pack owns for use during campouts (or other activities):

• 3 Large Cast-iron Dutch Ovens + Lids
• 8.5-liter pot with lid
• 5-liter pot with lid
• 10-inch fry pan with a folding handle.
• 12 cup stove-top coffee percolator
• 5 nesting stainless steel mixing bowls (5 qt, 4 qt, 3qt, 1.5qt, and ¾ qt)
• Grill tongs & spatula
• 3 cooking tongs
• ​3 sharp cooking knifes​