EVERY CAMPOUT
Packing
What every family needs, plus the add-ons for beach, cold, and day events. Check each event page for which lists apply.
Core Campout Gear
Check the poles before you leave home.
Two — one for you, one for your pal.
One each, plus spare batteries.
Tent sites rarely have power.
Backpack or wheeled — you carry it from the car.
Hand anything prescription to your circle leader.
Beach and Water Add-Ons
Two, so one can dry.
Strapped, not flip-flops. Wear them in the water as well as on the sand — stingrays are active in the warmer months.
Better sun protection than sunscreen alone.
Required for rafts and inflatables. Rentals include them, but they run out of sizes.
Cold Weather Add-Ons
Bring more pairs than you think you need.
20°F or warmer rating.
Day Event Essentials
Pirates of the Dunes extras
It is a long walk from the lot to the sites, and it carries the firewood too.
One per circle — the group sites do not have them.
For the kids, used during Saturday's raft activities.
The tent sites have no water tap.
The group sites are compact.
Catalina — cabins and the boat
Bunks have mattresses. The camp provides no bedding.
The camp no longer supplies these. Pillowcase too.
Every campout, this one included.
The flyer is not kidding.
Not optional — there is no electricity in the cabins.
The beach is rock, not sand. The camp calls these essential.
One-piece for girls, trunks for boys, cover-up to and from the beach. Not in the dining hall.
Hot showers, in the central bath pavilion. Water is scarce — keep them short.
Original container, handed to your circle leader. No nurse on site.
Keep food out of the cabins — storage is in the dining hall, and the critters are good.
Battery only. Gas is banned island-wide.
California, from sixteen up — pier included.
Cards for five dollars and over.