Itinerary Bear Island
Hammocks Beach State Park
Troop 9 Hike and Campout
10 - 12 October 1998

Description

The trip is an three day camping trip at Hammocks Beach State Park on Bear Island, a barrier island south of Bogue Inlet and offshore from Swansboro. As our service project, we will be painting the wait station at the dock on the island. Remember to bring old clothes for painting. There will be time for walking on the beach, for searching for buried pirate treasure (no metal detectors allowed), as well as structured walks with park naturalists.

Schedule

(Please note the change of departure time. Leaving earlier allows us to take in the Saturday program "History of Bear Island.")

Depart: 6:30 Sat. 10 Oct. 98 Chapel of the a.m. Cross
Overnight: Sat. - Sun. 10 Hammocks Beach - 11 Oct. 98 State Park
Pickup: 4:00 Mon. 12 Oct. 98 Chapel of the p.m. Cross

Messages and Trip Status

Telephone messages for pickup after the hike and before the troop starts home may be left by calling 933-1969. A status message including the times that the troop starts for home and expects to arrive may be heard by calling 933-1969. Personal Equipment Pack for three days of sand and surf. Pack sensibly. It may be cold, hot, and wet. Remember that you have to carry everything you need in one trip to the ferry and then across the island (3/4 mile) to our campsite.

Food and Group Equipment

Food (except SaturdayÕs personal bag lunch) is a patrol responsibility. Six patrol-prepared meals are scheduled: Saturday supper through Monday lunch. The last meal should require minimal cleanup. Saturday lunch is a bag lunch brought individually. Parents can coordinate meals at the Troop meetings among each other or with staff.

Water

Water is available about a half mile from the group campsite. As always, start with full canteens.

Driving Route

Hammocks Beach State Park is located near Swansboro, NC.

Leaving Chapel Hill take Interstate 40 east.
Take exit 364 onto NC24 south, through Warsaw to Kenansville.
Turn right onto NC50 south.
Follow NC50 to Chinquapin.
There pick up NC111 east.
Follow NC111 through Fountain to US258.
Take US258 south to Jacksonville.
From Jacksonville, take NC24 east toward Swansboro.
Watch for SR1511, Hammocks Beach Road, with a sign to Hammocks Beach State Park.
Turn right onto SR1511. (If you overshoot, it is 2.4 miles to the Bogue Inlet Bridge.)
At the end of SR1511, turn into the park office area.

We will wait there for the ferry to carry us to Bear Island.

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Trip Sign-up

Hammocks Beach State Park, North Carolina Hike and Campout 10 - 12 October 1998

My child(ren), _______________________________________________________ (names) are planning to attend the Hammocks Beach State Park hike and campout with my permission.
Parent(s) and guests, if any, planning to participate are _____________________________________________ . (Please indicate number you would be willing to drive as well as any pack space.)
Signed:________________________________ Date:___________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------