Fire Circle -- Group Camping Volunteering, Mt. Madonna Park, V-O-CAL

Do you want to make friends with a large group of people deep and fast? Do you want to bond with people while doing some thing meaningful side by side?

Come go camping with about 100 others that volunteer in state/county parks, repairing trails by the day, sit by the camp fire, chat, drink and socialize during the evening, free camping, free food. The friendship is bonded by the sweat on trails, by the share of life story beside the bonfire. Each of such trip is unique and will be part of your memory. Think of the possibilities. This is what Volunteer Outdoors for California (VOCAL) has been doing for the past 20 years, all around bay.

We attended VOCAL's season kick off party this spring, and some of us attended their first event of the year at China Camp state park. The feedbacks are overwhelmingly positive, said the event is very well organized, and people plan to return for a second time.

So we present you our organized first camping volunteering event of the year, at south bay, with VOCAL, at the Manzanita Group Camp, Mt. Madonna county Park. Watsonville, CA. South of San Jose, east of Santa Cruz.

Registration and info:
https://www.v-o-cal.org/project/mt-madonna-county-park-2026
(You must sign up with VOCAL)

A rough schedule is listed below. Notice these are all optional, you can join part of the schedule. No, you don't even need to camp if you prefer. You must sign up with VOCAL to make the trip, and Friday's dinner isn't provided. Yes, you need to prepare your own tent gears and camp chair, and utensils etc.. Plz check the link above for dressing recommendations etc..

## Project Schedule

Friday
5:00pm - Registration and camping open. DINNER IS NOT PROVIDED.

Saturday‍
7:30am - Registration, light breakfast, and lunch packing begin at Center Camp.
8:30 am – Morning greeting, announcements, stretching and safety talk.
9:00 am – Project begins.
12:30pm - Break for lunch on trail.
3:30 pm – Stop work and return to camp. Clean and store tools.
4:00 pm – Drinks, appetizers and socializing.
6:00 pm – Dinner.

Sunday
‍7:30am - Registration and lunch packing begin. Hot breakfast is served.
8:30 am – Morning greeting, announcements, stretching and safety talk.
9:00 am – Project begins.
11:30 am – Break for lunch on trail.
1:30pm - Stop work, clean tools, load tools into boxes and return to camp.

Date: April 17 - 19th
Location: Manzanita Group Camp,
Mt. Madonna county Park.
7850 Pole Line Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

Note that some of us are staying first half of the event, then attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in SF on April 19th.
You must sign up with VOCAL.

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