Beginners Campout

Lake Skannatati Harriman State Park 1 mile

Visit my friends @Campmor for your gear.

Come learn tents, hammocks, knots, fire and more. Just starting out in the outdoors and want to learn the basic skills to enjoy the outdoors, this is the camping trip for you.

Lake Skannatati parking lot is the start. We’ll head up the Teal/Long Path trail
It's an easy hike along the lake side on the Long Path heading in a westbound direction. We’ll find a stream that appears out of the mountain that cuts across the trail approx. one mile into the hike. Our campsite is a short walk off the trail from here into the lake side area.
You'll learn how to set and prep your camp site from tent or hammock set up, water retrieval and wood processing. As well as proper campsite maintenance is to be strongly enforced to keep the local wildlife out - the hanging of ALL food at night and cleaning up after meals, no scraps of food left out. Putting up food bag lines as soon as camp is set making the process easier at days end for hanging food and garbage bags.

Suggested equipment on this trip
1 2way Radios
2 Headlamps / Flashlight
3 Knife
4 Axe and/or Saw
5 Water filter and bladders
6 Bear spray
7 Sleep systems Hammocks - Tents if you don't have one.
8 Stoves - gas and wood burning
9 Utensils for cooking

Sunday morning breaking camp at 9am same way we came in same way we'll head out.

EVENT ORGANIZERS AND HOST WILL UPDATE EVENT BASED ON BASED ON WEATHER INCLUDING CLOTHING GEAR SUPPLIES AS THE EVENT APPROACHES - IF ITS YOUR FIRST TIME CAMPING PLEASE INFORM THE ORGANIZER TO YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE.

VERY IMPORTANT RULES
1 NO ONE LEAVES THE CAMP SITE ALONE - BUDDY SYSTEM.
2 NO ONE LEAVES THE CAMP SITE WITHOUT YOUR RADIO.
3 YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN FOOD AND HYDRATION NEEDS.
4 NO DRUGS NO ALCOHOL NO WEAPONS ARE ALLOWED ON OUTINGS.
5 WAIVERS MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTING.
6 ALL GARBAGE MUST BE CARRIED OUT TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS.

If you have any medical conditions and/or carry any medications for your condition, please inform a group leader of said condition and inform us where in your pack you carry your first aid kit and medications as it will speed the process in assisting you should the need arise. We carry first aid kits and trauma kits however it's your responsibility to provide for your own medicine as it will be a special needs item. We urge all members to carry their ID and insurance cards on all outings.

*By attending this event, I agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the organizers, hosts, and other members of this group from any and all liability, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in any way connected with my participation

Hospital- Good Samaritan Hospital - Level 2 Trauma center
225 Lafayette Ave
Suffern NY 10901
845-368-5000

City MD
Urgent Care
295 Franklin Turnpike
Ramsey NJ 07446
551-497-5769
Southwest side of Harriman State