Campsite Names

1. Awanee

2. Blackfoot

3. Cayuse

4. Delaware

5. Esselen

6. Fontana

7. Geronimo

8. Huron

9. Iroquois

10. Jicarilla

11. Kiowa

12. Lamont

Pioneer Camp (Separate from main camp)

The campsite number corresponds to the letter of the alphabet (E is the fifth letter so Esselen is Campsite 5). People either refer to the campsite by its name or as campsite and the number such as Campsite 1.

Summer 2011 #10: The End of Summer Season 2011

This marks the end of the 2011 summer season at Pico Blanco Scout Reservation. Today, we will be removing the seasonal dam and begin to prepare the camp for the winter. It has been a great summer for the camp.

However, camp is available year round. Your organization, company, or Scout unit can rent part or all of Pico Blanco by contacting the Council Office or using the form earlier in this blog. You can also use Pico as a trailhead. The rates are very reasonable. Also, there is a fall campout for Cub Scouts coming up at the end of the month called Dad N Lad which will be great fun for Cub Scouts and their dads.

It's hard to see our favorite season come to an end, but we know that the old growth redwoods will be there for us for generations to come and Pico is always there for the Scouts. We look forward to next summer but know that fun can be had year round at Pico Blanco.

Throughout the year we will update you on any events and news of the camp and we will also continue to provide a look at the facilities, program opportunities, and culture of the camp.

The above picture is the moon over the Bixby Creek Canyon while driving out late Sunday night.

Summer 2011 #9: Labor Day Weekend

Over 12o Scouts and Scouters enjoyed this year's Labor Day Family Weekend at Pico Blanco. Scouts had the opportunity to have a final campout for the summer and spent their days at the waterfront or up at the ranges. One dad brought down some stand up paddle boards and gave free lessons, introducing Scouts to a fun and exciting sport right on our waterfront. Parents and kids got to canoe together too, enjoying some family time together out on the water. The Saturday night campfire was full of energy and included many skits and songs from the packs and troops in camp. It was a great way to bring this years summer season to a close.

The canoes on the beach at the waterfront

A Scout tries stand up paddleboarding

A late summer afternoon looking out from the deck of the Admin

Scouts and their parents gather around one of the campfires after the campfire

Songline

A few decades ago, the Pico staff developed a way to entertain Scouts as they wait in line to be served their meals. The staff line up and form a corridor for Scouts to walk from the serving line to their tables and sing songs from the Pico songbook. Sometimes the song fits a theme like "W e Had a Henhouse" when its chicken night, "Six Pence" on pay day, "Viva La Compagnie" on the first night, or "Rise and Shine" in the morning. Many of the songs like "Quartermaster Store" have verses added by staffers that relate to camp events or certain staffers. Scouts and Scouters enjoy songline since it emphasizes that "A Scout is Cheerful".