Memorial Day 2014

Labor Day 2013

Register here: https://fs10.formsite.com/svmbc/form183/secure_index.html

Labor Day Hikes

Pico Blanco will be offering guided hikes for Scouts of all ages and abilities over Labor Day! Click the following link for more information:
http://svmbc.org/svmbc/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/LaborDayHikes.pdf

This is part of the greater Labor Day Family Camp. For more information, visit http://www.camppicoblanco.org.

Dad and Lad 2012

Cub Scouts- Come on down to Pico with your Dad for a weekend of BB shooting, slingshots, hiking, archery, crafts, and a campfire! This year's theme is The Great Escape and will take place September 21-23.

More information here:
http://mbacbsa.org/Activities/~/media/Councils/Council025/Activities/Dad%20and%20Lad/Dad%20and%20Lad%20flyer%202012.ashx

Labor Day Weekend 2012

This year's Labor Day Weekend Scouter Retreat was one of the busiest on record. This year the Pico Staff served over 180 campers and offered an expanded program including waterfront, shooting sports, slingshots,        handicraft, nature, and scoutcraft demonstrations. The campfire program was filled with great skits and songs  from troops, packs, venture crews, and the staff.

This year, our program expanded beyond the camp into the Ventana Wilderness where Scouts of all ages took part in a wide range of hikes. A group of Cub Scouts went downstream from camp to Little Sur River Camp and enjoyed walking in the river. Several older Scouts went with some staff upstream to Jackson Camp to see an albino redwood and some other Scouts did a challenging hike to visit Al Clark's Lost Silver King Mine and then to Pico Public to take a refreshing swim in the waterfall fed pool

Several units decided to go backpacking over the weekend, using Pico as a base camp. A troop from Monterey spent the night at Fox Camp and took a side trip to the Circular Pools. A patrol from the Los Padres Council hiked to Jackson Camp and spent the night. Two Venture crews elected to do some more challenging treks. One crew hiked to Pico Public and then went up Mount Pico for the night, enjoying stunning views of the sunset over the Pacific. A crew from the Los Padres Council attempted Ventana Double Cone, a 4,852 ft peak above camp with views of the entire Ventana Wilderness, Monterey Bay, and  the Big Sur Coast, spending two nights at Pat Spring Camp.

Scouting was alive and well at Pico Blanco that weekend!

A Scoutmaster reviews packing techniques with his troop before heading out on a backpack trip

A staffer is excited to be at Jackson Camp

And excited to find an albino redwood along the Little Sur River

Crossing the Little Sur River

Hiking to Pico Public

Searching for Al Clark's Silver Mine

The Blue Hole at Pico Pubilc

Swimmers and Boaters Enjoying the Waterfront

Canoeing at the Waterfront

The Nature Director imparts wisdom upon some Scouts

Driving out Palo Colorado Canyon after a fun weekend

Labor Day 2012

Want to end summer the right way? Spend Labor Day weekend at Pico Blanco at the Labor Day Scouter Retreat. Come and enjoy the waterfront, shooting ranges, hikes, handicraft crafts, nature demonstrations, and outdoor skills and, of course, the final campfire of the summer. Come with your family or your unit and camp under the redwoods.

Register here: http://mbacbsa.org/Camping/Memorial%20and%20Labor%20Day%20Family%20Camp

NYLT at Pico

Do you want to develop as a leader in your troop? The Monterey Bay Area Council is again offering National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) at Pico Blanco this summer from June 17-23.

NYLT is an opportunity for Scouts to develop leadership skills that will help them better serve their own units.

NYLT is a six-day course that centers on the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon and reinforced by the use of memory aids, which allow participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.

Click here for more information

Kick off the Summer Camping Season: Memorial Day Scouter Retreat

Summer is almost here and it's time to get it off to a good start with a weekend beneath the redwoods! Scouts and Scouters of all ages are welcome to the Memorial Day Scouter Retreat which will be May 25-28 at Pico Blanco Scout Reservation. Activities will include hiking, nature activities, BB gun, .22, and archery ranges, and a campfire in the newly renovated Bob Mazzuca Campfire Bowl to kick off the summer!

Registered Scouts and persons 6 yrs. & older are $25.00 each. Persons 5 yrs. & younger are free.

Register Here

Mom and Me 2012

Hey Cub Scouts! Do you miss camping? Do you want shoot BB guns, perform your favorite skit, and drink bug juice?

...then tell your Mom to sign you up for Mom and Me! This year's theme is "Oh the Places You'll Go". The event is May 18-20.

The event costs $15 on or before April 19, 2012 and $25 after April 19, 2012. A meal plan is available for $20.

REGISTER TODAY!

Camporee 2012

The Esselen Lodge is hosting the Council Camporee at Pico Blanco May 4-6.

Does your troop have an award winning dutch oven recipe?

Do you want to show off your troop's mastery of Scout skills?

Do you have a great skit for the first Pico Campfire of 2012?

Do you want to get ready for the summer camping season?

...then your troop should register today. It's only $15 a person if you register before April 19 and then $20 after.

REGISTER HERE

Dad N Lad 2011

Want more Cub Scout fun? Come to Dad N Lad at Pico September 23-25. Did we tell you there will be fun? There will be bb guns, archery, hiking, woodwork, and........slingshots! you won't want to miss this fun weekend to kick off the fall!

Click Here for more information and registration

Labor Day Weekend Family Weekend 2011

Want a final weekend under the redwoods this summer? Come to the Labor Day Family Weekend! You and your unit or family will have the opportunity to swim and canoe in the waterfront, shoot at the ranges, go on hikes, and, most of all, relax away from work and school. There will also be a campfire at the brand new Bob Mazzuca Fire Bowl. Sign up today by filling out this form and sending it to the Council Office.

Reminder: Bob Mazzuca Fire Bowl Dedication this Weekend

This is a final reminder that the Bob Mazzuca Fire Bowl will be dedicated this weekend on Saturday, July 16. Bob Mazzuca, former member of Troop 428, San Juan Bautista and Pico Staffer and current Chief Scout Executive for the BSA will be present. A BBQ dinner will be served. This event will cap off two years of hard work by an all volunteer workforce. We hope to see you there!

REGISTER HERE!

Update! Bob Mazzuca Fire Bowl

Bob Mazzuca, the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts America and former Pico Staffer and member of Troop 428, San Juan Bautista, will make an appearance at the firebowl dedication. Please see this post for more information on the event.

Also, you still have a chance to help with the work at the firebowl over the next 2 weekends. Please visit http://himlyn.com/ for more information on how you can help and to see photos of this $40,000 project the Esselen Lodge of the Order of the Arrow is running.

Bob Mazzuca Campfire Bowl Dedication

On July 16, 2011, Pico Blanco Scout Reservation will be dedicating the Bob Mazzuca Fire Bowl. Over the past two years, the Esselen Lodge has worked to renovate the existing campfire bowl to better serve the camp. The firebowl maintains the rustic magic of the old fire bowl while providing a greater capacity and more comfort. The redwoods and Mt. Pico still remain the focus of the backdrop.

All are invited.

Register Here!

Access Restored to Pico Blanco

From the council website: "The Pico Blanco camp road is now open thanks to the efforts of the Beaver Work Party. The road is still a little rough around the edges, but passable by pickups/SUVs'. Vehicles with low clearance are not recommended. Road conditions will continue to improve through the first part of May. All events on the May calendar at Camp Pico Blanco are still on. May events include, but are not limited to, the Council Camporee, the OA Ordeal, Mom and Me Weekend, and Memorial Day Family Camp. The landslide on Highway 1 is south of Palo Colorado Road and is not affecting our operations."

"Hooked on Scouting" Camporee

Does your patrol have an epic skit? Are you an expert at Scouting Skills? Do you have a dutch over recipie that is undefeated?

The Esselen Lodge is hosting the 2011 "Hooked on Scouting" Camporee at Pico Blanco and they want your troop to be there! The event runs May 13-15 and is only $15/person if you register by April 21.

We know this will be great since it's brought to you by the same Esselen Lodge that brought you the "Party Like a Star Scout" camporee.

To register, please fill out this form: http://mbacbsa.org/~/media/6AC46631D39F4498AD5090BEFA560B47.ashx

Mom and Me 2011

Hey Cub Scouts!
Do you want to have another fun weekend at Pico! Come to Mom and Me at Pico. There'll be archery, map and compass, BB guns, woodcraft, and more. This year's theme is "Finding Our Way Together".
Mom and Me is May 20-22.

http://mbacbsa.org/~/media/6B82A49B2BF64DFEA3A4472DE6AC9CC4.ashx

Dad N Lad

It's time for another great weekend of camping at Pico Blanco. As part of the CubVenture Camping Series, the Monterey Bay Area Council will be running Dad 'n Lad September 24-26. You can still sign up for $30/person. This year's theme is Return of the Pirates of the Little Sur. Activities will include archery, slingshots, hiking, woodwork, scurvy reduction, leathercraft, BB guns, and more!

Here's a link to they flyer: http://boyscoutsmontereybayarea.org/ADDITIONS%20TO%20WEBSITE/Dad%20and%20Lad%20Flyer.pdf

UPDATE 9/21/10: Dad 'n Lad is SOLD OUT. Have Fun!