Pico Blanco on Facebook

Camp Pico Blanco now has a frequently updated Facebook page maintained by the Council. If you are in to social media, we encourage you to like it.
http://www.facebook.com/CampPicoBlanco

New PBSR Parking Permit System for Hiking

Do you want to use Pico Blanco Scout Reservation as a trailhead? Pico's trailhead provides access to the Little Sur Trail, Circular Pools, Fish Camp, Fox Camp, The Window, Pico Public, Mt. Pico, Launtz Creek, and other great destinations.

Parking in camp is $8/day per vehicle. Parking at Bottcher's Gap, the closest public parking, is $5/day. By parking at Pico, you save an extra 4 miles of road hiking each way with over 1000' elevation gain on the way out.

You can reserve your permit online at this link:
http://fs10.formsite.com/svmbc/form196/index.html

Another Pico Promo Video

Here's a brand new informational video produced by the Council about our favorite camp!

Join Pico Staff

Do you have a passion for serving your fellow Scouts? Do you want to make Pico the best it can be? Then apply to join the 2013 Pico Blanco staff!

Apply Here

Register for Summer Camp 2013

Does your Troop want to attend to Pico this summer? Reservations are available NOW at http://www.camppicoblanco.org/reservation.html. Be prepared for a week of fun that will transform each Scout, each Patrol, and each Troop.

Camp Promo Video

Council Merger

Effective January 1, 2013, the Monterey Bay Area Council and the Santa Clara County Council have merged to form the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council (SVMBC). The new, combined council is headquartered in San Jose but a Scout shop and service center has been opened on North Main in Salinas. The SVMBC now owns three Scout camps: Hi-Sierra in the Sierra Nevada off of Highway 108 north of Yosemite, Chesebrough Scout Reservation in the Santa Cruz Mountians, and Pico Blanco Scout Reservation.

The question you all probably have is, "what does this mean for Pico?"

Hopefully good things. The SVMBC has taken great interest in the camp and has already been working to improve it. One new feature is the camp website:
http://www.camppicoblanco.org/
This website is under construction so stay tuned for new features.

The Pico spirit is as strong as ever. The merger is simply an administrative change that will benefit the camp. Scouting is Scouting, the redwood trees still tower over camp, the Pico Dust still fills out lungs, and the Little Sur River still flows.