CampingPack 216 May activity is a family camping trip to Camp Durant. Camp Durant is an Occoneechee Council Boy Scout camp with modern facilities.
This is a family camping event. All family members are welcome! Sign up before April 30! ScheduleSaturday Morning
Arrive at about 11am and setup camp. Saturday Afternoon Some programs (games, activities, belt loop earning opportunities) and some free time. Saturday Evening Campfire with songs and skits Sunday Morning Prayer service Free time Break camp and clean up |
CostsThis event is free for everyone.
MealsBring your meals, or co-ordinate with your den.
What to BringEverything you may need or want.
Camp Durant Info |
Directions
Location
Take US-1 south from Cary past Sanford to the US-15/501 exit to Carthage and Pinehurst (you will see the
Regal Inn on your right just before you exit to the right). Take US-15/501 South to the outskirts of Carthage where the
speed limit drops to 35 mph (enforced!). Where 15/501 veers left and continues to Pinehurst, you will continue to head
straight (west) where NC-24/27 peels off into Carthage.
Continue into town until you reach a traffic circle which goes around the town’s courthouse. Turn right and go
halfway around the traffic circle (as if you had gone straight through the courthouse) and continue on NC-24/27 to the
outskirts of town. After you have passed a couple of convenience markets and a graveyard on your right, you will come to
a “Y” intersection where you will turn left onto Bethlehem Church Rd. (On your right will be a green highway
information sign with “Occoneechee Scout Camps” and an arrow pointing the way). What used to be an old gas station
will be on your left in the “Y”. You will come to a very sharp curve almost immediately after turning ... go slow!
After about 8 miles of twisting country road, you will come to a stop sign. After stopping, go through the
intersection for less than a mile. On your left you will pass a brick Methodist church before coming to the service
entrance to Camp Durant. The entrance to Durant is about a half-mile further on the left. Park in the parking lot and
check in at the adjacent Administration Building. Camp Durant phone: (910) 948-2382; FAX (910) 948-2284.
The Ranger’s residence is about a mile-and-a-half further down Bethlehem Church Rd. on the left at the entrance
to Camp Reeves. You must to check in with him if the main gate to Durant is locked. Rangers phone: (910) 948-3258;
Camp Reeves Administration Building phone: (910) 948-2804.
Take US-1 south from Cary past Sanford to the US-15/501 exit to Carthage and Pinehurst (you will see the
Regal Inn on your right just before you exit to the right). Take US-15/501 South to the outskirts of Carthage where the
speed limit drops to 35 mph (enforced!). Where 15/501 veers left and continues to Pinehurst, you will continue to head
straight (west) where NC-24/27 peels off into Carthage.
Continue into town until you reach a traffic circle which goes around the town’s courthouse. Turn right and go
halfway around the traffic circle (as if you had gone straight through the courthouse) and continue on NC-24/27 to the
outskirts of town. After you have passed a couple of convenience markets and a graveyard on your right, you will come to
a “Y” intersection where you will turn left onto Bethlehem Church Rd. (On your right will be a green highway
information sign with “Occoneechee Scout Camps” and an arrow pointing the way). What used to be an old gas station
will be on your left in the “Y”. You will come to a very sharp curve almost immediately after turning ... go slow!
After about 8 miles of twisting country road, you will come to a stop sign. After stopping, go through the
intersection for less than a mile. On your left you will pass a brick Methodist church before coming to the service
entrance to Camp Durant. The entrance to Durant is about a half-mile further on the left. Park in the parking lot and
check in at the adjacent Administration Building. Camp Durant phone: (910) 948-2382; FAX (910) 948-2284.
The Ranger’s residence is about a mile-and-a-half further down Bethlehem Church Rd. on the left at the entrance
to Camp Reeves. You must to check in with him if the main gate to Durant is locked. Rangers phone: (910) 948-3258;
Camp Reeves Administration Building phone: (910) 948-2804.
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