2016 Big Trip - April 15-17
sOur annual "Big Trip" is to Oregon Inlet Campground NC! Oregon Inlet Campground is the northernmost campground on Cape Hatteras National Seashore. When camping here, you are within a short distance of the full service town of Nags Head to the north, and the world class fishing at Oregon Inlet to the south.
Oregon Inlet Campground NC 3:30 hr from Cary
Open to all families including bridged AOL scouts as well as siblings.
Program includes:
Tentative Schedule:
Friday - April 15th
Saturday - April 16th
Sunday - April 17th
More Details:
Cost:
Oregon Inlet Campground NC 3:30 hr from Cary
Open to all families including bridged AOL scouts as well as siblings.
Program includes:
- Friday night and Saturday night camping at Oregon Inlet Campground NC
- Bodie Island Lighthouse
- Jockeys ridge
- Roanoke Island Festival Park program/attractions
- Pack potluck dinner
- Evening Beach hike
Tentative Schedule:
Friday - April 15th
- Arrive between 1pm and 7 pm. Dinner on road/on own
- Set up camps. Relax, hike on beach.
- 10 pm – lights out
Saturday - April 16th
- Breakfast on own
- 9-10 am - Bodie Island Lighthouse (5 min from campground). Climb light house (pay on own. $8 adult, $4 children 11 and under)
- 10-10:30 - Drive to Jockeys Ridge (15 min from Bodie Island)
- 10:30 – 12 Hike around Jockeys Ridge
- 12-12:30 - Drive to Roanoke Island Festival Park (25 min from Jockeys Ridge)
- 12:30 1:30 Picnic lunch (on own/with Den; tailgate style) in parking lot of Festival Park (or on your own in town)
- 1:30 – 4:30 Roanoke Island Festival Park, Settlement Site and museum (park entrance included in cost)
- 4:30-5:30 Return to camp, rest, prep for dinner
- 5:30-7:00 Dinner (Potluck, Pack provides meat/meatless main item [e.g. hot dogs, vegetarian option]
- 7:00-9:00 Evening hike on beach
- 10:00 Lights out
Sunday - April 17th
- 8 am – up (earlier to see sunrise)
- 8-9 – Breakfast and clean camp
- 9:00 – depart
- Options for additional sites/attractions on Sunday morning (on own or with Den)
- Wright Brothers Memorial $7 per adult, kids free
- Elizabethan Gardens $9 per adult, $6 per child
More Details:
- Bodie Island Lighthouse
- Jockey's Ridge State Park
- Roanoke Island Festival Park
- Wright Brothers Memorial
- Elizabethan Gardens
Cost:
- $5 per Person ($5 for the scout too)
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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the trip, please contact Jim Bishop at jim.bishop5@gmail.com (919-302-5427);
For more information, please visit the website at Oregon Inlet Campground
For more information, please visit the website at Oregon Inlet Campground
