Trip: Dick Tracy Rock 2024
Date: August 9 – 11, 2024
Author: Cristian Baca
History:
Dick Tracy Rock is a privately owned island (when the lake is up) about 3 miles from Camp Davy Crockett on Cherokee Lake. Troop 48 has been going there for many years with permission from the owners. Since there are no facilities on the island, everything has to be transported by boat from Camp Davy Crockett. It is said that the rock formation on the island resembles a famous detective comic strip character, Dick Tracy, but I’ve never been able to see the resemblance.
Experience:
Those who were at least 14 and First Class rank went down on Friday night for water skiing, canoeing, swimming with life jackets and shoes. The rest of the attendees went down on Saturday to experience the same activities. We did back-pack tent or hammock style camping. All gear had to be in backpacks and packed so as to stay as dry as possible if the boat overturned. It took a couple of hours to get from Camp Davy Crockett to DTR. We had an awesome time on the water – the sun was hot so glad we brought lots of sunscreen and patrol water jugs. We had a Troop 48 church service on Sunday before we headed home – tired but happy from a weekend on the lake.
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