Kingsport, Tennessee - Troop 48 BSAPost trip writeups
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 […]
Trip: Grayson Highlands Truck-in and Backpacking Date: August 24 – 25, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: Grayson Highlands State Park is located in Grayson Country, Virginia, and is adjacent to Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park contains a total of 4,502 acres. Originally named Mount Rogers State […]
Trip: Hungry Mother State Park Truck-in Camping Marion, VA Date: July 12 -14, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: One of the original six Virginia State Parks, Hungry Mother is known for beautiful woodlands and a placid 108-acre lake in the heart of the mountains. The park has a sandy beach with a bathhouse, boat […]
Trip: Cherokee Truck-in “`Cherokee, NC Date: June 7-9, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from a part of Macon County, and is North Carolina’s western most county, bordered by the states of Tennessee and Georgia, and located in the southern tip of the Great Smoky Mountains. Cherokee County […]
Trip: Cumberland Gap Truck-in and Backpacking Trip “`Ewing, VA Date: May 4-5, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: For thousands of years, people and animals have journeyed through the Cumberland Gap. A combination of factors made this important transportation link possible. As the Cumberland Mountain formed, Yellow Creek cut through the mountain creating a […]
Trip: Hawksnest Snow Tubing “`Seven Devils, NC Date: Feb. 24, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: Hawksnest Snow Tubing was once Hawksnest Ski Resort (first opening in 1964) offering 12 downhill trails and a vertical of 673 feet. A few years later (1968) they added golf and became known as the Seven Devils Golf […]
Cristian Baca Trip: OBED Truck-in Frozen Head State Park 964 Flat Fork Rd. Wartburg, TN “` Date: April 5-7, 2024 Author: Cristian Baca History: The Obed Wild and Scenic River looks much the same today as it did when the first white settlers strolled its banks in the late 1700s. While meagerly populated […]
On the first day of Dick Tracy Rock, there was a lot of rain and thunder, which caused us to not be able to canoe to the island(the first day is only allowed for those of a certain rank). However, we still set up camp near the dock, and when everyone finished setting up, the […]
Camp Davy Crockett Summer Camp is one of the best and biggest trips Boy Scouts has to offer. You get to do merit badges for a week while camping. You can also swim in the pool during your free time. COPE is one of the best activities there as you can zipline and do rock-climbing. […]