Webelos Extreme Scouting Trek - Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

Dates

There are no traditional WEST sessions in 2020.

Contact

Phone: 720.266.2111

Camping Registrar – Mary Ann Romero

Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch

Camp Director – Devan Mapp

Program Director – Matt Field

Camping Specialist – John Braselton

Documents & Links

Campership Application

Map to Peaceful Valley

Peaceful Valley Contour Map

Special Diet Request Forms

Social Media

Webelos Extreme Scouting Trek (W.E.S.T.) at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch

Summer Camp 2020 Update Scouting is committed to keeping kids safe. On June 24 the Denver Area Council received details from our partners at the local and state health departments that prevents the DAC from offering our traditional resident camp program for the 2020 summer at Charles S. McNeil Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch. This includes NYLT, Camp Cris Dobbins, and Magness Adventure Camp. Units/participants are eligible for a 100% refund of their camp fees for the 2020 season, but we encourage them to make a deposit and reservation for the 2021 camping season. The Camping Registrar will contact those that have registered for camp to facilitate this. The camp staff is diligently working on alternative programming for the 2020 summer. Details will follow once we determine programs that can be offered. If you have questions, please contact the camping department at camping@denverboyscouts.org.

Let The Adventure Begin

Webelos Extreme Scouting Trek (W.E.S.T.) is a unique summer camp available to Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts. The W.E.S.T. program operates at Magness Adventure Camp, located at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch. W.E.S.T. camp staff specialize in patrol method camping, and teach basic Scouting skills, and the fundamentals of Scouts BSA. This enables W.E.S.T. participants to receive an authentic Boy Scouts of America experience. Unlike Magness Adventure Camp, which offers Cub Scout family camping, W.E.S.T. specializes in Scouts BSA-style patrol camping. Upon arriving at camp, all participants—both Webelos and parents—will be separated into patrols. These patrols will be the basis for nearly all activities at camp including flag ceremonies and evening activities. The W.E.S.T. program is designed to prepare Webelos for the transition from Cub Scouts into Scouts BSA.

Participants will be served hot food except for one meal that they will cook to meet a requirement for Arrow of Light.

Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts will be assigned an activity schedule that is based on their rank advancement progress. Activities are designed to cover many adventure requirements, as well as provide a sampling of the fun experience Scouts BSA camping offers. Activities such as field archery, pioneering, and wilderness survival, make the W.E.S.T. program a unique camping experience.

Adventure Activities

Canoes

Rock Climbing

BB Gun Ranges

Paddle Boats

Natural Rock Climbing AReas

Archery

Flag Ceremony

Hiking

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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.

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