Family Camping Weekend: Hosted by PYM Youth Programs
September 30 @ 5:00 pm - October 2 @ 12:00 pm
Youth Programs staff will host this weekend at a PA State Park Campground, and welcome family units of adult(s)+kid(s) and other camping-friendly Friends to join in intergenerational community.
Bonus: Sunday, Oct. 2 is World Quaker Day, which we will celebrate together!
- Cost: $10/child or youth and $15/adult, or $50 for a family of 4 or more. Scholarships are available.
- Registration Deadline: September 16
Schedule:
(Please note arrival is on Friday after 5:00pm, or on Saturday morning before 10:00)
Friday, September 30:
- 5:00pm Arrival at the campsite begins!
- Note: Families are on their own for dinner before arrival or at their camp site
- 7:00pm Community Campfire and Fellowship (s’mores!)
Saturday, October 1:
- 7-9:00am Rise and Shine! Families breakfast together.
- Families staying Saturday-only are welcome to arrive before 10:00am!
- 10:00am All Together activities led by Youth Programs staff
- 12:00pm Family lunch and free time (we’ll provide a list of possibilities in the park!)
- 3:00pm Youth Activities with Staff; Parent/adult free time
- 5:30pm Community Dinner (provided by PYM)
- Following dinner . . . Campfire and All Together fellowship (more s’mores!)
Sunday, October 2:
- 7-9:00am Rise and Shine! Families breakfast together.
- 10:00am World Quaker Day all ages worship and activity (“Becoming the Quakers the World Needs”)
- 11:00am Group Outdoor Activity
- 12:00 pm Family lunch and pack up
- Departure by 2:00pm
Things to Do at Gifford Pinchot State Park:
- There’s a playground, volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits.
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Hiking Trails!
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Experience Pinchot Lake.
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Enjoy a round of disc golf with friends at one of two 18-hole courses.
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Check out the diabase boulders and rock outcrops throughout the park that make for picturesque lake scenes or spots for quiet solitude.
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Pinchot Lake offers 340 acres of “Big Bass” waters to challenge even the most experienced angler, or plentiful bluegills to delight even the youngest angler with a fishing pole.
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Enjoy a night under the stars in the campground with friends!
- Campfires and S’mores!
This event’s location is ADA accessible. If you need accommodation to participate in park activities, please let PYM staff know.
Images: Pixabay.com and www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/GiffordPinchotStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
