29 January 2023 — Registration for summer 2023 Scouts BSA programs is now open! Visit campworkcoeman.org/2023 for full details. Additional info will be added in the coming weeks.
4 December 2022 — A variety of day and weekend Scouting programs are planned for this winter and spring at Camp Workcoeman. These activities include both Scouts BSA and Cub Scout events as well as adult Scouter training opportunities.
The Charter Oak District Klondike Derby is a “traditional” derby, tests all the skills a Scout is learning, and is unique in Connecticut. The purpose of the Klondike Derby is to develop patrol teamwork through an intensive orienteering and camping competition. Patrols pull Alaskan type sledges containing all their equipment to stations or “town” located in the woods. The patrols are required to plot course headings and directions to locate specific towns in a given order. They must then choose how best to get to them. Patrols will earn points based on total elapsed course time a patrol requires to reach five Klondike towns (stations), and the total number of nuggets awarded to the patrol by the mayor of each town for skills demonstrated.
We will run both a day and overnight course this year. The day course is a one-day event for patrols without winter tent camping experience and those patrols with fewer map and compass skills. The overnight course is for patrols experienced in orienteering skills and familiar with winter tent camping.
Webelos dens are invited to participate in the Day Course. Webelos cannot compete or be placed in Scouts BSA patrols.
See the Leader Guide (below) for full event details (including information on the required preparation meeting).
Time: Starting times will be 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 10:00 AM on Saturday. The Day Course finishes at 3:30 PM on Saturday while the Overnight Course ends at 11:30 AM on Sunday.
Fee: $10 per Scout
Contact: Ted Sanford, [email protected]
2023 Charter Oak District Klondike Derby Leader Guide Register for Charter Oak District Klondike Derby
This is an outdoor winter carnival for Cub Scouts, Webelos, and their families. Scouts will rotate through a series of activities with other Scouts from their pack based around winter fun in the outdoors. Programs may include sledding, snowman building, ice fishing, and more.
Check-in starts at 9:30 AM, with closing at 3:30 PM. All participants must come dressed appropriately for the weather. Participating Scouts will receive a commemorative patch. Lunch will be provided.
Cost: $15 per person (set up registrations for Scouts, adults, and siblings)
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
This program is designed to enable Cub Scout and Webelos to learn and practice outdoor skills related to their rank requirements during a competition with other dens and packs from the surrounding area.
This event is themed after the ‘Wild West,’ where each den is encouraged to bring a wagon to carry supplies needed for each activity. In addition to the derby itself, this weekend program will include two nights of camping; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday; a Saturday night campfire; and a ‘Special Program.’ A program guide will be released beforehand, and a commemorative patch will be presented to all Scouts in attendance.
Check-in starts at 6:00 PM Friday, with departure at 9:00 AM Sunday.
Cost: $35 per Scout, $15 per adult
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
Camp Workcoeman is located in the hills of northwest Connecticut in scenic New Hartford and Barkhamsted. The camp consists of approximately 427 acres on the shore of beautiful West Hill Pond, possibly the cleanest in Connecticut.
Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest continuously operated Scout camps in the country. For 99 years, thousands of Scouts and Scouters have had unforgettable Scouting experiences at Camp Workcoeman. This fine tradition of Scouting continues today.