Wolf River Adventures

Frequently Asked Questions

Think you've seen it all? Done it all? Looking for excitement? Looking for a challenge? Bear Paw and Gardner Dam Scout Camps have combined to offer seven different weeks of fantastic summer camp High Adventure for you in 2009! 

Four different treks have been carefully selected and planned to give the older youth in your unit everything they're looking for. and more! Here are the options that are available each week:

Door County Adventures:
This exciting high adventure trek utilizes Door County, our very own "Cape Cod of the Midwest". After some training and a practice run on a lake near Gardner Dam, your crew will be transported to Jax Camp, a Bay-Lakes Council property near Sturgeon Bay, where you will base camp for a week of sea kayaking and sailing (optional) on the waters of Green Bay, as well as bike touring on the trails and byways of Door County. You'll also get some free time to play tourist!

Voyageur Canoe Adventures:
The canoe routes that you will paddle are the very same ones used by Native American Indians, French-Canadian Voyageurs, trappers and hunters in the old Northwest territories. This trek will take you to the beautiful and wild Flambeau River in north central Wisconsin.

Rated one of the best paddling rivers in the Midwest, the Flambeau offers flat water, as well as some challenging Class I and Class II rapids and terrific scenery, as you paddle and camp in the Flambeau River State Forest.

Whitewater Adventures:
You can't ask for any better whitewater kayaking opportunities than what we have right here in northeast Wisconsin. This high adventure trek will put you in river kayaks on the Wolf and Red Rivers, just to name a few. Your crew will base camp at Gardner Dam and hit a different river each day with challenges for all abilities. When you're not on the water, participants will get a taste of sailing, black powder rifle, climbing and rappelling at Bear Paw Scout Camp. We also have an advanced level week.
 

Northwoods Adventures:
This fantastic high adventure program has something for everyone. Utilizing opportunities at both Bear Paw and Gardner Dam Scout Camps, participants will have the opportunity to participate in COPE, rock climbing & rappelling, black powder rifle, lake kayaking, sailing, snorkeling and an overnight bike trek. You will camp for two nights at Gardner Dam Scout Camp and then travel to Bear Paw Scout Camp where you will camp for two nights at our hidden jewel of a campsite at Explorer Point.

You will also bike through the Nicolet forest and with an overnight stop at beautiful Boulder Lake.

Who may participate?
Any registered Venturer or Boy Scout age 14 or older. Adults are also needed to help satisfy two-deep leadership requirements. Open to Scouts whose units are camped at either Bear Paw or Gardner Dam, or participants or units may sign up only for high adventure.


Prior Participant Wolf River Adventures

High Adventure Programs 2009

OKPIK An outdoor winter camping adventure…Okpik is a program that will teach youth and their leaders skills in winter camping techniques. This program is scheduled in two parts:   January 10 & 23-25, 2009	Spring/Fall Whitewater Whitewater kayaking on the Wolf River will be held at Gardner Dam Scout Camp. All equipment, food, lodging, adult supervision and instruction is provided for these weekend events. We will also utilize other camp facilities to round out the weekend, plus time for movies, campfires and relaxing with your friends. May 29-31, Jun 5-7, Sep 4-6, Sep 18-20
Arctic Adventure These winter adventures will be held on 2 weekends this year. See the northern wilderness that is explored and seen by few. Cabin lodging, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, cold weather camping and shelter building. January 16-18 & February 20-22, 2009	Touring & Mountain Biking Weekly from May through August in the Fox Valley. Rides begin at 6:00 pm and end by 8:30 pm, depending on distance & amount of daylight. 1hr rides in May, 2hr mid-summer and 1.5hr in August. Mountain Biking Day includes lunch, equipment & supervision on October 10. May 5, 19, 26,  June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28,  Aug 4, 11, 18, 25
Winter Amidships Competitive winter games, dinner & dance. Open to Venturing Crews, Career Explorers, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts. Held at Marian University in Fond du Lac. February 28, 2009	Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree State-wide coordinated Encampment for Boy Scouts, Venturers & Webelos from Wisconsin, Michigan & parts of Northern Illinois Councils held at the Experimental Aircraft Association Grounds in Oshkosh, WI.     www.glcj.org September 25-27, 2009
Kayak Rolling The kayak rolling program has been a huge success! This is a great way to have some fun and to learn to roll up your boat when it is upside down. Warm and wet at the Appleton YMCA. Come as many times as you want. 12:00-2:00 PM Sundays. February 1,8,15,22 & March 1,8,15,22,29	Bay Jammer Don’t miss this exciting weekend activity full of games, events, activities, dancing and celebrations! Crews from all over the Midwest. Don’t miss this event. Great Lakes Memorial Park, Menominee, MI.   July 17-19, 2009
Venturing Provisional Camp This program is for youth that can’t attend a high adventure program with their crew/troop or for someone that wants a little bit more adventure. You may choose to participate in one of the four new Summer Camp High Adventures. Adult Leadership is provided for this program. June 28-July 4 2009, Gardner Dam Camp	Kodiak Kodiak is a high adventure based leadership trek for participants aged 16-21. Experience this unique and comprehensive leadership training while participating in a Northwoods Adventure. July 5-11, 2009