Date: Sun Sep 13, 10:00 AM CDT - Sun Sep 13, 12:00 PM CDT
Category:
- Healthy Living,
- Outdoor,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Brownies,
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
Come explore beautiful Lake Brownwood by kayak. Learn the basics of kayaking, including safety guidelines, basic paddling strokes, and how to navigate calm waters.
Bring a full water bottle..." to say: Bring a full water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, a sun hat, and energy snacks (if desired). Wear quick-drying clothing that can get wet and water shoes or old sneakers. Life jackets will be provided; bring your own if you prefer. We strongly encourage a parent or caregiver to register and participate with all Brownies.
State Park entrance fees are $5 per day per person age 13+. Children 12 and under are free. To make camping or day pass reservations, please visit: https://texasstateparks.reserveamerica.com/.
Lake Brownwood State Park has six miles of trails. Other park activities include swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, camping, picnicking, bird and nature watching, and geocaching. Junior Ranger activity packs are available to borrow at the park office.
Thank you to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department: This adventure is made possible by a Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Girl Scouts of Central Texas is deeply appreciative of this partnership, which makes our Texas Explorers program possible and empowers our Girl Scouts to develop advanced outdoor skills while exploring the incredible diversity of Texas State Parks. Together, we are cultivating the next generation of outdoor leaders and adventurers who will serve as the future stewards of our Texas lands. As a condition of this funding, GSCTX is required to collect demographic information for all participants. This data is shared with the grant funder in an anonymized and aggregated format only. It will not be tied to the participant's name or personal identity.
Location: Lake Brownwood State Park, Brownwood
Supervision level: This is NOT A DROP OFF EVENT. Adults are required to remain with their youth participants. Girl Scout volunteers bringing their troop must follow all Safety Activity Checkpoints. Adults wishing to participate must register and pay. Only those registered will be able to participate. Non participating adults are encouraged to bring a quiet activity for themselves.
Special instructions: All participants at this aquatic event will be required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (PFD/lifejacket) at all times due to the requirements of Safety Activity Checkpoints for this activity. However, swim assessments are required every year for youth and adults participating in any type of Girl Scout aquatic activities including, but not limited to, pool activities, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, etc. All participants at a swimming/aquatic event without a completed swim assessment should be assumed to be a non-swimmer and must always wear a Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (life jacket/PFD). See Safety Activity Checkpoints for details. Swim assessment paperwork should be retained by the troop leader and caregiver. Safety-wise adults should ensure that swimmers remain in aquatic situations appropriate to their swimming ability.
Badge/Patch: Fun patch will be given out at the event
Required paperwork: Please complete the following sections of the Council Event Health and Permission Forms, print, and bring with you to the event: Section A
Contact for registration questions: customercare@gsctx.org
Several days prior to the event, you will receive a final confirmation email from our Girl Scout experience team with any additional information you need. If you do not receive this email, please contact customercare@gsctx.org. Please make sure that @gsctx.org is on your approved senders list to prevent these emails from going to spam.
Internal code: COFSA
