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Date: Fri Apr 02, 6:00 PM CDT - Sun Apr 04, 1:00 PM CDT
Category:
- Outdoor,
- Life Skills,
- Healthy Living,
- Girl Scout Traditions
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
Head outside and track down adventure at the 7th Annual Sasquatch Troop Outdoor Weekend! Bring your troop, including leaders, for a legendary weekend of outdoor skill-building, friendly competition, and Girl Scout sisterhood at Bluebonnet Shores Girl Scout Camp. Whether you're sharing outdoor survival know-how at the Expo, whipping up a feast fit for Bigfoot in the Dutch Oven Cookoff, or racing across camp to complete skills challenges, this is one campout you won't want to leave undiscovered.
Check out last year's Sasquatch photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8c4a
Outdoor Skills Expo
Set up like an outdoor science fair, each troop will host an interactive booth featuring an informational display and a hands-on activity. Topics fall under outdoor skills, outdoor art, outdoor cooking, or nature science (e.g., knot tying, fire building, navigation, or Leave No Trace). Troop members will rotate shifts so everyone gets time to present and explore. Each troop must submit three booth ideas in advance (see next steps below).
Dutch Oven Cookoff
Troops will prepare their Saturday night dinner in a Dutch oven and present one portion to our panel of judges. Trophies will be awarded for Best Dessert, Best Presentation, Best Flavor, and Most Creative. Refrigeration is available for perishables. Dinner is not provided by camp on Saturday, so please plan quantities accordingly. A limited number of cast iron Dutch ovens are available to borrow and may be requested at https://www.gsctx.org/sasquatch.
Camp Skills Adventure Race
Wrap up the weekend with a fast-paced navigation and skill-building race around camp. Participants will divide into Junior and CSA teams to tackle trivia, outdoor skills stations, and team-building games. Awards will be presented to the top three finishing teams.
Meals & Logistics
Camp provides Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast, and a closing celebration cake. Troops provide their own Saturday dinner via the cookoff. Troop leaders, please confirm all dietary restrictions and allergies in advance. Camp can only provide for vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, and regular diets. If you have any other special dietary needs, you should plan to bring your own food.
Next Steps and Need-to-Know Info:
- Each troop must submit three ideas for the Outdoor Skills Expo. Your troop will be assigned one of the topics to prevent duplicate booths. Complete the form at https://www.gsctx.org/sasquatch as soon as possible after registering.
- Lodging will be assigned. Troop leaders will be notified of lodging details two weeks before the event. Adult male chaperones will have separate lodging. Troops will be sharing lodging with other Girl Scouts and adults.
- Sasquatch T-shirts are available for purchase when registering. Register by March 1 to guarantee your size, as on-site sales and sizes may be very limited.
- All troops must submit an Activity and Travel Application (ATA) by March 5, 2027.
- Ensure your troop/group has a First Aider and an adult trained in Let's Go 1 and 2 (required).
Spots are limited. To allow the most Girl Scout youth participants to attend, please limit adult registration to required safety-wise adults. Information is available beginning on page 9 of Safety Activity Checkpoint Guidelines. https://www.gsctx.org/content/dam/gsctx-redesign/documents/members/for-volunteers/troop-management/Safety_Activity_Checkpoints.pdf
Tentative Schedule
Friday
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Check-in and arrival
7:30 PM: Evening welcome activities in the Dining Hall
Saturday
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Outdoor Skills Expo
12:30 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Open camp activities
4:30 PM: Dutch Oven Cookoff prep and judging (troop dinner)
7:30 PM: Traditional campfire with s'mores, songs, and skits
Sunday
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Outdoor skills adventure race
11:30 AM: Awards presentation and cake
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Camp kapers and check-out
Location: Bluebonnet Shores Girl Scout Camp, Belton
Supervision level: This is a troop level event. Each troop must have the correct number of safety wise adults and is responsible for having the correct paperwork with them. Youth attending without a troop must have an adult present. Adults should register into one of the adult spots. All adults accompanying a troop to the event are required to be a registered Girl Scout adult member, have a current/eligible criminal background check (CBC), and have completed GSCTX youth protection training.
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.
