Camp Cody!

July 2026 – Cody Work Weekend

 Through the weekend of the 18th and 19th of July, 42 scouts and their families from troop 1 went up to Camp Cody. Work Weekend is where scouts and families go to Camp Cody and unload the lodges and start to set up camp. There were significantly more scouts at this work weekend than in previous years, Many hands make light work. Food was made by the kitchen staff in Hetherington Lodge.Camp Cody 2026

Camp Cody 2026 was held during the week of July 26, starting the 25th and ending August 2nd. The weather was sunny with almost no clouds all week long, the nights got cooler as the week went on however. 105 scouts and 40 adults were scheduled to attend, which included parts of troop 1, 49, 78, 363, 1601, and 2020.

On Saturday scouts arrived at the parking lot at 8 am. They hiked in by patrols with their patrol hosts. Immediately when they got into camp they headed for the waterfront to take their swim test. After the swim test patrol hosts took their patrols for the camp tour, showing the hand washing station, the bloops (bathrooms), and eventually taking them up to their campsite. At 11:45 lunch was served and afterward scouts started classes with an afternoon half period schedule. Dinner was 5:45pm and afterward was the first camp fire of the week hosted by CK. Scouts woke up on Sunday after their first night in camp. After morning assembly and breakfast scouts went off to first, second, and patrol periods. Patrol period is a time when patrols go up to their campsites and in the patrol method, make camp gadgets and clean up the area for patrol

points. After lunch scouts went to third, fourth, and fifth periods. At dinner the first Kangaroo court of the week took place. After dinner instead of camp fire scouts hiked up to chapel rock hosted by CK and Mr. Domek. After chapel rock scouts hiked back down for dessert under the dining fly and then hiked up to their campsites for the night. Monday and Tuesday went by smoothly with normal class schedule, Tuesday after campfire a movie was played before scouts went up to bed. 

On Wednesday scouts woke up bright and early, packed their bags, and went to breakfast before heading off to their overnight hike. Scouts got to choose between 8 hikes which included Cody Meadows for pioneers, wilderness survival, Round lake, Lyons lake, Tamarack, Dardanelles 1, Twin lakes, and Pyramid Peak. Scouts came back from their overnight hikes Thursday afternoon, after cleaning off in the lake scouts were offered candy or a Shasta. After a lot of free time, dinner, and campfire, scouts headed up to their campsites for bed. Friday was the last day of normal schedule and, after dinner, scouts watched Team Rock play Team H2O (climbing merit badge vs waterfront). Team H2O won the volleyball game. The last day of the week long was presented by the JO’s during campfire.

 Scouts woke up on the second Saturday of camp and after breakfast, and had morning half periods where scouts and merit badge counselors filled out Bluecards. After lunch families started to arrive for family day. Cody Water Olympics events included swimming relay, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, canoeing, and sailing. Viking patrol of troop 2020 won 2026 Cody Water Olympics. Scouts were then sent up to their campsites to start packing up to leave camp the next day. During dinner Ethan Palmrose/JCD/Judge of kangaroo court was thrown into Cody lake in part of kangaroo court that last night. In the final camp fire of the week every patrol performed one skit and scouts were recognized for merit badges, water based awards, cody strips, and other awards. Finally scouts headed up to their campsites for their final night at Cody. On the morning of Sunday the 2nd, scouts and parents had continental breakfast and started working to take down camp. Ethan dismissed camp before noon and Camp Cody 2026 patches were handed out. Best Camp Cody ever!