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Camp Pico Blanco is the Official Scout Camp of the Monterey Bay Area Council
 Camp
Pico Blanco is located in the Big Sur Coast area of Central California,
just 12 miles south of Carmel off Highway 1 and inland 13 miles on Palo
Colorado Road. The camp is situated on over 800 acres along the North
Fork of the Little Sur River and is surrounded by the Los Padres
National Forest and bordered by the Ventana Wilderness area. Owned
by the Monterey Bay Area Council, BSA, the camp was purchased in 1948
from the William Randolph Hearst Family. The camp offers Scouting
skills program areas, nature and adventure trails throughout the camp.
Many adventures await discovery by Scouts and leaders alike as they
share this unique natural environment. Resident Camps,
Staff Trainings, Scouters' Retreats, Mountain Man Rendezvous, and Eagle
Requirement Camp are among the events held here annually. Before
you go to camp, certain promotional and informational data should be
shared with the Scouts and parents in your unit. This orientation is
important to keep everyone informed, excited and prepared for the week
ahead. Boys need to know what to bring; patrols need to sharpen skills
for the inter-patrol competitions, troop leaders need to plan for
advancement and activity goals set by the Council and parents need to
know how much camp costs, when it will be and have emergency contact
information. If you have a question that is not answered on this
web site, please call the Council Office at (831) 422-5338 |
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Directions to Camp Pico Blanco:
From Santa Cruz and points north:
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Take Highway 1 south past Carmel.
- Turn left on Palo Colorado Road and travel in on a dirt
road for about 13 miles.
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It's a bumpy, one-lane, dirt road, so
allow one hour from the Highway turnoff.
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 The Waterfront:
Swimming, snorkeling, canoeing, rowing, lifesaving, Scout lifeguard, the mile
swim, Polar Bear Award, and our new King Penguin award are all taught at the
waterfront. The waterfront is available daily for recreational swimming, rowing
and canoeing as well as instructional merit badge time. Don't know how to
swim? Our competent waterfront staff will give you lessons.
 The Rifle Range:
Shotgun, Rifles and Black Powder Rifle are open and available daily. Equipment
and instruction in shotgun, black powder rifle, and rifle shooting are available
for your Scouts while at camp. You can arrange for a troop shoot through the
Shooting Sports Director. Black Powder Rifle Shooting will be available on
Wednesday afternoon during the free time period listed in the daily camp
schedule. BB Gun Safety is available during Cub Resident Camp.
Please Note: Shotgun and black powder rifle shooting are restricted to
youth age 14 and above, provided they are physically strong enough to manage the
weight of the guns used. A FIREARMS CONSENT FORM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL
YOUTH.
 The Archery Range:
Available for instruction or recreational shooting, the archery merit badge is
also offered. Organize a troop shoot by contacting the Archery Range Master.
 Handicraft:
Our handicraft lodge and staff are waiting for you with lots of
great recreational and merit badge opportunities. Leatherwork,
basketry, wood carving, Indian lore and more are all available for
your scouts.
 Nature Lodge:
What better place to experience nature first hand than in the
beautiful redwood
groves and oak and fir forests that abound at Camp Pico Blanco. Merit badges
offered include environmental science, fish and wildlife management, soil and
water conservation, geology, forestry, reptile study, mammal study, nature,
astronomy, weather and oceanography.
 Scout craft:
Our Scout craft area is the home of many exciting, challenging and required
merit badges such as: Cooking, Orienteering, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid,
Camping, Backpacking, Wilderness Survival, Personal Fitness, Firemen Chit and
Totin' Chip. Other activities that happen at the Scout craft area include
lashings, pioneering projects, the ever-popular Scoutmaster Cook-off and a knot
tying relay race.
 The Skills Patrol:
The Skills Patrol is a first time camper program for
younger scouts. It is designed to work with Tenderfoot, Second Class and First
Class Scouts. Scouts will attend the skills patrol program from 8:30 AM to
10:45 AM. activities have been developed to teach skills related to each rank
advancement stated above. Camp counselors will work with boys in a Patrol
setting. Each patrol will function separately with their own Troop Guide. There
will be an overnight hike that all participants will take part in, so scouts in
this program will need to bring a backpack, ground cloth, sleeping bag, and
anything else they will need for an overnighter. We will need adult leaders in
camp to help supervise the overnight hike. Please Note: This
program is not intended to make boys First Class during one week at camp. It is
intended to supplement the troop skills development training.
The C.O.P.E. Course - (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)
The COPE program is designed to enhance the Scouting experience and promote
Scouting values and objectives among its participants with fun and challenging
activities. The COPE experience consists of initiative games, trust events,
low-course activities, and high course activities. The COPE course is available
all weeks of camp for Scouts and Scouters as well. High course events are
restricted to participants age 13 (Jan. 1st) or boys having completed the 7th
grade. Plan a Troop C.O.P.E. event while you're at Pico Blanco! Please Note: A parent permission slip signed by
BOTH PARENTS is
absolutely required for participation in C.O.P.E.
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Camp Construction:
Welcome to the Image Gallery of
the current constriction at Pico Blanco. The construction that has been taking
place at our Camp will help create a long lasting future for our youth to
enjoy. If you want to experience it first hand, contact the Monterey Bay Area
Council for summer camp openings.
Photos and Graphic Design © Jeff Woolery,
provided by and used with permission.
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Project Name: |
Hayward Lodge |
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Owner: |
Pico Blanco Scout Reservation - Monterey Bay
Area Council |
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Location: |
Pico Blanco Scout Reservation |
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Type: |
Dinning Lodge: 10,000 sf. Wood Frame |
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Use: |
Scout Dinning Center and Camp Fire Protection |
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Date of Const.: |
Currently Under Construction |
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Project Manager: |
Monterey Bay Area Council Executive Board and
Mill Construction |
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Architect: |
Kasavan Architects |
The
Hayward Lodge grants the Scouts that camp at Pico Blanco
a place of protection from the elements. With a
four season roof the building can survive the elements
of the Big Sur area. Moreover, the space inside
welcomes in many visitors and Scouters to use, may it be
for a meal, meeting by a nice big fireplace or just
Scouts having fun this addition is one of many to come.
Work
that needs your help: The Fireplace, the Inside
decor and flooring are still unfinished to date.
Also, the attached Kitchen is looking for interested
parties whom might want to be major contributors to the
reconstruction of the project yet to be started. |
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Photos and Graphic Design © Jeff Woolery,
provided by and used with permission.
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Project Name: |
WaterFront Fish Ladder |
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Owner: |
Pico Blanco Scout Reservation - Monterey Bay
Area Council |
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Location: |
Pico Blanco Scout Reservation |
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Type: |
Concrete and PVC Piping to promote the movement
of endangered fish |
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Use: |
Ladder for Steal-Head Fish to swim up stream |
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Date of Const.: |
Summer 2006 |
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Project Manager: |
Monterey Bay Area Council Executive Board and
Don Chapin |
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Architect: |
Chapin Construction |
In
the year 2006 Monterey Bay Area Council was driven to
install an fish ladder for an endangered fish called the
steel head. With the shoring up and expanding of
the current dam that has been in the camp for the summer
water front program since the late 1950's there was a
discovery that the underneath portion of the dam was
heavily eroded.
Even
though the government had a hand in the construction of
the ladder the juxtaposition of the dams fate could have
been much more grim should nothing of happened.
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