JSSD Camping Trip 2011
2 nights/3 Day Camping Trip to Camp Cedar Falls
Date: Sep 16th 2011 to Sep 18th 2011
Place: Camp Cedar Falls, 39850 HWY 38, Angelus Oaks, CA - 92305,
Tel. (909) 794-2911.
Adults: $80
Child: $50 (Age: 5 - 12)
Child: $25 (Age: 2 - 5)
To reserve a spot, Email: narendrasheth@jivdaya.org
Camping Preparations Checklist
Personal items:
- Layered clothes, sweater or jacket. Slippers, towel, napkins.
- Pillow, bed sheets and blankets.
- Tooth brush, paste, soap, body lotion, sun-protection, mosquito repellent, first aid kits.
- Chairs to sit around. Walking/hiking shoes and water bottles.
- Flashlight with fresh cells. Cell phone and charger.
- Music. Dandiya and attire for Raas-Garba. Camera for memories. Books to read.
- Play items: Frisbee, basketball, volleyball, cricket, etc outdoor; cards, board games, etc indoor.
- If you have a baby, bring a small electric stove and a pot/pan to warm up the milk.
- Cabins are basic with bunk mattresses, light, electric outlets for small appliances, and a heater. You may bring a portable electric heater, extension cord, etc just in case.
- The cabin doors don’t lock, so keep your valuables in the car. Or better, leave them at home!
- Expected temperature range for Angelus Oaks, 92305: Night 50, day 75. Sunrise 5:30 am, sunset 8:00 pm. Check weather.com for updates.
- Gates close at 11 pm. But there is a very long driveway downhill from the gate, very difficult to find in dark. Plan on being there by 8:00 pm, and join us for games in Nature Center.
- Only Verizon and AT&T cell phones have any reception in these mountains. Most others don’t.
- No smoking, drugs, alcohol etc permitted by campsite. This is a church site.
Food:
Friday: You are on your own. If you want to eat on your way up there, there are a few good food places right after exiting freeway and about 45 minutes to the campground. Look for Souplantation (salad bar and soup) at 228 W Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino (909-381-4772). Or Macaroni Grill (Italian) and Tortilla’s (Mexican) in Target shopping center, corner of Alabama and Lugonia. Or Uncle Howie’s Pizza (909-798-4068) at 800 E Lugonia Ave, between Church and University for vegetarian pizza.
Special needs: Participants with special needs will have to make their own arrangements for food items like Thepla, food for children, etc.
Coming late or leaving early? If you are coming late on Saturday morning, or if you are leaving early on Sunday, please let me know by Thursday. I will tell the campground kitchen to cook less accordingly. Wasting food is not our way of life. The cafeteria has no good use for extra food!A note about cafeteria hours: We will be served our meals 30 minutes ahead of other general groups. So while the others get their breakfast at 8:30, we will get ours at 8:00. Same way for lunch and dinner. So don’t be late at the cafeteria!
Raas-Garba Night:
If you have dandias, bring them. Also bring appropriate Indian clothes for playing Raas-Garba on Saturday night to live music by Pareshbhai, like what we wear in Navratri Garba. And it is more fun too… If you have extra dandiya, please bring them to loan others who don’t have any.
Important:
Bring good attitude, lots of cooperation, and a desire to share fun. Treat everyone as part of a big family in our group. Help everyone, even the people in other groups. We are ambassadors of India to outsiders. Participate in all activities that you can. However, some hiking trails are steep, so take them only if you are in good health. Don’t overdo anything. The nearest medical facility is miles away!
Schedule
Friday
4-8 pm Arrival and unloading. Set up your bed/cabin.
8-11 pm Get-together in Nature Center for activities and games.
Saturday
7:00 am Snacks near cabins
8:00 am Breakfast in Cafeteria. Come early by a few minutes.
9:30 am Hike, walk.
10:30 pm Games, Freshen up shower time
12:30 pm Lunch in Cafeteria. Come early by a few minutes.
2 pm Rest
3 pm Games
6:00 pm Dinner in Cafeteria.
8 pm Music by Paresh Shah in Nature Center Hall. Sugam Sangieet-Garba-Raas-Bhangra.
Sunday
7:00 am Snacks near cabins
8:00 am Breakfast in Cafeteria. Come early by a few minutes.
9:30 am Hike, walk.
10:30 pm Games, Freshen up shower time
12:30 pm Lunch in Cafeteria. Come early by a few minutes.
2 pm Start cleaning up and packing for check out by 2:30 pm.
For more information, campground policies, directions, etc, visit website: www.CampCedarFalls.net.
How to Get There, etc.
Address:
Camp Cedar Falls. 39850 Hwy 38, Angelus Oaks, CA 92305 (San Bernardino mountains).
Tel. (909) 794-2911.
Getting there:
- 2 to 2.5 hours from San Diego, depending on where you started from.
- Traveling in a group of cars and getting there during daylight is recommended.
- Some cell phones do not work in these mountains. Let some other participant know when you are planning to be at the camp. Be extra cautious if conditions in the mountains are foggy or raining.
- Camp gates will close at 11 PM.
Directions from San Diego. Read before you start.
- I-15N
- I-215N, be careful to stay on 215 at junctions of 60 and 91
- I-10E, go 5 miles east from I-215
- Exit on Alabama, turn left, go two blocks.
- Right on Lugonia Ave., Reset trip meter, camp is about 28 miles and takes 50 minutes.
- Continue on Lugonia, which becomes Mentone and Mill Creek and then Hwy-38.
- Caution: After about 20 miles (30 mnts.) from Alabama exit, Hwy-38 turns sharp left at junction of “Forest Falls”. Continue left on Hwy-38 towards “Angelus Oaks” and “Barton Flats”. You are only 8 miles away to the camp.
- Pay attention: After 5 more miles pass “The Oak Restaurant” on left.
- Exactly after 3.0 more miles on Hwy-38 from “The Oak Restaurant” watch on left for Camp Cedar Falls entrance. (You have gone 3 miles too far, if passed Barton Flats visitor center.)
- Very slowly drive down the hill to the camp office and lodge building.
- Follow the campus map to drive down to “Broadleaf” and “Evergreens” area.
Not all activities are for everybody.
Please keep good attitude, cooperate and share simple fun.
Keep the facilities clean and respect rules.
Help each other, the group and other campers.
Simple needs and nature loving may enjoy the most.
