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For Cadette/Senior
Girl Scouts, ages twelve and up, we
offer......
The Laurel Caverns Speleology IIP
This program may begin at either 9:15 AM
or 2:00 PM and offers four divisions
which conform to the general divisions
for all Girl Scout Interest Project
Patch Programs. They are: Skill
Building, Service Project, Technology,
and Career Discussion. Though
officially recognized by several Girl
Scout Councils this is a uniquely Laurel
Caverns program and the interest project
patch given to each girl at the end of
the program has been specially made for
Laurel Caverns. The key to the
popularity of this program is that it
allows the scouts to earn a project
patch while doing cave exploring .
The caving trip permits scouts to see
over two miles of cave covering both the
undeveloped cave and a lighted portion.
The trip takes about three hours. Most
of the passages are between ten and
forty feet high. On this exploring
adventure there's much climbing over
rocks. Injuries unavoidably occur from
this kind of activity: thus, project
participants and their parents must
sign a release form.
Click
here for Lower Caving Release Form.
Instructions for preparing for this
high adventure are provided in this
form. This is the same form which must
be used if your troop decides to do just
the caving at a cost of $19.00 per
participant. The cost of the Laurel
Caverns Speleology IPP, including patch, is only
$22.00 per participant.
For all Cadette-Senior Girl Scouts we
offer....
The High Adventure Interest Project
Patch
Each class is limited to 24 participants. Programs begin at 9:15 AM and
conclude about 2:00 PM .This program
begins with a two hour review of the
knowledge requirements. After a 30
minute lunch break the remainder of the
time is spent climbing and rappelling.
All instructors for this badge have been
certified by the Boy Scouts of America
"climb on safely" program. All
equipment is supplied by Laurel Caverns
and no experience is necessary. Proper
dress involves jeans, long sleeve shirt
and shoes with a good climbing tread.
No loose fitting clothing should be worn
and long hair must be able to be secured
tightly under our helmets. A failure to
follow instructions can result in
serious injuries; thus, participants
and their parents must sign a release
form. Click
here for release form. The
patch is given at the end of the program
and included in the cost. Cost:
Participants $39 each, Observers $8
each. PLEASE NOTE: due to high
demand and limited capacity for this
badge, reservation cancellations must be
made at least two weeks prior to the
reserved date to qualify for a refund .
The Girl Scout Digging Through The
Past IPP
This three hour geology program is
offered at either 10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
and includes a one hour class, a one
hour field walk and a one hour geology
oriented cave tour. The morning program
allows for a 30 minute lunch break
though lunch is not included in the
program. Participants should dress for
the weather and wear suitable shoes.
The patch is given at the end of the
program and included in the cost. Cost:
$17 per scout and $8 per adult observer
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Tent Camping
The Laurel Caverns campground sits in
the middle of a our 435 acre geological
park and is exclusively reserved for
scouts. Amenities include modern
restrooms with coin showers, picnic
tables and fire rims . Cost: $5.00 per
person per night.
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Tour
permits
are
required
for
scout
groups
camping
in
our
campground.
Because
Laurel
Caverns
campground
is
for
scouts
only,
anyone
not
covered
by
the
tour
permit
is
not
permitted
to
camp.
Tour
permits
only
cover
scouts
and
registered
leaders;
BSA
insurance
does
not
cover
siblings
or
other
adults.
If
you
wish
to
camp
with
siblings,
please
check
the
links
at
our
website
for
the
family
campground
in
our
area. |
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Please keep in mind :
(1) Lunch is not included in any Laurel
Caverns program but arrangements can be
made by calling 724-438-2070. (2) Plan
well ahead . You do not have a
reservation until we have full payment
in advance and you have a written
confirmation.
Please be advised that our morning
programs must stay to a strict time
schedule in order for our instructors to
meet their afternoon programs and for
the scouts who are enrolled in afternoon
programs to be ready for their class.
In the High Adventure Interest
Project Program Patch, the lunch
break varies according to the
instructor's plan. In all other morning
programs, the lunch break is taken from
noon until 12:30 P.M. and there is not
enough time for a group to return to the
campground for lunch. Campers must bring
their lunches with them in the morning
or an adult may prepare them at the
campsite and bring them down to our
Visitor's Center at noon. We also have a
group lunch program that is available
for your convenience. For $5.50 with
prior reservations, we will provide our
hoagie lunch at the appropriate time.
Click here for the Cadette Senior
Reservation Form.
For Juniors Girl Scouts we offer
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The Upper Cave Explorer Badge
This three hour program includes a study
of the cave's surface conditions, a
specialized study of the lighted part of
the cave which includes cave mapping, a
class "walk down rappelling " a
spelunking adventure suitable for
Juniors, into some unlighted parts of
our cave and a Laurel Caverns Junior
Caving badge at the end of the trip. The
following release form, which explains
the spelunking activity, must be signed
by a parent for each junior, or sibling
of junior age or older, participating in
this activity.
No one under the age of nine will be
admitted to this program.
Cost: $17 per
participant
. Click
here for Upper Caving Release Form
Junior Girl Scout Adventure Sports Badge
This program takes at least three to
three and a half hours to complete.
First the scouts participate in a rock
climbing session. The scouts learn how
to prepare their bodies for Adventure
Sports through stretching and warming
up. The scouts then are suited up with
harnesses and helmets provided by Laurel
Caverns and travel into the cave to work
on one of our two in cave climbing
walls. They are guaranteed one climb on
the wall. Fewer scouts attending could
allow for more climbs. The climbing
portion takes a about an hour to an hour
and a half to complete. The next hour
will be map reading and obstacle course
session. Scouts will spend some time in
the lighted section of the cave learning
hour to read a cave map. Then they
enter one of the unlit rooms of the cave
and learn how obstacle courses can
increase their physical agility skills.
They will run an "in cave" obstacle
course. The final hour will be spent
participating in a cave exploring trip
into some of the largest rooms of the
cave.
Cost: $17.00 per participant.
Participants will be entering the dark
undeveloped portions of our cave.
Scouts and leaders are required to bring
two good sources of light.
They should wear comfortable clothes
with long sleeves and long pants and
also sturdy shoes with good tread and
ankle support. Adults and scouts
(with a parent co-signature) are
required to sign waivers for this
program. The waivers can be
downloaded from this website. It
is all indoors so weather is never a
problem.
Junior Adventure
Sports Release Form/Upper Caving Release
Form
We are using
the Upper Caving Release Form for the
Junior Adventure Sports Program
The Junior Rocks Rock (Geology )
Badge
This three hour program is offered at
either 10:00 AM or 2:00 PM and includes
a one hour class, a one hour field walk
and a one hour geology oriented cave
tour. The morning program allows for a
30 minute lunch break, though lunch is
not included in the program.
Participants should dress for the
weather and wear suitable shoes.
Participating siblings will be charged
the same as the scouts, except for
preschoolers. There is no charge for
preschoolers, but it is asked they be
excluded from the classroom part of the
program. Cost: $14 per scout or sibling
and $8 per adult observer .
Please keep in mind :
(1) Lunch is not included in any Laurel
Caverns programs but arrangements can be
made by calling 724-438-2070.
(2) Plan well ahead . You do not
have a reservation until we have full
payment in advance and you have a
written confirmation .
Click here for the Junior Girl Scout
Reservation Form.
For Brownie Troops We Offer ...
Fun Patch Program
This family oriented program combines
our one hour family tour of
Laurel Caverns with with Kavernputt,
a miniature golf game through the
largest simulated cave in the world.
Siblings are invited as participants .
At the conclusion of activities
participants receive a bat patch as a
memento of their adventure. (Many
groups add panning for gemstones
to this activity for an additional $4.00
per panner.) Cost:
Participants: $11.00 Parents: $8.00
each Pre-kindergarten: no charge
Free Picnicking
Laurel Caverns has a free picnic
area and shelter. It is available only
to groups, with reservations,
participating in our scheduled
programs.
Note: Prepayment is not required for any
program involving Brownies , but we do
need notice of your plans so that we may
be properly staffed.
For Brownie Reservations Phone
724-438-2070 |
