NCAP
Short-term Adventures List
National Camp Accreditation Program Committee, 2023 National Camp Accreditation Program Standards.
Unit activities. A unit activity is subject to the Guide to Safe Scouting in lieu of the National Camp Standards even if located at a camp property. The council must continue to meet any standards applicable to the camp property and the unit must comply with council policies that implement the standards.
The sites listed on this page, unless specifically identified, are not Council Camps. These are locations that Charter Partners and Unit Leaders have determined where they perform unit level training in the performance of Scouting advancement and adventures. This list is put together by unit leaders to help fellow unit leaders understand where experienced wilderness locations and expectations are available. These sites are places of “Unit Activities” under the NCAP 2023 Standards. Emergency medical for most of these locations requires the responsible adult(s) on that activity to hold Introduction to Outdoor Leadership current certificates, First Aid current certificate, and/or current Wilderness First Aid training certificate.
Aquatics, Hiking, Wilderness, and weapons activities performed at the unit level require additional requirements appropriate for that activity to be filed with the Council and the District Executive responsible to that unit.
The NCAP Site Appraisal Form BSA 430-094 shall be completed and held with the District Executive prior to the adventure to ensure awareness of an open wilderness activity for the unit identified is planned to take place at the location identified should there be an emergency during that activity.
A short-term camp is one to three nights. The question arises of how to distinguish them when the camp is repeated. The answer is that the total number of nights of the program using essentially the same leadership and staff and within less than five days of each are counted to determine program length.
Short-term camps shall be assessed by the short-term camp administrator using the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration.
Short-term camps and day camps. Completion of the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration is required and the file retained at the Council Service Center for review by the national NCAP committee when requested.
During the council NCAP program administration assessment, the lead council assessor will review the council’s self-assessment plan to verify that all day camps were properly assessed and that all short-term camps were assessed by the short-term camp administrator and the NCAP Site Appraisal Form and the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration forms were completed.
When the camp health officer is unavailable, another adult at least 18 years of age with a current and appropriate level of first-aid training (see standard above) is available, or emergency coverage is available within 10 minutes, as provided in the standard.
For camps that do not have a base camp but operate solely in a trek environment, the camp health officer does not need to live on-site but must be on call at all times. The on-trek medical support is provided by trek staff and participant training as provided in standards PS-218.B and SQ-410.D. Reasonable provision should be made for trek staff to contact the camp health officer in case of need.
NCAP Standards: https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-NCAP-Replacement-pages-to-convert-2022-NCAP-Standards-to-2023-NCAP-Standards-v2-1.pdf
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Council Camps |
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Scout Camp: Baldwin Cub Camp: Butte Creek Scout Camp: Bonaparte Scout Camp: Clark Scout Camp: Cooper Cub Camp: Cowles Scout Camp: Easton Cub Camp: Edward Scout Camp: Fife Scout Camp: Fire Mountain Scout Camp: Grizzly Cub Camp: Ireland Cub Camp: Lewis Scout Camp: MeriWether Scout Camp: Parsons Scout Camp: Pigott Scout Camp: Pioneer Scout Camp: Royce Finel Scout Camp: Scout-A-Vista Scout Camp: Sheppard Scout Camp: Thunderbird Unit Property: Fred Lewis Scout Cabin
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National Park |
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North Cascades: Newhalem Creek Olympic: Queets Olympic: Dungeness Trail, Camp Handy, Home Lake, Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Wilderness, Royal Basin, Tubal Cain Trail
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State Parks |
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Alta Lake Anderson Lake Battle Ground Lake Bay View Beacon Rock Belfair Birch Bay Blake Island Bogachiel Bridgeport Camano Island Dash Point Deception Pass Fort Flagler Grayland Beach Kopachuck Lake Chelan Lewis & Clark Millersylvania |
Many of these locations are more than 1 hour emergency
medical response. DNR notification encouraged. List of when to bring the Discovery Pass.
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Area |
Site |
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Clallam |
Bear Creek |
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Clallam |
Lyre River |
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Clallam |
Sadie Creek |
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Clark |
Rock Creek (Yacolt) |
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Cowlitz |
Cold Creek |
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Cowlitz |
Merrill Lake |
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Grant |
Beverly Dunes |
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Grays Harbor |
Porter Creek |
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Jefferson |
Coppermine Bottom |
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Jefferson |
Cottonwood |
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Jefferson |
Hoh Oxbow |
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Jefferson |
Minnie Peterson |
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Jefferson |
South Fork Hoh |
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Jefferson |
Upper Clearwater |
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Jefferson |
Yahoo Lake |
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Kitsap |
Green Mountain Horse Camp |
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Kittitas |
29 Pines |
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Kittitas |
Elk Heights |
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Kittitas |
Indian Camp |
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Kittitas |
Naneum Ridge State Forest |
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Kittitas |
Teanaway Camp |
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Skamania |
Buck Creek |
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Lewis |
Bruni’s Snow Bowl Hut |
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Lewis |
High Hut |
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Lewis |
Winston Creek |
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Lewis |
Yurt |
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Mason |
Aldrich Lake |
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Mason |
Elfendahl Pass Staging Area |
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Mason |
Kammenga Canyon |
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Mason |
Camp Spilman |
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Mason |
Tahuya River Horse Camp |
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Okanogan |
Chopaka Lake |
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Okanogan |
Cold Springs |
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Okanogan |
Leader Lake |
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Okanogan |
Loomis State Forest |
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Okanogan |
Loup Loup State Forest |
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Okanogan |
North Fork Nine Mile |
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Okanogan |
Palmer Lake |
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Okanogan |
Rock Creek (Loup Loup) |
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Okanogan |
Rock Lakes |
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Okanogan |
Sportsman’s Camp |
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Okanogan |
Toats Coulee |
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Area |
Site |
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Pacific |
Snag Lake |
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Pacific |
Tunerville |
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Pacific |
Western Lake |
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Pend Oreille |
Skookum Creek |
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Pierce |
Copper Creek Hut |
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Pierce Reservations |
Elbe Hills ORV |
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Pierce Reservations |
Sahara Creek Camp |
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San Juan |
Griffin Bay |
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San Juan |
Point Doughty |
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Skagit |
Cypress Head |
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Skagit |
Les Hilde |
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Skagit |
Lily Lake |
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Skagit |
Lizard Lake |
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Skagit |
Pelican Beach |
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Skamania |
Dougan Falls Creek |
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Snohomish |
Beaver Plant Lake |
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Snohomish |
Big Greider Lake |
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Snohomish |
Cutthroat Lakes |
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Snohomish |
Little Greider Lake |
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Snohomish |
Lower Ashland Lake |
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Snohomish |
Upper Ashland Lake |
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Spokane |
Dragoon Creek |
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Stevens |
Douglas Falls Grange Park |
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Stevens |
Flodelle Creek |
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Stevens |
Rocky Lake |
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Stevens |
Sheep Creek |
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Stevens |
Sherry Creek |
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Stevens |
Starvation Lake |
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Thurston |
Fall Creek |
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Thurston |
Margaret McKenny |
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Thurston |
Middle Waddell |
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Whatcom |
Lummi Island |
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Yakima |
Ahtanum Camp |
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Yakima |
Ahtanum Meadows |
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Yakima |
Ahtanum State Forest |
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Yakima |
BBQ Flats (Wenas) |
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Yakima |
Bird Creek |
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Yakima |
Cascade Camp (Wenas) |
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Yakima |
Clover Flats |
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Yakima |
Glenwood |
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Yakima |
Island Camp |
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Yakima |
Rattlesnake |
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Yakima |
Snow Cabin |
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Yakima |
Tree Phones |
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Yakima |
Wenas |
Trails by Activity:
Canoe:
Big Creek Falls (Taylor River)
Lake Ozette (Olympic National Park
Mountain Bike:
Black Diamond Coal Mine
Seattle Trail
Port Gamble Loop – Port Gamble Forest
Anderson Lake
Fort Worden
Green Mountain Loop – Green Mountain State Forest
Ankle Trail loop from Kingston
Ankle Trail loop from Port Gamble
Mountain bike loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
Tahuya Lake loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
Backpacking:
Central Alpine Lakes Loop
Hoh River
John Wayne Pioneer Trail
Olympic Coast
Twin Lakes
Olympic trails Tubal Cain, Upper Dungeness, Quilcene, Tunnel Creek, Duckabush, Collins, Discovery
Wonderland Trail Loop
Birds Nest Lookout – West Point Lighthouse loop from Magnolia Manor
Myrtle Edwards Park – Olympic Sculpture Park loop from South Lake Union
Twanoh State Park
Scenic Beach State Park
Illahee State Park
Belfair State Park
Joemma Beach State Park
Dewatto River Campground
Cascadia Marine Trail
Manchester State Park
Fay Bainbridge Park
Kitsap Memorial State Park & Sleeper Cabins
Green Mountain State Forest DNR – S Puget Sound Region
Penrose Point State Park
Blake Island Marine State Park
Robin Hood Village Resort
Salsbury Point County Park
Potlach State Park
Fort Worden
Tahuya State Forest (DNR)
Kopachuck State Park
Point No Point Lighthouse
Community Camp: Curran
Community Park: Alder Lake
Community Park: Kayak Point
Dosewallips: Falls View Campground
Seal Rock Campground
Duckabush: Collins Campground
Dungeness: Dungeness Forks Campground
Forks: Klahanie Campground, Klahowya Campground
Hamma Hamma: Hamma Hamma, Lena Creek, Lena Lake
Lake Cushman Area: Big Creek
Quinault: Campbell Tree Grove, Falls Creek, Gatton Creek, Willaby Campground
Skokomish: Brown Creek
Wynoochee: Coho Campground, Satsop Center
Day Hike:
Olympic Hot Springs (Day Hike)
Ozette Lake to Cape Alva and Sandpoint
Fort Flagler Campground
Hiking:
Commonwealth Basin (Hiking, Snowshoeing)
Enchantment Lakes (Hiking)
Grove of the Patriarchs (Hiking)
Green Mountain loop — Green Mountain State Forest
Island Loop – Blake Island State Park
Beaver Trail Loop – Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Fort Ward Park and Blakely Harbor Park loops — Bainbridge Island
Grand Forest loops from Miller Road Northeast — Bainbridge Island
Fairy Dell lookout and Battle Point Park loop — Bainbridge Island
South Loop – Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park
Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve loop and Veteran Open Space Trail — Bainbridge Island
Viewpoint via Dickerson Falls — Ueland Tree Farm
Battle Point Park and Grand Forest loops — Bainbridge Island
Illahee Preserve Heritage Park loop
Waterfront park loop from east ferry terminal — Bainbridge Island
Fort Ward Park and Cascadia Marine Trail loop — Bainbridge Island
Gazam Lake Nature Preserve loop — Bainbridge Island
Wildlife Trail loop — Newberry Hill Heritage Park
Westwood Shoreline Trail and Gazzam Lake — Bainbridge Island
Green Mountain loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
Dickerson Falls loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
Gazzam Lake Main Trail loop from Tracyton
Dickerson Falls – Lookout point loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
Marymere Falls — Olympic National Park
Hurricane Hill — Olympic National Park
Lake Angeles — Olympic National Park
Mount Angeles — Olympic National Park
Dungeness Spit to New Dungeness Lighthouse — Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Valley & Badger Valley Trail Loop – Olympic National Park
Heart O’ the Forest Trail — Olympic National Park
Sunrise Viewpoint — Olympic National Park
Maiden Peak from Deer Park — Olympic National Park
Primitive Trail Loop — Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Gray Wolf Trail — Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic National Forest
Peabody Creek Trail — Olympic National Park
Railroading
Snoqualmie Depot Railway History Campus & Train Shed Exhibit Hall
Reardan Inland Northwest Rail Museum
Yakima Electric Railway Museum
Point Defiance Park Camp 6 Logging Museum
Bellingham Railway Museum
Horseback riding
Blue Heron Farms blueheronfarmllc.com
Painted Valley Farms paintedvallet.net
Trinity Ranch trinityranchpoulsbo.com
Hoof Prints Equine hoofprintsequine.net
Whitewater Rafting
Triad River Rafting
Alpine Adventures