Climbing and rappelling helps Scouts learn to assess risks, to follow safety protocols, and to develop trust in their fellow Scouts, fostering teamwork and cooperation. These experiences also build resilience and boost self-confidence as they face their fears and achieve personal goals, creating a positive impact on their self-esteem and overall character development.
The climbing walls are booked per person climbing in 3 hour blocks. The help foster the use of our facilties, units may be booked within the same time slot. Each unit is responsible for their own safety personel.
This reservation is for the location only and NOT staffing.
This activity requires at least one council approved climbing director (Level 2 or NCS) and one council approved instructor (Level 1). If your unit does not have these instructors, they may be available to hire at the rate of $125 per climbing director and $100 per climbing instructor. Please contact Christine Chansley at christine.chansley@scouting.org, 813-872-2691 to speak about booking instructors.
If you unit cannot procure council approved instructors within 10 days before the reservation then the reservation will be cancelled and you can have your funds refunded or put towards a later booking.
Equipment that is damaged outside of normal wear and tear will result in a replacement fee being assess to the unit.
You may go to https://tampabayscouting.org/camps/camp-facilities-usage and look under climbing to find the current requirements to use the facilities.
This reservation is for the location only and NOT staffing.
This activity requires at least one council approved climbing director (Level 2 or NCS) and one council approved instructor (Level 1). If your unit does not have these instructors, they may be available to hire at the rate of $125 per climbing director and $100 per climbing instructor. Please contact Christine Chansley at christine.chansley@scouting.org, 813-872-2691 to speak about booking instructors.
If you unit cannot procure council approved instructors within 10 days before the reservation then the reservation will be cancelled and you can have your funds refunded or put towards a later booking.
Equipment that is damaged outside of normal wear and tear will result in a replacement fee being assess to the unit.
You may go to https://tampabayscouting.org/camps/camp-facilities-usage and look under climbing to find the current requirements to use the facilities.
For the current camp policies, please refer to https://tampabayscouting.org/camps.
Please check-in with the campmaster or ranger upon arrival. If your group is utilizing program facilities, please provide the appropriate credentials at that time.
Please refer to the Facility Use and Cleaning Policy for further instructions about rules during your rental and cleaning the facility for return of your security deposit. Please check-out with the caretaker
The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council does NOT offer refunds on camping reservations.
In the event we issue a credit, that credit is valid for future camp reservations.
For the current policies, please visit: https://tampabayscouting.org/camps.
