Photojournalism by Crew 179 members Andrew, Alex (reporting, editing), and Crew Advisor Val T. Hoang (photography)

The Council purchased the camp's one hundred acres in1949 for $10.00 an acre. The first regular camping season was 1951, and from that summer to the present. Today, Scouts can enjoy the many wonders of wildlife, wildflowers, lofty mountain peaks, and beautiful forests. This is why Camp Hi-Sierra is a rich setting for your Scouts to have a real Scouting experience.


The general store where scouts can buy ice cream, soda, candy and snacks ($0.25-$1.00/each item), merit badge books ($4.00/each), CHS Classic Watch ($20.00), Henley T-Shirt ($20.00), CHS Ceramic Camper or Leader Mug ($5.00/each), unlimited Rifle Range Shooting Pass ($12.00 only for merit badge participants), unlimited Shotgun Shooting Pass ($15.00 only for merit badge participants), and lot of miscellanous scout related items (prices vary).

"Handicraft Program Area" - leatherworking, basketry, and pottery

"The Nature Center Program Area" - all things involving nature

"Scoutcraft Program Area" - knots, orienteering, camping skills, cooking, etc.

" The Waterfront Program Area (Aquatics)" - swimming, canoeing, rowing, etc. The North Fork of the Tuolumne River flows through the camp and provides this waterfront lake of endless enjoyment.






Here, scouts are eating with a Scoutmaster that serves as the chaplain of the Hi-Sierra summer camp.Pleasant faces with completely clean dishes. After the dinner, the photographer asked a participating adult camper as scout parent (in grey shirt, father of Nhu-Hao) if he enjoyed his meal and had any comment. "A little better than my wife's (chị Mười) cooking!" he replied with a big smile to his ears, then whispering, "I only say this to you at this time and at this place, but her dish "Cháo Lòng" (Vietnamese beef porridge) still stays number ONE, unbeatable".
Happy faces! They must be well fed and happy with first delicious meal of their week long summer camp.
"Dinning Hall" - Scouts need to take their hats off at entering the hall, except the staff to show the respect.
What a great time to have dinner with fellow scouts from other troop that makes us thinking scouting is indeed a global brotherhood. What a feeling!