The Georgia Geo-Campers will be camping at Fort McAllister State Park the weekend of November 9th. This is our 11th YEAR camping inside the fort at Ft McAllister state park. Most of the camping geocachers will be arriving on the 8th to set up camp and to explore all the awesome POI's this state park offers.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
Have you ever seen a cannon
fired at night time? We did! Thanks to Philip
(2Wolfes) for taking this great shot. No guarantees on a cannon firing this year but who knows? Fort McAllister is allowing the Georgia Geo-Campers this unique opportunity and you don't want to miss out on camping --> INSIDE<-- the fort either! A 'must do' for any camping enthusiast.
IMPORTANT: Additional activity
11:00am - 3:00pm: Lowdollar - He will host a 'photo' scavenger hunt from 11am - 3pm. Whether you scrambled around the area taking pictures or just chilled in the park everyone will get to participate in the shenanigans as we announce the big winners and present a slideshow of all the entries from about 5:30 to 7:00 near our campsite inside the fort. Be sure to sign up on Lowdollar's event page:
A Low Dollar Photo Scavenger Hunt - The Sequel
***Associated events:
Saturday 11/9 @ 11:00am:
A Low Dollar Photo Scavenger Hunt - The Sequel
Sunday 11/10 @ 11:00am:
GGA November 2024-Donuts On (Near) the Dock!
Schedule of Activities:
(Dinner on your own. Bonfire available around 7:00 pm. Bring your own s'mores. **For your safety, we’re not sharing food).
7:30 pm Socialize around the campfire.
7:45 pm Prizes/activities - including the Jackpot Camper Drawing (bring un-activated trackables to participate)
7:50 pm 50/50 Drawing - your chance to win half the pot! (The other half goes to the park)
8:00 pm Socialize around the campfire.
**Candle Lantern Tour of the Fort is possible, dependent on number of sign-ups and park discretion. We will post an announcement if tour is canceled due to low interest/signups.**Candle Lantern Tour cancelled
*** Jackpot Camper Trackable Drawing Guidelines ***
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An unactivated coin = 2 tickets, an unactivated trackable tag = 1 ticket, 2 personal tags= 1 ticket. One ticket will be drawn and the winner recieves the entre haul!
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To Camp With the Georgia Geo-Campers Within The Fort:
To reserve a camp site inside the fort with the Georgia Geo-Campers, just include in your 'Will Attend' log - "reserve camp site please" and include the number of campers with you, or you can contact us directly via profile.
**See map at bottom of page for approved area for our camp inside the fort.
*PLEASE* - DO NOT CALL THE PARK! The historic Fort has been reserved just for geocachers to campout. To simplify reservations for everyone, I will update the "Fort Campers" list below who have reserved a site and collect the camp money for the park.
COST:
$10 per person per night (Friday and Saturday).
$15 Candle Lantern Tour per person.
(with park pass per vehicle)
***Please bring CASH for the camp and tour fees.
Got a camper and want to stay in the campground? You don't like to camp out and rather rent a cottage for the weekend? No worries! The park has several accommodations to meet your needs. You'll need to make those reservations by visiting the state parks reservation system
by clicking here.
More Camping 411
Every vehicle is required to have a $5 parking pass for any state park. There will be no vehicle traffic in the camping area. Campers are allowed to drive into the fort to drop off gear before returning to the parking area. There will be water and restrooms for us but no electric. Showers can be used in the camp ground.
**FOR CAMPERS ONLY - Use additional waypoint to find road to access the camping area to offload gear; you will need gate code from the office to enter. Cars will then need to be parked in the paved parking area near the park office. **Please do not plan to set up camp prior to 3:00pm on Friday 11/8/2024** ***
The tents can stay up as long as they don't block the daily visitors. Tent canopies are allowed. Hammock campers: no trees are available so bring your stands / tripods!
To coordinate with other campers and get updates about this and other camp outs, like and follow the Georgia Geo-Campers on
Facebook
Fort Campers
1) Lionslair (AKA 'pack mule'
2) Lowdollar +3 (1/4$, Spenda$, Miss Demeanor)
3) KODZ +2
4) JediTrekkie (Sat only)
5) Team Bear-Cat +1
6) AgentHop +5/6 (HopsGeneral, agentsmiley, +2/3)
7) Buzz82
8) Shilo
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TOTAL CAMPERS: 18/19
Candle Lantern Tour $15 per person, sign up here:
CANDLE LANTERN TOUR CANCELLED
1) Low$
2) 1/4$
3) Spenda$
4) Miss Demeanor
5) HarborSpy
6) joebids
7) WeRTogether
8) KODZ
9) KODZ
10) KODZ
11) Shilo
12) JediTrekkie
13) cleverpig
14) cleverpig
15) AgentSmiley
16) AgentSmiley
17) AgentSmiley (maybe)
18) tosborne0711
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IMPORTANT: MAP OF OUR APPROVED CAMP AREA INSIDE THE FORT:
Approved Camp Area in Fort Blue area is for our camp; camping is NOT allowed in the red areas.
