I am thinking about taking the scouts to pelican for a campout / Ice fishing trip.
If not pelican … LBH or ???
Any Ideas?
Great place for catching lots of fish.
It’s a long drive for 1 day and far to cold for a camp-out in that basin unless you have motor homes and trailers.
Are you thinking 1 day or 2?
If you are willing to drive a bit you could go to fish lake and camp at sunglow campground near bicknell. The campground is lower in elevation than the lake so it is a bit warmer.
oh come on do it the right way. [sly] take them up to huntington dig some snow caves out throw some strow in and have a good o’ll scout camp out.. fishing should be good for a while longer..
I have taken scouts ice fishing and camping to several lakes in the past:
Grantsville reservoir - not sure it has safe ice yet
Strawberry - ice only in some bays
Jordanelle - the rock cliff area has good camp sites and fishing is usually pretty good, don’t know about ice conditions
Currant Creek - 8 inches of ice as of last Saturday, can get quite cold (4 degrees last Saturday). About 7 years ago I took scouts up here and it got very cold (-15 to -20 at 6 AM) and they have never asked me to take them again.
They aren’t opening the campgrounds at Strawberry this year but are keeping them open at Rockport. Our scouts seem to have a good time there.
How thick is the ice at Rockport? I am taking some scouts somewhere on the 5th. They want to spend the night. Scofield was a choice except it is so far away and last saturday it was -6 at 7 am. Mudd Creek is another choice, which is closer than Scofield. I didn’t think about Rockport. I may have to check it out Monday.
Second on the ice caves. 45 to 50 degrees all night. Just don’t forget the vent holes.
Call East Canyon and see if they have a Yurt available. It will cost the troop a few bucks but it would provide a dry, semi warm place to sleep, get out of the weather and cook food.
If you want to go to east canyon check the ice conditions. I heard it only has about an inch of ice as of wednesday. The yurt part would be fun and alot warmer than pelican. gshorthair