Troop170

Categories		Comments
Feeding Plan	Dining Hall	Dining Hall program loved by some, hated by others. Sometimes the portions are made for an 11 year olds appetite. Sometimes, seconds are not forthcoming. Big dining hall, could seat over 400 in its heyday. It can get hot, rowdy and boring, particularly if the songs stink.
Type of Sites	Tents only	Over half of the sites are on the other side of the lake and require a tremendous amount of walking to get where the action is.
Swimming Facility	Lake Nianque	Nianque means "the wild cat" in Lenape. A smaller lake, but very cute. Look for "Big Moe", the legendary giant turtle living in the lake. It's TMR's answer to the Loch Ness Monster.
Boating Facility	Lake Nianque	Canoes, rowboats, sailboats.
Unique program item in Camp	Climbing wall	The kids love it!
Parking Facility	Central parking lot, no where near anything	The parking lot is not near the office, or your site, or the dining hall. They make you park about a quarter of a mile away from the office, in the middle of nowhere. They are also very strict about car access in sites.
Water	Available right in your site	As with all TMR summer camp sites, wash stand, water fountain and water spigot will be right in your site.
Latrine	Pit style latrine in each site.
Shower Facility	Central shower house for scouts, brand new	New shower house for the Scouts. The adults shower house can be a bit "skeevy", as it is older and smells of fungus.
Biggest Advantage	The sites give units a lot of privacy	One says privacy, some say the sites are near nothing.
Secondary Advantage	The program areas are basically all on the one field near the office	There are some notable exceptions. The rifle range is WAY the heck out. Baden Owl found a lost Japanese soldier on his way to the rifle range who thought the war was still on. Bring a canteen, or a mule train.
Primary Disadvantage	The troops who go there are the most "cliquish" on the reservation	They have been going there for years and years. If you are not one of them, your on the outside. Since Baden Owl camped here as a child, this is particularly distressing to him.
Secondary disadvantage	The sites are all over the place.	There used to be a barge across the lake. No more. Lots and lots of program time is wasted "schlepping around". Baden Owl likes to hike, but his knees, ankles and legs hurt after one day of doing laps between his site and where the program areas are.

For info on reserving this site, check out the GNYC Council Website.