Basics

Fall Fun Rally Basics

Date:       September 22-24, 2023
Who:       Venturers, Explorers, Sea Scouts and Older Scouts (Venturing Age)
Where:   Beaumont Scout Reservation (Outside Saint Louis, MO)
 
The Fall Fun Rally may seem simple enough. In some ways its your basic multi-unit campout. Like many District or even Council campouts, most crews will stay in campsites in one of the Camporee fields of Beaumont Scout Reservation. There will be activities from Friday Evening to Sunday Morning.
What separates the Fall Fun Rally from other events?  It is that the largest gathering of Venturers annually (also the largest outdoor Venturing and Exploring event), with an average of 750 people for over the last 10 years. And you might guess there will be activities to match.  It's the sheer size, as well as the quality of the program that sets apart the Fall Fun Rally from other events.
 
Remember, all in attendance for the event must be Venturing Age. Sorry, no under age brothers and sisters. We'll see you in a few years.

Camping

Your crew, post, ship, or even older Scout patrol (Venturing Age) can attend the camp-out for the weekend like you would at any of those other events. Units are welcome to build ground fires or cook on a pressurized fuel stove. Water is available at spigots in the field. The field has traditional latrines. A short walk away are the showers at the pool. Ground fires for cooking or for evening campsite entertainment are allowed with dead wood from the property or your own firewood.

Cabins

We have a limited number of cabins available for the weekend. These bunk style cabins have heat and an outdoor latrine. But they offer a great opportunity for those that do not have camping gear. 

Hotels

For those of your coming from farther away or if you don’t want to camp for the weekend, there are hotels very close to Beaumont. Check out the nearby hotels of Valley Park and Eureka, with most people having booked at the nearby Drury Inn for approximately $89 a night.

Food and Eats

This is a big campout, and many units will bring and cook their own food. There's plenty of time in the schedule, many units will do this. Some units have even had a 'formal dinner' or had a multi-crew potluck dinner.

But we've also got an option for a meal plan if you would like to go that way.  You can purchase the 4 meal plan or different variations of it. More will be announced closer to the event. 

For those joining us just for the day, there is an option to purchase just the Lunch and Dinner also. 

A complete menu is available here.
       

 

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