Bonham State Park

Bonham Beauty

Northeast of Dallas is a small park filled with natural beauty. At Bonham State Park, you’ll find a serene 65-acre lake, hilly trails, colorful history and a quiet place to relax.

Bonham State Park

Bonham Beauty

Northeast of Dallas is a small park filled with natural beauty. At Bonham State Park, you’ll find a serene 65-acre lake, hilly trails, colorful history and a quiet place to relax.

Bonham State Park

Bonham Beauty

Northeast of Dallas is a small park filled with natural beauty. At Bonham State Park, you’ll find a serene 65-acre lake, hilly trails, colorful history and a quiet place to relax.

Fort Richardson State Park

On the Texas Frontier

Soldiers at Fort Richardson protected settlers along the Texas frontier. Today, you can walk in the footsteps of those soldiers. But you can also camp and explore the countryside they protected on foot, bike or horseback.

Fort Richardson State Park

On the Texas Frontier

Soldiers at Fort Richardson protected settlers along the Texas frontier. Today, you can walk in the footsteps of those soldiers. But you can also camp and explore the countryside they protected on foot, bike or horseback.

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Where Dinosaurs Roamed!

Long ago, dinosaurs left footprints in the mud at the edge of an ancient ocean. Today, you can walk in their tracks in the bed of the Paluxy River. This long trip to the past is just a short drive from Fort Worth.

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Where Dinosaurs Roamed!

Long ago, dinosaurs left footprints in the mud at the edge of an ancient ocean. Today, you can walk in their tracks in the bed of the Paluxy River. This long trip to the past is just a short drive from Fort Worth.

Our first campout for the 2021-22 year is scheduled for Oct. 15-17, in East Texas, at Brother Dean “Doc”, and Edee Hansen’s ranch near Scroggins, TX (4091 FM 3007, Scroggins, Texas … near Lake Bob Sandlin and about a two hour drive east). Many thanks to the Hansen’s for allowing us to use their ranch!! This will be a primitive camp site. Doc & Edee’s ranch is sizeable (~300 acres) and has livestock, but the animals will be fenced-in, separated from where we’ll be camping … we’ll need to NOT cross any fence lines from the area of the ranch where we’ll be camping. There is a private shooting range, so our primary activity for Saturday will be doing some gun safety and small caliber target shooting training with the cadets. There is also a pond that Doc says should have some fish in it.

Rough Schedule:

• Friday 10/15:

  • Arrivals and camp set-up: 1:00 – 6:00pm

  • Dinner (plan to bring your own food & drinks for the campout , but we’ll have several dads with propane stoves to cook or bring a portable BBQ grill and charcoal): 6:00 – 7:00pm

  • Camp Fire & Smores: 7:00 – 8:00pm

  • Pray Rosary as a Troop around campfire & spiritual reflection / discussion: 8:00 – 9:00pm

  • Sit around campfire & bed-down for night: 9:00+

• Saturday 10/16:

  • “Rise & Shine”, breakfast & prep for the day: 7:00 – 9:30am

  • Junior Cadet Patrols: Work on select junior cadet requirement skills / Senior Cadets: chopping wood for use on future campouts: 9:30am – Noon

  • Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00pm

  • Gun Safety / Orientation and Target Shooting: 1:00 – 5:00pm (fishing &/or hiking as alternate activity)

  • Vigil Mass (pending Father Stephen’s availability): 5:30 – 6:30pm

  • Dinner: 6:30 – 7:30pm

  • Camp Fire & Smores: 7:30 – 8:30pm

  • Pray Rosary as a Troop around campfire & spiritual reflection / discussion: 8:30 – 9:30pm

  • Sit around campfire & bed-down for night: 9:30+

• Sunday 10/17:

  • “Rise & Shine” and breakfast: 6:30 – 7:30am

  • Break down & clean-up campsite & depart: 7:30 – 9:00am

  • Endeavor to meet-up for 11:30am Mass at SMdP (in the event Father was unable to come out for a Saturday Vigil Mass): 11:30 – 12:30pm at SMdP.