Elk Island Park Camping Trip **2 Spots Still Available** - Sat, Jul 2 2011, Sun, Jul 3 2011

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Elk Island Park Camping Trip **2 Spots Still Available** (7/2/2011)

PRE-REGISTRATION & PAYMENT REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page. After you sign up at the bottom, you will be presented with information about how to pay. Late payments are NOT accepted for this event, in any circumstance.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:
Event Type:Overnight
Event Location: Elk Island National Park
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Jul 2 2011, Sun, Jul 3 2011  11:00 AM
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Jun 22 2011 11:00:00 PM
Event Duration:Overnight
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Event Coordinator(s): Ryan
Sandie
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Member Cost:$12.00/Person (See Detailed Cost Info Below)

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, All - DO NOT USE
Maximum Group Size:2
Minimum Group Size:2
Number Registered So Far: 10 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:
**The registration cut-off has passed BUT if you are still interested, please contact us!!**

Located less than an hour away from Edmonton, Elk Island National Park of Canada protects the wilderness of the aspen parkland, one of the most endangered habitats in Canada. This park is home to herds of free roaming plains bison, wood bison, moose, deer, and elk.

The plan for our camping trip is to travel out to Elk Island on Saturday morning, where we will set up camp at the Sandy Beach campground on Astotin Lake. The campground is located very near the Astotin Lake beach. On Saturday, you might consider swimming in the lake, or you might choose to sit back on the beach to read a book during the afternoon. Canoeing and kayaking is also permitted on Astotin Lake. However, we will not be pre-arranging any canoe or kayak rentals. In the evening, we’ll cook our supper, wander around on the beach, relax, and roast marshmallows.

We are also interested in doing some hiking while we're staying at the park. So, once our camp is set up those interested can join us on an optional short hike. We will be hiking the Amisk Wuche Trail (2.5km, 1-1.5 hours). The trailhead for the Amisk Wuche trail is located right across the road from the campground.

On Sunday, we will pack up our camp bright and early in the morning. We plan to hike the Moss Lake trail, beginning our hike at approximately 10:30 AM. The trailhead for this hike is located less than 5 minutes from the campground, and the trail (13km, 3.5-4.5 hours) passes through a mixed wood forest.

IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT:To register for this event, please sign up on the waiting list and then pay for your spot as soon as possible. Once payment has been received by the EOC, we will move people to the registered list for the event in the order that everyone pays, and NOT in the order that everyone signs up. This event will have a maximum of 12 participants, including ourselves.**

We have booked 3 adjacent campsites at the Sandy Beach campground in Elk Island National Park. All three campsites are walk-in tenting sites, but located very close (within 200 m or so) to a parking lot. The maximum occupancy for each of these sites is 2 tents. Prior to the event, please e-mail one of us, answering the following questions:

1. Is there another person participating in this event with whom you intend to share your tent with? Who?
2. Do you have a tent that you would be able to bring to the event to share with others? If so, what is the capacity of your tent?

We will be assigning tenting partnerships a few days prior to the even for those who need them. When assigning these partnerships, we will do our best to place people of the same gender in a tent.

TRANSPORTATION TO ELK ISLAND PARK: We are not planning to formally organize a carpool for this event, and we recommend that everyone arranges their own rides with someone you know and can rely on. We will, of course, help to arrange rides for anybody who needs such an arrangement to be made. Please note that refunds will NOT be given if a carpool arrangement falls through.

GUESTS: If you have an adult guest that you would like to bring along to the event, please have them register as a member of the EOC so that they can sign up for this event on their own. (This approach is easier for us. Guests cannot sign up on waitlists for EOC events.)

Required Items to Bring:
National Park Pass or money for day passes ($7.80/day)
Tent
Sleeping bag
Something to lie on (e.g. Thermarest)
Food for camping		Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Flashlight
Binoculars
Warm clothes for the evening
Pillow & blanket

How to Get There:
Event Directions:Elk Island National Park is located approximately one hour from Edmonton city centre, via Highway 16 East (Yellowhead). For a map of the park, click here.

Notes:

- Registration is NOT COMPLETE until you've signed up and paid by the registration cut off date. The money must be in the EOC's possession by that date. No exceptions.
- When a minimum group size appears, this is to let you know that the event will be cancelled with refunds to those who have already paid, if the minimum number of registered participants is not met. For any events where EOC needs a minimum number of participants, there will be absolutely no refunds of money if you cancel.
- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Cost & Payment:
Member Cost:$12.00/Person
Cost Includes:Camping & reservation fees plus EOC fees
Note: the anticipated cost per person for camping varies depending on the number of people who attend this event.. For example, if 12 people attend, we anticipate that camping fees + registration fees would cost $9.50 per person. However, if less than 12 people attend the cost per person increases. We will direct any extra funds collected towards the purchase of fire permit for one of the campsites. Any extra funds collected beyond that will be submitted to the EOC as donations.
Payment Cut Off:Payment must be received by the EOC on Wed, Jun 22 2011.
Make a Payment:Click here for the details. PLEASE PAY AFTER YOU HAVE SIGNED UP BELOW.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!