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'''Camp Cherry Valley''' is a [[summer camp]] on the [[leeward]] side of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]], [[California]], operated by the [[San Gabriel Valley Council]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. It is located two coves north of [[Two Harbors, California|Two Harbors]] at Cherry Cove. The camp, valley and cove get their name from the [[catalina cherry]] trees native to the island. <ref>[http://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/PRUNUSlyo.htm Prunus lyonii, CATALINA CHERRY<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It also offers non-Scouting programs on a [[year round camp|year round]] basis.
'''Camp Cherry Valley''' is a [[summer camp]] on the [[leeward]] side of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]], [[California]], operated by the [[San Gabriel Valley Council]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. It is located two coves north of [[Two Harbors, California|Two Harbors]] at Cherry Cove. The camp, valley and cove get their name from the [[catalina cherry]] trees native to the island. <ref>[http://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/PRUNUSlyo.htm Prunus lyonii, CATALINA CHERRY<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It also offers non-Scouting programs on a [[year round camp|year round]] basis.
==Program==
==Program==
The camp has operated as a [[Scouting|Boy Scout]] camp since the [[1920]]'s, but other groups use it as well. The camp is on the ocean allowing snorkling and scuba diving (and there is no swimming pool). Scouts sleep in walled, two person canvas tents set on wooden platforms located up the canyon under the cherry trees.
Camp Cherry Vally({{coord|33|27|2.42|N|118|30|15.66|W}}) has operated as a [[Scouting|Boy Scout]] camp since the [[1920]]'s, but other groups use it as well. The camp is on the ocean allowing snorkling and scuba diving (and there is no swimming pool). Scouts sleep in walled, two person canvas tents set on wooden platforms located up the canyon under the cherry trees.


To access the camp Scouts must take a three-hour ferry ride to cross the 26 mile distance from [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]]<ref>[http://www.colapublib.org/history/catalina/faq.html#t3q1 Frequently Ask Questions: Catalina Island<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and hike two-miles to the camp from Two Harbors. The camp promotes itself to scouts with the Tribe of Torqua. The "Tribe" was instituted by Council Executive, H. Benjamin "Skipper" Robinson as a special group of honor campers.<ref>[http://usscouts.org/usscouts/honorsociety/tribetorqua.html USSSP: The page cannot be found<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A popular activity is the hike to Silver Peak, the highest point on the West end of Catalina ({{coord|33|27|28|N|118|33|57|W}}).
To reach the camp, Scouts must take a two-hour chartered ferry across the 26 mile distance from [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] to [[Two Harbors, California|Two Harbors]]<ref>[http://www.colapublib.org/history/catalina/faq.html#t3q1 Frequently Ask Questions: Catalina Island<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and then hike two-miles to the camp. The camp promotes itself to scouts with the Tribe of Torqua. The "Tribe" was instituted by Council Executive, H. Benjamin "Skipper" Robinson as a special group of honor campers.<ref>[http://usscouts.org/honorsociety/tribetorqua.asp USSSP| Tribe of Torqua]</ref>
==Hikes==
;;As of 2007, four main hikes were available for scouts:
:*Emerald Bay: 4-mile hike with a 2-mile canoe/kayak trip. {{coord|33|27|57.46|N|118|31|35.69|W}}
:*Parson's Landing: 8-mile hike with a 2-mile canoe/kayak trip. {{coord|33|28|24.13|N|118|32|58.81|W}}
:*[[Shark Harbor]]: 16-mile hike to a sand beach on the windward side of the island. {{coord|33|27|28|N|118|33|57|W}}
:*Silver Peak: 21-Mile hike to the highest point on the West end of Catalina. {{coord|33|27|28|N|118|33|57|W}}


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 20:58, 5 April 2008

Camp Cherry Valley is a summer camp on the leeward side of Catalina Island, California, operated by the San Gabriel Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is located two coves north of Two Harbors at Cherry Cove. The camp, valley and cove get their name from the catalina cherry trees native to the island. [1] It also offers non-Scouting programs on a year round basis.

Program

Camp Cherry Vally(33°27′2.42″N 118°30′15.66″W / 33.4506722°N 118.5043500°W / 33.4506722; -118.5043500) has operated as a Boy Scout camp since the 1920's, but other groups use it as well. The camp is on the ocean allowing snorkling and scuba diving (and there is no swimming pool). Scouts sleep in walled, two person canvas tents set on wooden platforms located up the canyon under the cherry trees.

To reach the camp, Scouts must take a two-hour chartered ferry across the 26 mile distance from San Pedro to Two Harbors[2] and then hike two-miles to the camp. The camp promotes itself to scouts with the Tribe of Torqua. The "Tribe" was instituted by Council Executive, H. Benjamin "Skipper" Robinson as a special group of honor campers.[3]

Hikes

As of 2007, four main hikes were available for scouts

History

There is a small silver mine[4] located in the cove left from the time the western part of Catalina Island was full of such mines. The 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty used the cove as part of its filming.[5]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Prunus lyonii, CATALINA CHERRY
  2. ^ Frequently Ask Questions: Catalina Island
  3. ^ USSSP| Tribe of Torqua
  4. ^ Catalina Island History
  5. ^ Camp Cherry Valley Alumni Association
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