PATC Women's Camping Retreat

Join us for a fun filled weekend of camping, hiking, and hanging around the campfire. This event is open to women/femme identifying folks. This event will take place at Elizabeth Furnace. We will be tent camping at a group site. 

Please note, this will be primitive camping where you will have to bring your own food, water, and camping gear.

Tentative Schedule

Friday October 25, 2024

3pm-5pm Arrive & Set-up Camp

5pm-6pm Dinner

6pm-8pm Campfire Stories

Saturday October 26, 2024

7:00am-9:00am Breakfast (Maybe Yoga-Trying to find a yoga teacher)

9:00am-12:00pm Hike #1

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm-3:00pm Hike #2

3:00pm-5:00pm Camp time

5:00pm-6:00pm Dinner

Sunday October 27, 2024

7:00am-8:00am Breakfast/Pack up

8:00am-9:00am Travel to Hike

9:00am-12:00pm Halloween Hike (Mixed hike with Blue Ridge Chapter)

Hike will be at Duncan Knob. This is a 3.6 mile out and back with approximately 1100ft of elevation gain. We will take it slow and stop many times along the way to take pics in our costumes until we reach the base of Duncan Knob. This is a gigantic rock scramble with a nice scenic view from the top. Participants are free hang out at the base or pick their own path to the top. Whether you are a lover of cosplay, Halloween, or just enjoy a fun time in the woods...this is the hike for you.

We will need everyone who is interested in attending this hike to sign up at https://www.meetup.com/blue-ridge-chapter-patc/events/297182491/

$10 for members, $20 for non-members. More details coming soon.