Texas Camping Workshop Teaches How TOS of Camping
Texas Outdoor Family Workshops will be focus to teach how-tos of happy camping, premiere season at Galveston Island State Park.
The overnight workshop set in state parks this summer and fall will include lessons in saltwater, fishing, night wonders, kayaking and more. It also welcome the tent-camping tenderfoots.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department state park outdoor programs coordinator, Chris Holmes said “No need to have an experience in camping, we’ll provide everything for the families. People with no experience, who in the past have really wanted to go camping but didn’t know how, now they can.”
Chris Holmes, a professional park ranger who migrated From England and Australia to Texas eight years age. He helped to develop the Texas Outdoor Family Activities in local parks the past tow years. The program expands to state parks, with Galveston picked for the first workshop.
Holmes said “We have good facilities, safe facilities, law enforcement and professional park rangers who can lead programming”. He worked with several Outdoor Family workshops.
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At a Glance
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WHAT: Overnight Workshop Texas Outdoor Family with individual campsites for families, restrooms, camping instruction and security personnel. Camping equipments TOF sponsored by TOYOTA. Registrants should bring their own food to cook outdoors using suggested camp menu.
COST: The cost is $55 per family for up to eight people.
WHERE: Galveston Island State Park. From Interstate 45, exit right onto 61st Street, travel south to intersection with Seawall Boulevard, and then right (west) on Seawall (FM 3005) 10 miles to the park entrance.
WHEN: Sept. 20-21, 2008 - Monday through Tuesday.
CONTACT: You can visit the website in contact form at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/outdoorfamily or may call 512-389-8903 to register (9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday), or e-mail tofsp@tpwd.state.tx.us.
After registering, participants will be mailed a confirmation packet with directions and other information. At least five business days to register before the workshop. Other TOF location include Huntsville State Park, Bastrop State Park, Buescher State Park, Brazos Bend State Park, McKinney Falls State Park and Palmetto State Park. Local park program locations include Georgetown, Kyle, Odessa, Rockwall, San Antonio and Waco. Four typically is $150 for the local park fee for a family and includes all meals.
