Troop 177 Insider Tips
- Separate developed camping from Ankle Express backpacking. See backpacking tab for restrictions. Ordinary-site estimate uses 13 chargeable tents. Prefer youth campgrounds when available; look up current published rates.
Availability: Confirm current access
Public campsite details
Recommended
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Drive min minutes
- 150
- Drive max minutes
- 180
- Base budget status
- At or above budget
- Base low per person
- 18
- Base high per person
- 18
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Troop camping / hiking
- Availability
- Confirm current opening and booking
- Action needed
- Ask manager for Scout group pricing/multiple-tent permission and confirm date-specific fees, tax, parking and availability.
- Group capacity
- Yes
- Tents per site
- 1
- Price model
- Site/night
- Rate low
- 18
- Rate high
- 18
- Cost completeness
- Partial base
- Sites required
- 13
- Base weekend low
- 468
- Base weekend high
- 468
- Price evidence
- Official reservation rate table: ordinary tent site; see OK_STATE_TENTS policy.
- Camping type
- Tent, RV
- Activities
- Hiking, fishing, boating, swimming, mountain biking, nature
- Facilities
- Lake, cabins, group camp, trails
- Group camping
- Yes
- Restrictions
- Separate developed camping from Ankle Express backpacking. See backpacking tab for restrictions.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Backpacking & paddling
Ankle Express overnight route
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Route or activity
- Ankle Express overnight route
- Type
- Backpacking
- Drive min minutes
- 150
- Drive max minutes
- 180
- Miles
- 17.25
- Fee low per participant
- 0
- Fee high per participant
- 0
- Cost basis
- Backcountry camping described as free; parking fees extra
- Group capacity
- Confirm group rules
- Season
- Confirm current trail conditions
- Reservations
- Confirm required permit
- Equipment
- Troop backpacking equipment.
- Advancement support
- Hiking; Backpacking; Camping; Cooking; Navigation fieldwork
- Requirements
- Overnight use only at Mary’s Cove and North Primitive area. Hunting-related closures beyond bridge; check park.
- Action needed
- Confirm exact route, water, group limits and access costs.
- Additional source URL
- web2.travelok.com/de/articles/backcountry-camping-…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03