Troop 177 Insider Tips
- Free crystal-digging day activity; do not treat refuge as a reservable troop campground. Pair with state park camping.
Availability: Confirm current access
Public campsite details
Recommended
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Drive min minutes
- 150
- Drive max minutes
- 180
- Base budget status
- Separate camping required
- Base low per person
- n.a.
- Base high per person
- n.a.
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Nature / conservation
- Availability
- Confirm current opening and booking
- Action needed
- Arrange separate camping location.
- Group capacity
- Varies
- Price model
- No on-site camping
- Cost completeness
- Quote required
- Sites required
- n.a.
- Base weekend low
- n.a.
- Base weekend high
- n.a.
- Price evidence
- Separate campground required
- Camping type
- No confirmed on-site camping
- Activities
- Birding, wildlife, hiking, fishing, kayaking, nature study
- Facilities
- Visitor center, refuge, trails
- Group camping
- Varies
- Restrictions
- Free crystal-digging day activity; do not treat refuge as a reservable troop campground. Pair with state park camping.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03
- 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
Campout activities
Selenite crystal digging
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Activity
- Selenite crystal digging
- Drive min minutes
- 150
- Drive max minutes
- 180
- Fee low per person
- 0
- Fee high per person
- 0
- Price status
- Published free digging
- Activity categories
- Geology; Nature; Recreation
- Season
- April 1–October 15, sunrise to sunset
- Group capacity
- Confirm group arrangements
- Reservations
- Confirm current refuge access and group arrangements
- Equipment
- Bring digging tools, containers, gloves, sun protection and water.
- Requirements
- Use the refuge digging entrance at 66003 Garvin Road, Cherokee; separate from state park camping entrance.
- Advancement support
- Fieldwork opportunity; counselor and current requirements must be arranged.
- Additional fees
- Camping at a separate site and any purchased supplies are additional.
- Related campsite ID
- PC010
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03
- Fee basis
- Per person activity fee