TROOP 17, SUMMER CAMP PARENT INFORMATION
MAIL, PHONE AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO THE ADULT STAFF MEMBERS OF TROOP 17
***     MAIL:     ***	SEE MAP
Scout’s Name
Troop 17, Campsite # 9, Week 1 and 2	Via N.Y. Thruway, I-87 North
Camp Aquehonga
Ten Mile River Scout Camps	Take the Triboro Bridge and Major Deegan Expressway N
1481 Crystal Lake Road	Continue on I-87 North to Exit # 16 (Route 17 West)
Narrowsburg, NY 12764-4414	Take Route 17 West for 44 miles
	Exit Route 17 at exit #104 (Monticello Raceway / 17B)
Encourage your son to write.	Follow Route 17B West for 6.7 miles, to traffic light at Whitelake
Postcards and stamps are available at the canteen.	Continue past the traffic light 0.7 miles, make left onto Rte. 55 W
You may wish to mail a letter Thursday or Friday	Follow Rte. 55 West for 4.2 miles, make right turn onto Rte. 26
before he leaves, so that he gets mail	You will see sign  “Ten Mile River Scout Camp”
early in the first week.	The individual camps are marked with brown street like signs
****     CAMP PHONE INBOUND:     ****	Follow Rte. 26, 4.4 miles, “Camp Aquehonga” sign on your right
	"INSIDE THE CAMP"
Cellular phone service is not available in Camp Aquehonga	Make the right turn, up the hill, onto the Camp Road
The switchboard is open 8AM-9PM	As you drive, the activities field and rifle range is on your right
All hours for Serious Emergencies	At the first intersection you will make a right hand turn
Camp Aquehonga: 845-252-2023, Fax: 845-252-2074	Continue straight, As the road begins to curve to the right
TMR Main Switchboard: 845-252-2000, Fax: 845-252-3690	you will see an opening between two large trees, this is site # 9
Fax Cover Sheet: Use Mailing Address Information
	Via The Palisades Parkway
We strongly recommend that you DO NOT CALL
UNLESS it is an emergency.	Take upper level of the George Washington Bridge to N.J.
	1st exit off the GW Bridge on your right (Palisades Parkway N)
HOW IT WORKS	35 mi to exit 18, Route 6 West, bear left onto Rte. 6 at the fork
	Follow Route 6 West for six miles to Route 17 West
Do not expect a call back right away.	Take Route 17 West for 44 miles
Typically a call will come into the central office, a message	Exit Route 17 at exit #104 (Monticello Raceway / 17B)
will be taken and delivered to the scout at his next meal.	Follow Route 17B West for 6.7 miles, to traffic light at Whitelake
	Continue past the traffic light 0.7 miles, make left onto Rte. 55 W
Emergency calls are delivered promptly.	Follow Rte. 55 West for 4.2 miles, make right turn onto Rte. 26
	You will see sign  “Ten Mile River Scout Camp”
However, the camp and the activities are very spread out	The individual camps are marked with brown street like signs
and it may take a while before the scout is located.	Follow Rte. 26, 4.4 miles, “Camp Aquehonga” sign on your right
	Follow "INSIDE THE CAMP" above
OUTBOUND:	** NOTE: Route 17B is the last time you can get gas to or
Do not expect to hold on. Your son will have to call	**  from camp. Fill up in Whitelake if needed
There is a pay telephone available.	Approximately 125 miles, 3 hour trip
Again, we do not encourage the scouts to call home.	IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT
Writing postcards or letters is the way to go. If you plan to have your son call from camp, he will need a prepaid phone card, (they also sell them at the canteen)	During the weekends we spend most of our time off the site. We would have to leave instructions for you on how to find us. To see the camp in normal operation, weekdays are best.
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