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Schuylkill Center Hosting Backyard Campout This Weekend

Get outdoors and participate in the 10th annual Great American Backyard Campout.

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is teaming up with the National Wildlife Federation to be a part of the 10th Annual Great American Backyard Campout.

The overnight event will be held this weekend at the Schuylkill Center, 8480 Hagy's Mill Rd. 

"Spend the night under the stars in our woodlands and take your family’s first step into a lifetime filled with healthy, outdoor fun," the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education said in an announcement on Patch. "We’ll cook outdoors, go canoeing and hiking, tell stories around the campfire, and listen for nocturnal wildlife. Wake up Sunday morning to breakfast and bird hikes." 

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Participants should bring their own tent. There will also be tents for rent for a nominal fee.

Dinner and breakfast is included and pre-registration is required. The cost to attend is $35 per person; or $30 for Schuylkill Center members. Families of five or more get a discount; members are $25/person and non-members are $30.

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Check in is between 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday. Check out is 11;30 a.m. Sunday. 

Click here for details. 


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