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Some things you need to know

River Forest offers flush toilets, showers, sites for tents or trailers plus an indoor meeting room with fireplace and screened eating area.  WT will provide toilet paper and towels. 
Please bring all other toiletries.

General Information   

Entrance Gate: The gate at the entrance to the camp should always remain closed to discourage any “outside visitors”.  We ask that you please register inside the meeting hall prior to setting up camp.

Name Badge: If you have a Member’s Name Badge please bring it with you. We will have name tag blanks on site, and we encourage you to wear them throughout the weekend.

Facilities: Shower and bathroom facilities are located in the same building as the meeting room. Please clean up after yourself, as we have no assigned cleaning crew here. There are several outdoor water faucets spaced around the campground where campers can get potable water.  There are no electric outlets available to campers, so flashlights are a must. The kitchen is off limits at all times to anyone except the professional chef and his staff.

Communications:  As a courtesy to all, please turn off sound for cell phones and beepers.

Friday Afternoon: No activities are planned for Friday afternoon, so kick back and enjoy the River Forest property.  It’s a great place to relax. Hang your hammock and do as you’d like until Happy Hour.

Happy Hour:  From 5:30-6:45 p.m. Friday night, we’ll have a Happy Hour/Get to Know Your Neighbor in the meeting room. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your fellow Trekkers and enjoy the hearty appetizers that we’ll all bring to share. Campers should plan on providing their own beverages, BYOB, cups, plates & utensils.  Ice will be provided. You’re on your own for Friday night dinner if hearty appetizers are not enough. We will have a menu available in the meeting room from JC’s Lobster Pot for phone-in-take-out-orders. JC’s is located 2 miles east on SR44 from the camp and has very good food. There is also a convenience store with Subway sandwiches and supplies a little further east of the St. Johns River on SR44.

Hiking: Early November is hunting season. Bring red, orange or bright colors to wear when hiking the woods around River Forest Campground. Hike in numbers…scare off the animals and hunters.

Campfires: In the evenings, we’ll have a campfire complete with songs or stories and campfire chat.  Please bring your camp chair, and flashlight or headlamp to see the song sheets. Wilderness Trekkers has arranged for a community campfire in the main ring under the large oak.  We request no individual campfires for this event. If you need to cook over a fire, please utilize the community campfire or your cookstoves.

Considerate Conversations: The camaraderie will no doubt continue late into the night, but participants are expected to keep the volume down so those who choose to turn in early can do so. Conversations after campfire should be continued in the meetingroom. Please keep the side conversations down as the speakers are doing their presentations.  If you feel you need to visit with your neighbor, please feel free to go outside. Our volunteer speakers have put a lot of time and effort into their presentations; please give them your undivided attention.

Fireplace: If there is a fire burning in the inside fireplace, please feel free to help keep it going. Wood is cut and available just outside the door. Your assistance is welcomed and necessary!

For the well being of all,  no Pets, Radios, TVs, or Firearms are allowed on Wilderness Trekker events.

        please note: 10 p.m. each evening is Quiet Time;  please have late 
evening conversations in the lodge. 

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