Gear

Included

• Cooking supplies (stove, pot, fuel)

• First aid kit

Excluded 

• Personal items (clothing, toiletries)

• Eating utensils/cup

• Extra kitchen supplies (larger pot, water filter, etc.)

• All meals/snacks

• Water (must carry your own to campsite - there is no guarantee to filter water)

• Sleep system (pad, bag/blanket/quilt)

• Shelter system (tent or hammock)

• Camp chair or sit pad

• Toiletries/Poop Kit

• Fire starters/kindling

Itinerary

Day 1

• Arrive around 5pm at Salamonie Lake in Andrews, IN (meet at the "Bloodroot SOUTH trailhead" (https://goo.gl/maps/bPEB46dxZ6UhjY6V7) if doing the shorter hike to the campsite (near Mt. Etna SRA instead of the Lost Bridge SRA)

• Hike on the Bloodroot Trail until arrival at the campsite (approx. 1.5-2 miles from parking)

• Arrive at campsite around 6pm. Set up camp, cook dinner, & pray the rosary (then campfire chatting and bed)

Day 2

• Break camp, eat breakfast, and leave campsite by 10am (those who want a longer hike can complete the full Bloodroot Trail loop (approx. 14 miles total)

• Leave Salamonie Lake Bloodroot South Trailhead around 11am, arrive back in Fishers by 12:30pm

**There are NO restroom facilities - you must follow Leave No Trace principles for bodily waste by using a cathole in the ground ~70 feet from trails and campsites

** There is no potable water or firewood available