Camp Glossary
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Terminology
Description
95421
USPS Postal Code of Royaneh
4600 Scanlon Road
Camp Royaneh Address
46579
Number of the Deed to Camp Royaneh as filed on April 20, 1925 in Santa Rosa
49rs
Campsite (c 1926 – 1985), Original campsite at Royaneh, Torn down to make way for handicap accessible shower house
Acres, 16
Russian Gulch Outpost Camp acreage
Acres, 120
Original amount of acreage purchased from Watson Ranch
Acres, 345 (originally 120)
Current amount of acreage at camp
Alumni Night
5th week
Friday night when alumni & staff return for socializing
Andrew Hallidie, Cabin 1
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Antler Point
Name of Cairn trail marker, #21
Aqua-neh
Name of the swimming pool program area at camp Royaneh
Austin Creek (East)
Creek adjacent to Camp once dammed and used as waterfront
Baden Powell Scouts
Program designed for first year campers
Bar H Ranch
Property adjoining Camp Royaneh was the horse program for overnight pack trips and adventure away from the modern camp. (c 1942)
Bear Gulch / 49er
campsite (c 2008) above Kiwanis Grove
Bill Hickock, Cabin 3
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Bob’s Bend
name of area at bottom of Scoutcraft hill (c 2008) in honor of Bob Animo longtime staffer
Brete Harte, Cabin 2
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Buddy Point
Campsite (c 1971 – present), 22 person max
Buffalo Bill, Cabin 2
Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Buffery Flats
Name of one of the Cairn trail markers at Camp Royaneh
Cairn Boot Trail
24 sites around camp containing stamps the Scouts collect
Cairo
Latreen building from (c 1934)
Camp Moore
Name of Camp Royaneh from 1939 to 1950, in honor of first Council President. Officially known as Camp Royaneh of the CC Moore Scout Reservation.
Camp of Joy
Possible meaning of “Royaneh” from the Iroquois Indians. In 1925 George Hart from SFC Troop 54 won a competition among Scouts to name the new camp.
Camp Royaneh
Camp name from 1925 to 1939, and 1951 to Present. Camp was named by George Hart during a competition of SF scouts in 1925.
Campsites, 14
number of tent and cabin campsites
Canoe Base
Name of the boating area that was dammed during summers
Capt. Armstrong, Cabin 4
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Capt. Watson, Cabin 6
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Cazadero, CA
Camp Royaneh’s location
Chalet
Handicraft building
Chiefs Room
Scoutmasters room in honor of naturalist Uncle Ed Dike
Clark Grove
Grove of Redwoods in honor of Samual Clark. A tree from this Grove fell on the original dinning hall in 1982 collapsing the main support beam
Col. Andrew Rowan
Cabin 1, Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Col. John Fremont
Cabin 6, Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
COPE
Course (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)
Critter Of The Week
Camp Royaneh
Daniel Boone, Cabin 5
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Davy Crockett, Cabin 3
Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Dead Horse Flats
Name of Cairn trail marker, #20. Location of C.O.P.E course
Diamond R Corral
Corral operations , corral dedicated in 1960
Distance, 2.5 Miles
Distance from Royaneh to Northwestern Pacific train station in Cazadero in 1927
Distance, 91 Miles
distance from Council Office (c 1968)
Eagle Eye
Camp Royaneh Ghost (c 1929 – 1938)
Greenville Watson
Original land owner of the Camp Royaneh property
Fern Glen Falls
Name of Cairn trail marker, #12
Five Brothers
Name of Cairn trail marker, #17
Forester Village
Campsite (c 1926 – present), Original campsite at Royaneh, 56 person max
Forty-Niners
Campsite (c 1968) located above original Plainsmen shower house. Site was torn down to make way for new handicap accessible shower house.
Fricot Meadow
campsite (c 1971 – present), 26 person max
Frontiersmen Village
campsite (c 1926 – present), Original campsite at Royaneh, 48 person max
Gallons, 155,000
“L” shaped pool approximately 100’ x 60’
Gallons, 20,000
holding capacity of main septic tank under soccer field
Gen John Sutter, Cabin 3
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Gen. Custer, Cabin 4
Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
George Hart
Scout from SFC Troop 54 who provided the name Royaneh for the camp. A competition was held in 1925 for naming the new camp.
Gnarled Maple
Name of Cairn trail marker, #4
Handyman
Scouts who complete any handicraft project can turn it in to be judged
Hangman’s Tree
Name of Cairn trail marker, #2
Harry Ross, Cabin 6
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Haunted Tree
Name of Cairn trail marker, #13
Hidden Springs
The name of a spring located on the hillside near Mountain Man
Holy Stone
Name of Cairn trail marker, #18
Iriqupois
Name of the groups at Royaneh (c 1934), #4
Jack Laws Trail
Camp Royaneh
James Lick, Cabin 3
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
James Marshall, Cabin 4
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Jedediah Smith, Cabin 2
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
John Audubon, Cabin 2
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
John Burrough, Cabin 3
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
John Geary, Cabin 4
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
John Larson, Cabin 6
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
John Muir, Cabin 1
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Kashaya Pomo Indians
The band of Indians that once inhabited the Camp Royaneh area
Kit Carson, Cabin 5
Plainsmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Kiwanis Grove
campsite (c 1971 – present), 26 person max. Named in honor of the Kiwanis Club of San Francisco.
Knights of Dunamis
Eagle Scout Association created by SF Council in 1925. Became National Eagle Scout Association in 1971
KOD Memorial Grove
Knights of Dunamis Grove, dedicated to San Francisco Scout Exec Raymond O. Hanson. Located on the hill between amphitheater and Scanlon ridge
Leaders Point
Name of Cairn trail marker, #15
Lions Den
campsite (c 1971 – present), 29 person max
Lonely Tree
Name of one of the Cairn trail markers at Camp Royaneh
Louis Kern
Contractor who constructed the original buildings at Camp Royaneh in 1925 including the large 500 seat mess hall.
Luther Burbank, Cabin 1
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Madrone Ghost
Name of Cairn trail marker, #8
Maidu
Name of the groups at Royaneh (c 1934), #2
Maintenance Shed/Garage
Located next to the rangers cabin (c 1953 – 1990)
Mark Twain, Cabin 1
Frontiersmen Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Marvin Landfield
Wrote the lyrics to the camp song “Roya-neh Forever” in c1927
Meeting Place of the Tribe
Loosely translated Iroquois name for Camp Royaneh from 1925. See Also Camp of Joy. Name translation also applies to Royaneh lodge 282.
Millers Retreat
Camping area near Watson Ranch used for SF Council (predecessor to Royaneh)
Moon Bench
bench at base of Scoutcraft hill (c 1968)
Mountain Man
Area of camp where black powder rifle, axe throwing and other activities designed for the outdoors are held (c 1993)
Murphy’s Gulch
campsite (c 1971 – present), 34 person max
Narrow Gauge
Name of one of the Cairn trail markers at Camp Royaneh. This is where part of the Sonoma Magnesite rail line was located from 1917 until 1937.
Nature Glen
Nature area
Old Bunk House
Camp Royaneh
Old Narrow Gauge
Name of Cairn trail marker, #24
Olive Grove
Name of Cairn trail marker, #14
Order Of The Rattlesnake
Nature Glens highest honor
Oscar Kirkham
Wrote the lyrics to the camp song “Dear Royaneh” in c1946
Oxen Flume
Name of Cairn trail marker, #23
Peter Donohue, Cabin 5
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Peter Lassen, Cabin 2
Pioneers Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Phone: 707-632-5291
phone number for camp (c 1974)
Pinnacle Peak
Name of Cairn trail marker, #5
Pioneer Village
Campsite (c 1926 – present), Original campsite at Royaneh, 56 person max
Plainsmen Village
Campsite (c 1926 – present), Original campsite at Royaneh, 48 person max
PO Box 39
USPS Post Office Box Number of Camp Royaneh
Pole Mountain
Russian Gulch outpost camp hiking
Ranch House
One of the original buildings from the Watson Ranch, located below the Archery range.
Red & Fred
Names of the mules at Royaneh that ranger Jim Wilkins used to pull wagons and saddle (c 1977)
Redwood Giant
Name of Cairn trail marker, #11
Rifle Camp
Campsite (next to rifle range) (c 1977 – present)
Rock Bottom
Name of Cairn trail marker, #9
Rodeo Ring
Corral
Roman Plunge
Name of Cairn trail marker, #10. Also the jumping rock area when river was dammed to form a boating area (c 1968)
Rotary Rancho
campsite (c 1971), 22 person max. Named in honor of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
Royaneh Station
Name of the Northwestern Pacific Railway station from late 1920’s until 1937. Originally called Watson Station.
Roya-neh
Alternative spelling of Royaneh from 1925 to the early 1930’s. The name Royaneh was submitted by George Hart of SF Troop 54 in 1925.
Russian Gulch
Camp Royaneh 16 acre outpost camp and trek for senior scouts (c 1969 – 1989)
Sam Duncan, Cabin 4
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Sanctuary
Location of the Chapel near the Pioneer campsite
Scanlon Ridge
campsite (c 1971 – present), 30 person max
Schneider Property
127 acres of additional land was purchased in 1969 from this family to add to the Camp Royaneh property. Adjacent to the camp along East Austin creek
Sherwood J Hall
Land owner who donated 16 acres of land to the San Francisco Council in the Russian Gulch area.
Sky High
Name of Cairn trail marker, #1
Sonoma County
County the camp is located
Sonoma Magnesite Company
Name of the company that built a small rail line along East Austin Creek through parts of Camp Royaneh from 1914 until 1924.
Stephen Kearney, Cabin 5
49rs Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Stephen Mathey, Cabin 5
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Tamal
Name of the groups at Royaneh (c 1934), #3
Tevis Memorial Hospital
Medical cabin at Royaneh (c 1938), originally located between the amphitheater and the pool
The Roya Nehan
Newsletter of camp Royaneh (c 1927) also became the name of the newsletter for the Royaneh Lodge (c 1950)
Thunderbird
Mascot and Logo, first makes its appearance in 1958
Tie Maker
Name of Cairn trail marker, #7
Top O’ The Rock
Name of Cairn trail marker, #16
Trail of the Thunderbird
Activities in program areas that get more difficult each year
Training Camp
Original Name used for the San Francisco Summer Camps when located in Mill Valley, Olema and Cazadero.
Tree Haven
campsite (c 1971 – present), 24 person max
Twin Peaks
Name of Cairn trail marker, #19
Uncle Ed Dike
naturalist who coined “Have fun in the sun at Camp Royaneh”
Uncle Stan’s Social
Monday night adult social after taps
Upper Loop Trail
Camp Royaneh
Vista View
Name of Cairn trail marker, #22
Watson Ranch
Sarah and Greenville Watson were the original owners of the land that sold their ranch to the SF Council were Camp Royaneh is now located.
White Water Creek
Name of one of the Cairn trail markers at Camp Royaneh
Wintoon
Name of the Troop 1 of the Royaneh (c 1934)
Wm. Gurene, Cabin 6
Foresters Campsite cabin name (c 1940)
Woodland Grotto
Name of Cairn trail marker, #3
Woodpecker Delight
Name of Cairn trail marker, #6