Camp McFadden Home Page

Quite a bit has already been done at Camp McFadden.  See the Accomplishments page.

The camp was completely overgrown when work started.  It is now very usable.  Go take a look.  You will be amazed..........                                      See the Layout & Location page for directions.

We have a set workday every month. It is the Saturday after the second Tuesday of the month.

The list of things that still need to be done is rather lengthy.  You can help.

Look over the list and see if there isn't something that you could help with.  When you find it, simply call the Camp McFadden number, 580-762-9955, and let them know the item you are interested in helping with.

Some projects need one more person.  Believe in the power of one.  You are one.  Your group, business, organization, or family is one.

Have a bonding experience with your family or group.

While doing a project you can develop friendships, learn new skills, make a direct impact, use your creative skills, try something new, choose what you want to do, and work at your pace.

You can make a difference and get the feeling of satisfaction by helping the community.

Pick a project and call now:  580-762-9955

If you do not have time or are not able to physically help with projects, that is ok. All some projects need is the money to buy the materials. A donation is just as good. You can mail donations to:

Camp McFadden

PO Box 1495

Ponca City, OK 74602-1495

Or do you have items you no longer need or use. Call and donate them to the Camp. We will come pick them up.

Need a tax break? We will give you a receipt so you can take your donated items off your taxes as a contribution.

Just call 580-762-9955.

Your help is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU.

The Camp needs a reliable tractor w/pto. Your donation is tax deductible.

Camp McFadden Projects

Note: The last entry for a project is the status of that project.

Facilities

1. Cabin 1
1. Install insulation and wallboard.
2. Lower screen on front screen door needs repair.
3. Lower screen on back screen door needs repair.
4. Dead bolt on back wood door needs adjusting.
2. Cabin 2
1. Install a wood door (32 x 80) on front.
2. Install insulation and wallboard.
3. Dead bolt on back wood door needs adjusting.
3. Cabin 3
1. Install insulation and wallboard
2. Back screen door doesn’t latch.
3. SW window screen needs repair.
4. Cabin 4
1. Install insulation and wallboard
5. Cabin 5
1. Install insulation and wallboard
6. Cabin 6
1. Repair/replace the east porch light.
2. Install insulation and wallboard.
3. Front wood door needs work.

i. Board under the window is loose.

ii. Door doesn’t latch well.

4. Trim bush and weeds at NW corner.
6. Cabins (general)
1. Obtain mattress covers for all the mattresses in the cabins.

i. Status - The number of each kind and the measurements were sent to Sharon.

2. Ceiling fans for cabins.

i. 8/12/06 – 6 ceiling fans replaced. All have at least one working fan.

3. Fire extinguishers for the cabins.
4. Remove homemade fire rings from in back of the cabins.
5. Put numbers on the rear of the cabins.
6. Put lockers in the cabins. Renters would provide their own padlocks, if desired.
7. First Aid cabin (transform into a 2 bedroom apartment)
1. Electrical

i. Remove old breaker box.

ii. Install new breaker box.

iii. Add a few additional circuits.

iv. Run a bigger feed to the breaker box.

1. Status – New box was installed, but needs to be reset out ¾” and a new door found and installed.

2. Windows

i. Install new window in the East end.

3. Plumbing

i. Rough in the inside plumbing

ii. Attach to the existing water line (unusual fitting).

iii. Install water heater.

iv. Resolve tub or shower situation.

4. Ceiling

i. After the electrical is done:

1. Install insulation for ceiling

2. Install ceiling

5. Walls

i. After the electrical is done:

1. Install insulation for walls.

2. Install wall panels.

3. Paint

6. Heating

i. ???

7. Air Conditioning

i. Install window units

8. Install shades and curtains.
9. Install metal roof – The Latter Day Saints youth group will do the first part of July
8. Nature Center - Sharon
1. Repair exterior boards.

i. Status - Supplies have been purchased to repair the exterior boards

ii.

2. Paint the exterior - Vicki Means and Robbie Powell
3. Build steps for the back doors.
4. Install crawl space doors and screens.
5. Clean out junk inside of Nature Center.

i. Status: Progress was made during the March 06 workday. West side is clear.

6. Paint interior
7. Other interior repairs
8. Fix or replace back doors.

10. Bathhouse
1. Men’s side

i. Obtain and repair sheetrock.

ii. Outside door needs a knob on the outside.

iii. Put new anchors in wall and reattach second sink from East end.

iv. Repair/remove/replace far left soap dispenser.

v. Repair ceiling damage from leak.

2. Women’s side

i. Put new anchors in wall and reattach third sink from East end – needs new sink.

ii. Stop toilet #2 from constant running.

iii. Fix fluorescent light.

3. Replace/repair light fixture over the outside doors.
4. Reseal skylights.
5. Replace latches on 6 stalls.
6. Replace valves on toilets that do not work properly.
7. Put back railroad ties around bathhouse/or remove them.
10. Lodge
1. Install ceiling and insulation in the kitchen part of the lodge (drop ceiling).
2. Install ceiling and insulation in the office part of the lodge (drop ceiling).
3. Fix leak in AC in main room.

i. I found a note of Sharon’s that says the AC unit needs to be lifted up.

4. Repair/Replace counter top in Kitchen.
5. Haul off the pop box.
6. Repair/replace the exhaust fans in the outside toilets.
7. Repair/replace light fixture in men’s toilet.
8. Re-nail board under the overhang on the southwest end of the front.
9. Replace attic vent. Old one is 8 x 16 and new one should be 8 x 20.

i. Was covered with plywood.

10. Obtain and install ceiling fans.
11. Haul off the patio freezer.
12. Put closers on the bathroom doors on the outside of the lodge.
13. Obtain bench seats for the lodge windows.
14. Repair/obtain a new icemaker for the lodge.
15. Need screens

i. North end 2^nd window from west.

ii. Office area

1. No screens on North side (3)

2. No screen on 2^nd window from west on South end.

12. Swimming pool
1. Cut down tree on south side of pool.

i. Dropping too much trash into the pool.

2. Obtain a cover for the pool.
3. Repair the deck.
12. Build two handicapped cabins - Ambucs
1. Work is progressing – see more details here
13. Install a new transformer and meter for the electric feed for the First-Aid cabin and the handicapped cabins.
1. Ben will contact Kay Electric at the appropriate time.
14. Build 2 full hookup sites for camp hosts like at the Corps areas.
1. Best place to make the hookups would be just north of the Nature Center.
2. Could use the dirt from the hill across from the south end of the Nature Center.

i. This small hill needs to be moved anyway.

16. Build a picnic pavilion. This would be a large group area.
17. Put roof on poles for archery range.
18. Build a ramp to the equipment shed so equipment can be rolled in and out.
19. RV sites;
1. Upgrade the RV sites to be individual sites with water and electric on poles.

i. Mark individual RV sites. Suggestion: Use Cedar trunks to mark.

ii. Install water to each site

iii. Install electric to each site.

2. Add additional RV sites.
3. Number the sites.
19. Add the plumbing to the facilities layer of the map.
1. Water

i. Some locations are identified and on the map. - Darryl

2. Sewer

i. Some locations are identified and on the map. - Darryl

21. Obtain signs saying Leased by Camp McFadden to place on the Corps leased land.
1. Should state it is Camp McFadden Lease, No Firearms, No Hunting, No Fireworks, and to see all the regulations at the main gate.

i. At public access points on Hartford

ii. Two facing Kaw Lake.

22. A new front gate sign.
1. Not sure what is meant by this. Who can explain?
23. Put cigarette butt containers by each cabin, bathhouse, and several places around the lodge.
24. New secure storage/work area for all camp equipment (tractor, lawn mowers, weed eaters, tools, tractor accessories, etc.).
25. Trash
1. Get another dumpster for trash.

i. Place where both cabins and RVs could use it.

2. Lodge dumpster

i. Build a fence around the dumpster so it looks better.

ii. Block the back and sides of the pad so the trash receptacle can’t roll off.

3. Now have weekly trash pickup
25. Get latrines on both ends of the property.
26. Fox Den
1. Make tent camping sites around the shelter.
2. Move picnic tables back up to shelter.

i. The shelter now has a new roof and the fireplace has been cleaned and is usable.

28. Have water installed at the Ropes course.
29. Make an inventory of items in each building.
30. Repair brick fire pit southeast of the lodge.
31. Clean, check, and paint the storm shelters.
32. Install a new water meter on Hartford and run the water line in to the camp.
33. Install water cutoff valves in the camp area for each outlet.
1. Main line in to cabin area
2. Line to bath house
3. Line to lodge
4. Line to first aid cabin
5. Line to nature center
6. Line to trailer house
7. Line to barn
8. Line to corral

i. Status: The main water line has been found at the bottom of the hill.

Grounds

1. Obtain commercial lawn equipment for maintaining the grounds.
2. Erosion control on several of the streams that go under the road.
1. The first creek into the camp has already blocked one of the culverts.

i. More dirt has also been washed down.

ii. May need to work on the water flow / put rocks in creek.

3. Repair the bridge on the Nature trail by the fishing pond.
1. Have bridge tested for capacity after repair?

i. There is a new pole lying by the bridge.

2. Should this be redesigned with large culverts under a dirt road so vehicles can drive to the fishing pond for handicapped access?

i. Can the three large pipes lying at the south end of the Ropes / East side of Obstacle course be used for culverts?

4. Get the barn and corral into usable condition.
1. Put new roof on corral shed.
2. Paint corral shed.
3. Clean area around barn and corral.
4. Clean out barn so it can be used to work on and store equipment.
5. Obtain and replace windows in barn (with Facilities).

i. Filled a large dumpster with metal in March 06 and sold it for metal.

5. Remove all obstacles in areas where the brush hog is used so nothing is hit with the blades.
6. Remove rocks in ground on both sides of the bathhouse so areas can be brush hogged.
1. A lot of the rocks have been piled up.
7. Remove stumps on east side of low spot north of cabins.
8. Remove trees and terrace at the bottom of the hill below the lodge so water will go to the lake and not stand in the Lake trail.
9. Parking
1. Make parking areas at the cabins.

i. Parking areas would have defined boundaries, like railroad ties or maybe trunks from Cedar trees. We have a good supply of those.

ii. Obtain gravel for new area.

2. Add a parking area on the north side of the lodge.

i. There is not enough room on the south side for large groups just renting the lodge.

ii. We are also going to have activities there and need parking for them.

iii. Parking areas would have defined boundaries, like railroad ties or maybe trunks from Cedar trees. We have a good supply of those.

iv. Obtain gravel for new area.

3. Add defined boundaries to the parking on the south side of the lodge
4. Make a parking area at the end of the Creek trail by the road into the camp.
9. Trails –
1. Eagle scout project waiting approval. The contact is Dan Brandenburger.

i. Make new signs for the trails that are more visible.

ii. Designate a color for each trail.

iii. Mark each trail along the way with its color.

iv. Place you are here signs at various places along the trails.

v. Clear the Creek Trail from the pond to the road.

vi. Connect the Creek trail to the ball field area.

vii. Make a return trail from the northwest corner up over the hill to the Ropes Course.

2. Fix ruts on Nature Trail going to bridge.
3. Make a trail from the northeast fence line across the hill to connect to the North 40 or Ropes course trail.
4. Spread wood chips on the trails.
10. Canoe pond
1. Clear around the edge of the pond so people will have access to fish.

i. Cut the trees around the pond and off the dam.

ii. Weed eat around the pond and on the dam.

2. Repair the dam.

i. Put bentonite in beaver holes?

ii. Use dirt to complete.

3. Put riprap on the repaired dam.
11. Fishing pond
1. Clear around the edge of the pond so people will have access to fish.

i. Cut the trees around the pond and off the dam.

ii. Weed eat around the pond and on the dam.

2. Repair the dam.

i. Drain pond

ii. Remove as much moss as possible.

iii. Repair the dam

1. Put bentonite in beaver holes.

2. Rebuild washed out area.

iv. Put riprap on the repaired dam

13. Overflow pond from Canoe pond.
1. Cut trees from the dam and around the pond.
2. Weed eat to allow access to fish.
14. Rebuild a pond on the west side of the road across from the fishing pond. Make a big pond. It is the Sunrise pond for now.

1. Move the pedal boats to this pond.

i. They could also be used for fishing.

ii. They wouldn’t float away when the lake gets full.

2. Build a dock on this pond.
3. Stock this pond.

15. Trim low branches at the south end of the corral.
16. Obtain water hoses and sprinklers.
17. Post more No Hunting signs.
18. Ongoing:
1. Mow around lodge, cabins, Nature Center, trailer and barn.
2. Weed eat around lodge, cabins, Nature Center, trailer and barn.
3. Brush hog, mow, and weed eat Obstacle and Ropes courses.

i. Spread wood chips on the Ropes course.

ii. Spread wood chips on the Obstacle course.

4. Brush hog the sides of the main road.
5. Keep trails clear.

i. Brush hog trails that are wide enough.

ii. Weed eat other trails.

6. Prepare for controlled burn. - Darryl

i. Keep buffers cut so there are places to stop a fire.

1. Brush hog buffers.

ii. Weed eat around structures and wood poles.

7. Brush hog and mow the ball field and the road to it.
8. Cut cedar trees.
9. Clear new areas as needed.
18. Build Kaw lake access for launching and loading boats.
1. All weather road to the lake access.
2. Drudge out creek below fishing pond all the way to the lake so water is 4-5 feet deep with the lake at normal level??? Or
3. Check the possibility of going down north of the ball field area to that creek.

i. Lake is silted in a lot so may be hard to do.

20. Level the area under the ropes course for the camp users to play baseball, football, and soccer. Would make it possible to have sports camps?
21. Widen the main road to two lanes.
22. Trash pick up along Hartford and throughout the camp.
23. Trap and remove unwanted animals. - Robby
24. Remove tree from fence between the Camp and Warren's land.  It is south of Fox Den and north of the creek.
25. Repair/replace the wheels and tires on the big trailer.
26. Designated tent sites with Activities.
1. Clear new areas for designated tent sites.

i. Area for tent

ii. Area for parking

2. Create roads to the designated tent sites.
26. Make an inventory of camp items in barn.
1. Was started 2 years ago.
27. Make an inventory of camp implements.
1. Was started 2 years ago
28. Grind stumps where trees were removed to allow the brush hog to be used in those areas.
29. Burn downed trees.