Homeschool Family Meet & Greet
“Bring-your-own” Picnic Lunch
Canyon Lake
Acacia Recreation Site
Thursday, April 15, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Please RSVP!
WHERE: Acacia Recreation Site
WHEN: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
HOST FAMILY / EVENT CONTACT: John and Miriam Cosby (contact: miriam@saintkosmas.org)
RSVP: Click Here
HOW TO PURCHASE THE PARKING PASS (RECREATION PASS): (2 options)
Purchase at Basha’s Supermarket in Gold Canyon (at the Customer Service Desk)
OR Purchase here through Saint Kosmas Conferences. — We will pick up your parking pass for you, and Miriam Cosby will have the parking pass for you when you arrive at the CANYO LAKE Acacia Recreation Area.
PARKING PASS (RECREATION DAILY pASS) is Required:
This event requires the Tonto National Forest Pass for all parked cars and watercrafts. If you have a National Park Pass, you do not need the Tonto National Forest Pass. (Read more here.) The Tonto National Forest Pass can be purchased at Basha’s Supermarket (just a couple of miles from the conference venue) or you can purchase it through Saint Kosmas Conferences ahead of time and pick it up from event contact, Miriam Cosby, when you arrive on location. There is not a way to purchase the parking passes upon arrival at the lake. You will not need the pass in your possession to enter into the Tonto National Forest, but it is expected to be on the dash of your car while parked at the CANYON LAKE Acacia Recreation Area.
FOOD:
This is a “bring-your-own” picnic event. Families can pick up picnic foods from Basha’s Supermarket (less than three miles from the conference venue), or bring along fast food or take-out from a local restaurant close to the Gold Canyon Golf Resort. For more information about food options visit "2021 Arizona Conference: MEALS" and scroll down to the list of restaurants at the bottom of the page.
CANYON LAKE INFORMATION:
WEATHER:
Weather.com: Canyon Lake Temps (select “April 2021”)
Items that you may want to bring:
The local Orthodox homeschool community made a “dry-run” up to the Canyon Lake Acacia Recreation Site in February of this year to check it out in preparation for this “Pre-Conference Event”. The moms assembled this list of suggested items to bring:
Full picnic lunch including paper goods
Plenty of water (with electrolytes)
Sun hats
Sunscreen
Bathing suits & towels
Change of clothes, including socks
Close-toed shoes for walking and sandals/crocs
Picnic Blanket
Sand Toys
Bug repellent
First aid family travel kit
Photos of the Picnic Location:
These photos were taken at the Acacia Recreation Site in March 2021 by someone on the Saint Kosmas Conference planning team, so as to give you a current picture of what the site looks like.
2021 Saint Kosmas Conference
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