Save the date!
Fall VAR 2024
Sept. 27-29, Hungry Mother Lutheran Camp
Hosted by the Out of Bounds Grotto
Registration
Registration wil be $50 and includes dinner. Registration details and registration form coming soon.
Camping
Plenty of room for camping. There are a couple bunkhouses that will be available first come, first served for larger groups, if requested. RVs are allowed, but there are no hookups available.
Dogs
Well behaved and managed furry friends are allowed. You must keep on-leash and under control at all times.
Cell Service
Cell coverage at the campground is spotty, at best.
Alcohol
BYOB, but embibe discretely and responsibly.
Caving
Both horizontal and vertical trips will be available.
- Perkins Cave, limited trips available, but well worth it!
- Newberry-Banes (vertical) - Where "Veritical Bill" Cuddington pioneered many of the techniques we use to explore today.
- Cyclops Cave (verttical) ***
- Salamander Cave (vertical/horizontal) ***
*** These caves are owned by SCCI. You must request a permit prior to the VAR!
Other Activities
Don’t want to get down and dirty? Don’t blame you; there is so much to do above-ground!
- Marion Farmer's Market, Saturday morning, for locally grown produced you may desire for your meals.
- Float trips on the Holston or Clinch Rivers are with an easy drive.
- Biking on the historic Virginia Creeper Trail is just minutes away.
Dinner
Evening Festivities
We have a tentative speaker. Details to be announced soon.
Sunday, Sept. 29
9:00 AM, VAR Business Meeting
Directions
Coming soon!
