Name: New Year's Eve Camping - 1 Night At Blomidon Tuesday December 31, 2024
Start: 2024-12-31T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-01-01T11:00:00-04:00

**Note:** Please be sure to read the entire event description. This is a demanding trip, the perils of which should not be underestimated, as we will be out in the cold without a break for 24 hours.

**What We Are Doing:** Celebrating a tranquil New Year’s Eve with hikes and winter camping in Blomidon Provincial Park.

We’ll be parking at the lower parking lot and then walking/hiking or snowshoeing (depending on the road conditions) up Pereau Road for just over 2 km. Note that over those 2 km you’ll be ascending almost 200 m, a generally gradual but invigorating climb, with all your gear.

Once at the campsite we’ll be setting up our tents, having lunch, and then heading off in the afternoon to explore some of the trails. In the evening we’ll have supper and sit around and enjoy the fire.

Just before midnight, for those who are still up, we can walk out to the day use area where you can look across the Minas Basin and ring in the new year watching fireworks being set off miles away in the Wolfville area.

In the morning we’ll have breakfast, pack up, and head back down to the parking lot to drive home.

**Essential Gear:** A large backpack, a 3 or 4 season tent, winter sleeping bag, 2 sleeping pads, warm layered clothing with separate gear for sleeping, and all the food/snacks and fluids you’ll need for the 24 hours.

Please note that there isn’t a water source near to the campsite (Borden Brook is a fair hike away). So if there is no snow to melt, and it is very cold, water can be an issue as it will freeze. Bringing small containers that will freeze water into small blocks of ice that will fit in your pot may help.

As for cooking, a white gas stove works best in below freezing temperatures. A canister stove using ***isobutane*** can theoretically work down to -10 C, but becomes less efficient before that. Plus you can cook on the fire. Bring plenty of stove fuel regardless.

Snowshoes can be either essential or useful depending on the conditions on the ground at Blomidon. To be on the safe side I would lean more towards them being essential, especially if you plan on doing any hiking. Ice cleats/crampons will also likely be necessary.

**Useful Gear:** If it’s snowy/icy, a child's plastic sled with bungee cords can be useful to ferry extra gear up the hill. A small lightweight shovel will also help clear a spot in the snow. Metal water bottles to fill with hot water to put in your sleeping bag are useful, as are extra socks/gloves/mitts, and down booties.

**Dogs:** Dogs are welcome as long as they are kept under control and picked up after.

**Cost:** The cost will be about $10 per person, depending on the number of campers. I’ll collect money while we’re at Blomidon.

**Where And When To Meet:** I have set the location as the lower parking lot at Blomidon, with an 11 am meet time. However, people can also show up later as their schedule permits. A link to the campsite location is included below. Otherwise, if someone needs a ride to Blomidon, this can be arranged in the comments.

[Blomidon Lower Parking Lot](https://maps.app.goo.gl/JMSZeXxv9XNZ7Ktq7)

[Group Campsite Location](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gj4BmEJ2Tf75NJ196)

[Winter Camping Tips](http://www.wintercampers.com/wintercamperscom-home/winter-camping-tips/)

[Blomidon Trails](https://parks.novascotia.ca/blomidon-hiking-trails)

**Disclaimer:** I am not a guide or professional hike leader. I am just someone who enjoys outdoor adventures in the company of like minded individuals who wish to join me. Therefore, as always, you are responsible for researching the hike and deciding it is right for you, and you are responsible for your own safety throughout.

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