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There are two marked trail systems, red and blue, accessible by crossing the dam, and staying to the right around a helipad. Both connect to Mossy Pond located to the northeast. The red trail is to the west (13E01A) and the blue trail veers east. From the dam the red trail goes left while the blue trail continues along the lake. The blue or east trail is easier, more popular, and is usually well marked. It is also usually wetter than the more challenging red trail to the west.
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When used as a Boy Scout summer camp, the program featured a six-day, 50 miles (80 km) trek through the nearby mountains known as the Cole Trek. Cole also offered
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The camp is located at an altitude of 7,200 feet (2,200 m) in the Tahoe
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Due to the camp's altitude, snow may be present in camp during June and even July. On one July 4th weekend, Scout camp staff had to ski over 6 foot (1.8 m) snow drifts to access the camp, and the summer camp program was cancelled until mid August. During most years, the camp is accessible and
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The council built a permanent kitchen in 1957, and after a severe winter storm severely damaged it, were forced to rebuild it in 1958. It was reconstructed once again in 1970, during which volunteers also built a new staff dining building.
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The waterfront program included swimming, canoeing, snorkeling, small boats, and board-sailing. The camp provided a limited number of Scouts with a series of activities that helped them satisfy many of the requirements for First Class rank.
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as Camp Robert L. Cole on July 21, 2007 to honor contributions made to the council and camp by Cole. The Cole family continued to support the camp and facilities through its closure as a council summer camp in 2015.
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