2022 Saint Kosmas Pre-Conference Event:
Homeschool Family Meet & Greet
“Bring-your-own” Picnic Lunch
Canyon Lake: Acacia Recreation Site
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Please RSVP!
WHERE: Tonto National Forest: CANYON LAKE: Acacia Recreation Site
WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
HOST FAMILY: John and Miriam Cosby
EVENT CONTACT EMAIL: Miriam Cosby <miriam.cosby@saintkosmas.org>
RSVP: Click Here
PARKING PASS (“Tonto DAILY PASS”) IS REQUIRED:
This event requires the “Tonto Daily Pass” for all parked cars and watercrafts.
If you have a National Park Pass, you do NOT need the Tonto National Forest Pass. Just put the National Park Pass on your dash at the event.
HOW TO PURCHASE THE PARKING PASS (“TONTO DAILY PASS”): (2 options)
Purchase at Basha’s Supermarket in Gold Canyon (at the Customer Service Desk) — Bashas’s Address: 5311 S. Superstition Mountain Road, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
OR Purchase here through Saint Kosmas Conference Planning Team: You purchase the pass online with us, we pick up the pass for you at Basha’s Supermarket, and then event host, Miriam Cosby, will have the parking pass for you when you arrive on location at the CANYON LAKE Acacia Recreation Area. Purchase now.
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 "2022 Arizona Conference: MEALS" and scroll down to the list of restaurants at the bottom of the page.
official websites for the location:
WEATHER:
Weather.com: Canyon Lake Temps (select “March 2022”) — predicting daytime highs in the mid-70s and nighttime lows at 50.
MAP/directions:
(from Gold Canyon Golf Resort to Acacia Recreation Site at Canyon Lake)
site photos / posted rules:
Suggested items to bring:
Full picnic lunch including paper goods
Plenty of water (with electrolytes)
Sun hats
Sunscreen
Bathing suits (one-piece suits suggested)
Towels
Change of clothes, including socks
Close-toed shoes for walking and sandals/crocs
Women and girls: knee-length (or longer) skirts or shorts suggested
Picnic Blanket
Sand Toys
Bug repellent
First aid family travel kit