Once upon a time, a small band of weary travelers happened upon a beautiful valley – King’s Canyon – in search of one of their fellow members – a girl with golden locks and a ready smile. She had been abducted by a gang of women called Girl Scouts, and than taken to this remote forest site. The travelers were successful in rescuing the girl but they were enchanted by the forest setting and decided to return the following year with their own gang of Boy Scouts. And thus our epic begins.
The following year in June of 1983, the party group decided to make this meeting in the forest a “non-scout” event to accommodate their desire for gourmet food, libations and pursuit of pleasure. (“I would like brandy in my coffee”) The group was called “KOA“ – Kleerup Organized Activity.
Soon, many others joined the fold . Over the years their numbers increased and they created new members. They would gather once a year on the last four day weekend (Friday-Monday) in June to celebrate good friends and good food (and drink). Being of the nomadic inclination the group moved from Kings Canyon to other sites – Quaking Aspen, Lake Casitas, and Lake San Antonio. A broken hydro-electric plant and the drought moved us San Diego County. And so the journey continues.
Theme
1981 Kings Canyon – Girl Scout Troop Ibex
1982 Kings Canyon – Boy Scout Troop 850+ 19
1983 Kings Canyon – Inaugural KOA 32
1984 Kings Canyon – Northern Group – Black Tie Dinner 44
1985 Kings Canyon – Northern Group – Dirty Tie Dinner 46
1986 Kings Canyon – No Theme 27
1987 No KOA Girl Scout 75th Celebration
1988 Kings Canyon – No Theme 45
1989 Kings Canyon – Roman Orgy 46
1990 Kings Canyon – Casino Night 60
1991 Kings Canyon – Christmas 72
1992 Kings Canyon KOA 9 – The Game Show 73
1993 Kings Canyon – Reunion 79
1994 Kings Canyon – Clan KOA 71
1995 Quaking Aspen – Samurai KOA 54
1996 Quaking Aspen – KOA 4077 Mash 57
1997 Quaking Aspen – Trashy Trailer Park 65
1998 Lake Casitas – Martha Stewart at the Lake 66
1999 Lake Casitas – Y2KOA 54
2000 Lake San Antonio – Pirates of KOA 75
2001 Lake San Antonio – KOAU – Class of 01 49
2002 Lake San Antonio – Solstice KOA 47
2003 Lake San Antonio – Relive the Past 49
2004 Lake San Antonio – Father’ Day 52
2005 Lake San Antonio – Camp Sip and Snore 47
2006 Lake San Antonio – The Camp Your Mother Wouldn’t Let You Go To 48
2007 Lake San Antonio – Sports Camp 49
2008 Lake San Antonio – Raising the Bar 41
2009 Lake San Antonio – Festival 53
2010 Lake San Antonio – Welcome to the Islands 64
2011 Lake San Antonio – Gusto del Italia 77
2012 Lake San Antonio – Kleerup Organized (Overfed) Airline 61
2013 Lake San Antonio – K-BOO-A -Halloween 57
2014 Silverwood Lake – Safari 61
2015 Silverwood Lake -Mardi Gras 47
2016 William Heise County Park- Marguritaville 38
2017 Dos Picos County Park – KOA Korral 37
2018 Dos Picos County Park – Around the World in 80 Hours
2019 ?? Renaissance Fair
2020 Canceled – Covid 19
2021 Canceled – Covid 19
