Everyone is welcome to the IIA Indigenous Gathering campout.  It’s our first time to bring together IIA volunteers with the Danza Women’s Group which recently started with Azucena Flores.  This is another we hope relaxing time but it will be a campout very welcoming for beginners.  Annette will walk everyone through how to put up a tent without getting your hair caught in the zipper, building a environmentally friendly female campfire, camping etiquette, campfire cooking and propane stove cooking, how to stay warm,how to stay cool, respecting all the wildlife, and more.    This will be a family friendly campground.  (No alcohol, drugs, firearms, environmentally aware and child conscious) Camp coordinator is  Annette Anderson cell phone 972-814-0164 & email:   iiamericas.org@gmail.com.  IIA has tents, some sleeping bags and ground padding but if you want to learn how to save money she can send you handouts on makeshift sleeping bags, etc. etc.

Also you can message her on iiamericas   facebook messenger app.  She is the person who monitors it.  DO NOT TRY to REACH her on her personal facebook page. She does not look at it often. More details below:

Everyone must register their car with the Lake Texoma Parking Pass website.  It is 10$ per day per car. Do this before you arrive otherwise the internet is spotty and you have to drive to the park headquarters and navigate their weird machine (this means Annette couldn’t figure out how to use it!)

The link for this is https://www.premiumparking.com/P4619

IIA will reserve 4 large campsite at Ben’s Campground at Lake Texoma State Park on the Oklahoma Side.  C 8 tent area,

sites BC 560 BC 561, BC 562 BC 563- it’s a huge grove of land with nice trees for hammocks.

 Attached are maps with details on directions to the camp.  It is pretty easy to navigate.

Directions:

Take 75 north/69 North

Cross Red River

Exit 4

Turn Left on Leavenworth Trail/Platter Road

Continue until you reach Hwy 70

Turn  Left

Cross the Lake Texoma big bridge

Take first left into the park and at first fork in road turn right continue until you cross a one lane bridge (that lets you know you are going in the right direction)

More details:

1. Please RSVP you will be attending using this google doc or email Annette at iiamericas.org@gmail.com or text 972-814-0164 (be sure and identify yourself, she gets a ton of text messages)  Let us know if you need help with equipment.  Please don’t let that be the reason you don’t attend.  Annette is paying for all the campsites so your only expense will be gas to get there, $10 per day for your car and plan your meals for Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch.  Be sure to pack your water, sodas and coffee.  Annette will have dinner ready for those coming in on Friday night.

2. If you sign up on the google form Annette will send you more details and her famous winter camping helpful hints on the top 10 best sellers list for 1962.

Lake Texoma Camping Trip Information