A polar bear resting on a snowy ledge beside an overland rig with a rooftop tent and a campfire

Since 2022 · Always free

Come Camp.
Ride Trails., Have Fun., Share Stories., Make Friends.

Four camps a season100 free spots eachKS · AR · OK · MO
Claim a Spot for November

The 2026–27 Season

Four camps a season. Free every time.

4 of 4 campouts announced so far. The rest fill in here automatically as they're posted.

November camp
Camp 1

November

2026

November PBCC (Oklahoma)

Dates
Nov 7–8, 2026
Where
TBA
Price
Free
Spots
100 free
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January camp
Camp 2

January

2027

January PBCC (Arkansas)

Dates
Jan 9–10, 2027
Where
TBA
Price
Free
Spots
100 free
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February camp
Camp 3

February

2027

February PBCC (Missouri)

Dates
Feb 13–14, 2027
Where
TBA
Price
Free
Spots
100 free
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March camp
Camp 4

March

2027

March PBCC (Big Brutus)

Dates
Mar 13–14, 2027
Where
Big Brutus Inc
6509 Northwest 60th Street, West Mineral, KS 66782
Price
Free
Spots
100 free
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The Four Camps

One state a month, all winter.

Oklahoma patch

November

Oklahoma

The season opener. Big open country and red dirt, and usually the mildest weather of the four, which makes it the easy one to bring a first-timer to.

When
Nov 7–8, 2026
Where
To be announced
Spots
100 free
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Rigs camped below canyon walls
Rigs camped below canyon walls
Red dirt and mud on the trail
Red dirt and mud on the trail
Arkansas patch

January

Arkansas

Deep winter and the coldest nights of the season. Steep, rocky forest service roads through the Ozarks, typically the most technical driving of the four.

When
Jan 9–10, 2027
Where
To be announced
Spots
100 free
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Snow on a forest service trail
Snow on a forest service trail
A rig crossing water
A rig crossing water
Missouri patch

February

Missouri

Late winter in the Ozark hills. Hardwood timber, frozen creeks, and the last of the real cold before the season turns.

When
Feb 13–14, 2027
Where
To be announced
Spots
100 free
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Camp set up in the timber
Camp set up in the timber
A frozen waterfall on the trail
A frozen waterfall on the trail
Kansas patch

March

Kansas

The closer. Winter is loosening its grip by March, and the whole season's patches finally lock together.

When
Mar 13–14, 2027
Where
Big Brutus Inc
6509 Northwest 60th Street, West Mineral, KS 66782
Spots
100 free
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Big Brutus at blue hour
Big Brutus at blue hour
Big Brutus lit up after dark
Big Brutus lit up after dark

The Club

Trails all day. Campfire all night.

We're a bunch of folks who'd rather be outside in the cold than sitting indoors. Four times a season we pick a spot, ride forest service trails all day, and end up around the same fire cooking dinner together.

Since 2022, across KS, AR, OK, MO. November, January, February and March. No program, no schedule to keep up with, nothing to buy.

Every camp is free, and always has been. Grab a spot so we know how many to expect. That's the only reason we hand out tickets at all. 100 per camp.

The Patches

Every camp earns a piece.

Show up to a campout and you go home with a patch. They aren't standalone. Each one is cut to lock into the others, and because the states border each other, the finished set builds out into a map.

Miss a camp and there's a gap in it. That's the whole idea.

A Wander Oklahoma patch resting in the snow
The four connecting Polar Bear Camping Club patches for Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, locked together into a map
2nd Annual PBCC · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Arkansas

Past Camps

Where we've been.

Polar Bear Camp March 2026Mar 14–15, 2026Big Brutus Inc
Polar Bear Camp February 2026Feb 14–15, 2026Ahart's Grocery
Polar Bear Camp January 2026Jan 10–11, 2026116 Red Rock Canyon Rd
Missouri Camp November 2025 (Rocky Creek Conservation)Nov 8–9, 2025Missouri 106
October Polar Campout ArkansasOct 10–12, 2025Cass Arkansas