Scout Camping Opportunities | Long Cane District | Blue Ridge Council

Camping opportunities for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scout Packs, and Boy Scout Troops in the Long Cane District of the Blue Ridge Council, BSA.

How can Scouting capture the interest of your boys and young adults? Through diverse high-adventure and outdoor opportunities. Scouting emphasizes values through ideals that reinforce God, country, and personal growth as expressed in high-adventure and outdoor experiences.

You cannot take the “OUTING” out of “SCOUTING.” In fact most boys join and stay in Scouts so that they can go on adventures. On campouts boys learn skills like cooking, hiking, and orienteering, but also life skills like teamwork, self-reliance, and leadership. Most troops have an objective to maintain an active and varied outdoor program that has an outing at least 10 times per year. Each summer the troop will plan all of its outings for the entire year and put it on a calendar that gets distributed to Scouts and parents. Scouts will remember the outings; they will not remember the Troop Meetings. Please note that Scout must be registered as a Scout and have turned in the BSA Medical Form and the Medical Release for Emergency Care before he can be allowed to go on a troop outing.

Monthly Campouts generally begin around 5:00 p.m. on Friday and last until around noon on Sunday. These events will vary greatly from District or Council Camporees (multi-troop events), backpacking trips, mountain biking trips, snow skiing, canoeing, whitewater rafting, or advancement/training activities. The cost of the trip depends on the activity, but a campout typically costs around $20. In order to go on a campout a Scout must complete his commitment form and turn it in with the money by the date listed on the commitment form. The troop leadership need to know up-front who is going so they can plan for drivers, admission, and food.

Summer Camp lasts one entire week in either the month of June or July. Our council’s summer camp is Camp Old Indian, near Traveler's Rest, South Carolina. Camp Old Indian (COI) is the Blue Ridge Council's official Scouting reservation. The Blue Ridge Council is located in the upstate of South Carolina.

High Adventure trips are usually a boy’s most fulfilling experience in Scouting. These trips could be 10 days of hiking in Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico or the Appalachian Trial, or a week of sailing a ship in the Caribbean Sea, or an extended period of canoeing on lakes and rivers near Canada. These are only examples of what is possible in Scouting. To go on a High Adventure trip, the Scout must be First Class rank and will need to meet an age requirement depending on where we go. These trips cost around $1,000 and are usually planned 2 years or more in advance. This allows enough time to participate in fundraisers to offset the large cost.

Please select from one of the graphic images below or the menu on the right to visit one of the many Scout Camping opportunities available to the youth of the Long Cane District.

CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP

CUB / PARENT WEEKENDS

Get ready for FUN!! Adventure awaits those who attend Day Camp at Camp Epworth. Some of the activities your Cub Scouts can look forward to include: Archery, BB Guns, Sling Shots, Bottle Rockets, Badminton and much more!

The fun and adventure at Camp Epworth are sure to beat the summertime blues and give them something to talk about for months. Be sure your boys get the Cub Scout Day Camp experience this summer at Camp Epworth!

Cubs Scouts and their Adult Partners get to experience Adirondack camping at Camp Old Indian, the Blue Ridge Council's official Scout reservation during the fall of each year.

Only 400 spaces are available during any of the 11 Cub/Parent Weekends each year. Cubs and Parents get to enjoy a variety of activities; including Archery, BB guns, field games, lessons in Scoutcraft, and more. Don't miss out on the adventure of a lifetime!

Spending some quality Summer Camp time at Camp Old Indian, the official Scout Reservation of the Blue Ridge Council. (c) Copyright. Troop 313. All Rights Reserved. Image used with permission.

WEBELOS RESIDENT CAMP

SUMMER CAMPING AT CAMP OLD INDIAN

Webelos Resident Camp at Camp Old Indian, located in upstate South Carolina is offered during the first full week in August. Webelos Cub Scouts get to enjoy the finest in shooting sports and waterfront activities.

The Cub Scouts also get to experience going on an "overnighter" at Camp White Pines while attending Webelos Resident Camp. Many adventures and experiences are yours for the asking at Webelos Resident Camp.

Camp Old Indian is located near Traveler's Rest; in the upstate of South Carolina. The official camp reservation for the Blue Ridge Council has much to offer the Scout during their week at Summer Camp.

Camp Old Indian features a full outdoor merit badge program along with the finest in shooting sports and waterfront activities. Our new campsites, shelters, program cabins and other new facilities will make your time at Camp Old Indian (COI) extraordinary. Do not miss this once in a lifetime moment to be a part of Scouting history.

Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 313 use teamwork to compete in competition during the 2007 Long Cane District Fall Camporee. (c) Copyright. Troop 313. All Rights Reserved. Image used with permission.

Scouts put up a pioneering project during a recent Council Camporee/Exporee of the Blue Ridge Council. (c) Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved. Image used with permission.

LONG CANE DISTRICT CAMPOREES

COUNCIL EXPOREES / CAMPOREES

Camporees are a time of fun, relaxation, and fellowship for both Scouts and Leaders alike. Each and every year, the Long Cane District, of the Blue Ridge Council hosts two camporees (one in the fall and one during the Spring --- if the Blue Ridge Council does NOT have a Camporee/Exporee planned).

The twice-annual Scouting encampment allows troops to hone their Scouting skills and compete against one another in friendly competition!

Council Camporees and Exporees are held every two years in the Blue Ridge Council. The next Exporee is slated for the Spring of 2010, the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouting movement in the United States of America.

A photograph of the main arena at the 2005 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America. Image used with permission.

NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE

PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

Get ready to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the 2010 National Centennial Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, the last one to be held at this jamboree site!

Exciting plans are now underway to make this National Jamboree a truly unforgettable Scouting experience that will go down in the annuals of Scouting history! Come make history --- be a part of the 2010 National Centennial Scout Jamboree! For more information, visit the official National Jamboree website at

Born in 1938 as Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp, today's Philmont Scout Ranch is a bustling center for high adventure and training. Youth and adults take advantage of the ranch's camping, training, and work programs. Most activity takes place during the summer, but Philmont also offers its Fall Adventure and Kanik winter program.

More than 860,000 Scouts, Venturers, and leaders have experienced the adventure of Philmont since the first camping season in 1939. Throughout its existence, conscientious attention to low-impact camping techniques have helped maintain the ranch's wilderness flavor.

The area surrounding the ranch is rich with history, from the Native Americans who made this arid land their home to the land barons of the 19th century. The town of Cimarron boasts a number of historical buildings, including the St. James Hotel—site of at least 26 killings during Cimarron's wilder days.

Visit our webpage on any of the four High-Adventure posts operated by the Boy Scouts of America. Image used with permission.

NORTHERN TIER ADVENTURE BASE

FLORIDA SEA BASE

From June to September, Northern Tier offers Scouts and Venturers the best in wilderness canoeing treks.

Beginning in December, you may participate in the challenging cold-weather camping program called Okpik (OOk' pick).

The Northern Tier offers many adventures, each geared to the goals and desires of your group. Come to the Northern Tier for an unforgettable experience in the world famous northwoods "Canoe Country."

The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is owned and operated by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to offer unique educational aquatic programs to our members. Located in Islamorada and on Summerland Key in the beautiful the Florida Keys as well as Marsh Harbor, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, the heart of the Florida Keys, the near shore reefs and crystal clear waters offer unparalleled opportunities for long term and short term programs year round.