The following camp areas are available for reservation. See the Map
for their location in camp.
Turner Cabin
The Turner cabin with its large raised hearth stone fireplace and potbelly
stove, for keeping out New England winters. Inside are tables and
benches for serving meals or using electronic training aids or just reading
your handbook. An attached room with a small wood stove serves well as
a food preparation site. Due to local codes sleeping is not permitted
in the cabin.
Just out the front door is an area with a large outdoor cooking grill and
a 24 x 16 foot pavilion and several picnic tables. Lighting makes this
area useable at night. A water hydrant is located outside the back
door and a latrine is another short walk further. The whole center
camp area over looks the two-acre Ennis Pond.
Cub Area
A large troop sized tenting area adjacent to another 24 x 16 foot
pavilion with picnic tables called the cub area is located to the South
across the main dam. The area is suitable for larger family sized groups of
30 or more.
Well Two
The well two West region with patrol sized tenting areas suitable for
large groups. Drinking water from a hand pump is available. The firebreak
road from the parking lot terminates at the pump. There is a latrine
adjacent to the campsites.
Lynn Shelter
Located in the mid-camp West region is the Charles Lynn Memorial
Adirondack shelter and several patrol tent sites.
Missell Shelter
Located in the mid-camp East area is the Edward Missell Memorial
Adirondack shelter and several patrol tent sites.
East Region
The East region located in the hills in back of the main cabin offers
several tent sites and tent camping along the high ridge over looking the
center camp area.
South Region
The South region located on the hillside across the pond from the main
cabin offers hillside camping and may be accessed from either the Wicks
pavilion or the training area just across the upper dam.
Common Areas, shared by all groups
The common areas are Brown Sea Field with three flagpoles, suitable for
troop and pack formations and open area demonstrations is located between
the pavilion and the pond.
The council fire area with an alter fireplace and seating for 30 to 40
people is located at the water's edge.
The training area located across the small dam South of the Campmaster
Cabin is an area suitable for teaching outdoor scouting skills.
The parking area at the end of the access road adjacent to the beach and
the main dam will accommodate 20 to 30 cars. The farthest sites are
one-quarter mile hike.
The main camp road is not plowed in snowy weather, another
quarter mile from Johnson Road.
|