Canoeing is available to troops, crews and posts April 1 through Oct. 31 at S bar F Scout Ranch and Pine Ridge Scout Camp. The fee to rent a canoe is $5 per canoe per day.
Nims Lake Boating and Fishing Regulations
- Safety Afloat Guidelines are required for boating.
- A reservation must be made at the council service center. Pay special attention to the Rule of Four.
- All persons between the ages of 16 and 64 must possess a current state license for fishing.
- Nims Lake was built for Scouts, and each leader fishing must have at least one Scout with him.
- Each person in watercraft (maximum 3) must be a swimmer and wear a personal flotation device (PFD) at all times.
- Live minnows are not allowed.
- Electric trolling motors only -- no gas engines.
- Everyone must check in with the rangers and present the camp use permit.
- Fishing is a unit activity -- not individual. Buddy boats are required -- see Safety Afloat.
- All other camp rules are in effect.
Violators will be asked to leave the property.