All About Summer Camp

• Day Camp
• Grizzly Day Camp
• Dad & Lad/ Mom & Me

Webelos

• Mini-Camp and Webelos Camp

Boy Scouts

• Camp Lewallen
• S bar F Scout Ranch

Venturers

• Swift Base

• Adventure Camp
• Summer Camp

Summer camp should be one of the highlights of a unit’s activities. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers have the opportunity to gather life-long memories and learn valuable life skills while enjoying camping and the great outdoors.
 
The Greater St. Louis Area Council conducts a variety of programs for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers. Summer camp programs are held at Camp Lewallen, Pine Ridge Scout Camp, Camp May and Nagel Base at Beaumont Scout Reservation, and Swift Base, Camp Sakima and Camp Famous Eagle at S bar F Scout Ranch.

• Cub Scouts -- Day Camp | Dad & Lad or Mom & Me | Grizzly Day Camp
• Webelos -- Webelos Mini-Camp and Webelos Camp
• Boy Scouts -- Boy Scout Summer Camp | Horse Camp | Ranger Program | NYLT | Catholic Adventure Week | Eagle Trail Camp | STEM Camp | High Adventure | Jamboree
• Venturers -- Swift Base | Horse Camp | High Adventure | Jamboree

Fees*

[coming soon] CURRENT SUMMER CAMP FEE SCHEDULE AND REFUND POLICY


The camp fee includes meals, program and tentage. Campers should only bring enough money for craft supplies, merit badge pamphlets, souvenirs and goodies at the camp Trading Post.

 

 

 

Camp fees include the $10 or $25 reservation fee. The reservation fee is not refundable or transferable after May 1. By that time we have committed resources to contract staff and purchase supplies.

 

        *Save $10 by paying in full on or before May 1.

 

 

find out how you can earn your way to camp! Click here.

 

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Before Going To Camp... Make The Reservation Reservations must be made with the Camping Department for each of the summer camping programs offered by the council. A sign-up lottery for Cub Scout programs is held in early December, and a sign-up lottery for Boy Scout camp is held in mid-October to assign weeks and campsites. Open sign-up is available after each lottery, as space permits. Venturing crews from the council can sign up for the Swift Base between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. After Jan. 1, Venturing crews from outside the council or older Scouts from the council may sign up for Swift Base. Get A Medical Exam & Complete The Health Form (All Scouts & Scouters) The Annual Health and Medical Record is required for participation in all Scouting events, including day and resident camps and high-adventure bases. The Annual Health and Medical Record requires a yearly medical exam by licensed medical personnel for Scouts and adults attending camp.

More information about medical requirements...

​Health Form Parts A, B & C (doctor's signature required)	​Health Form Parts A & B (camping fewer than 72 hours)	​Health Form with instructions (14 pages)

 

 

Visitors Night at Boy Scout Camp

​Thursday night is visitors night, and the family is invited to visit camp to see where their Scout has been having fun. The evening is capped off by the impressive Order of the Arrow Call-out ceremony. Prior to the call-out ceremony, the camp director and camp staff members make a presentation about camp to parents. Following the call-out ceremony, parents should return to their vehicles and not the campsite, as it's easy to get lost on trails after dark.

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Homesickness can also result in otherwise happy Scouts when family members linger. And the additional ceremony for those Scouts who were called-out cannot begin until after cars are off the roads and camp has quieted down.

 

Visitor Instructions

Arrive after 5 p.m. and bring a lawn chair and flashlight. Feel free to bring a picnic supper; Scouts have a picnic-style dinner on their campsite at 6:30 p.m. The Trading Post is open for purchasing snacks or camp merchandise. Do not bring any pets. Campsites and the lakefront are not accessible to vehicles, and handicapped accessibility is very limited. Be prepared to do some walking.