All weeks of Venturing Summer Camp will be at the Swift
Base. Operating as a Exploring or Venturing Summer Camp since 1965 at
the 5200 Acre S Bar F Scout Ranch near Farmington, Missouri, the Swift
Base is truly a unique program for summer camp for your Venturing Crew,
Explorer Post, or older Scout Patrol.
Every week of Swift 2012 is a new adventure! In addition to our standard Swift program of climbing, rappelling, horses, skiing, tubing, and challenge course, each week holds a different adventure:
| June 17-23 - |
Aquatics Adventure and Sea Scouts |
| June 24-30 - |
Great Outdoors with Climbing, Land Nav, Astronomy
|
| July 8 -14 - |
Mountain Man Adventure with Shooting Sports, Wilderness Survival and Living History (SOLD OUT) |
In addition, each week you can really dig deep into some
programs and become an “Expert” in aquatics, horseback riding, and
shooting. And coming in 2012 will be an opportunity to participate in discover SCUBA each week.
Reservations have already begun. Your unit can immediately put in your reservation. This summer we are also offering a provisional signup if your entire unit can't make it. 
More on Signing Up.
PROGRAM
Our 270-acre Nims Lake serves as the focal point for water skiing, sailing, fishing, canoeing, swimming, water tubing, sun bathing, kayaking and water sliding. Our herd of horses will allow you to saddle-up and explore the wilderness trails. If heights and challenges are your thing, we offer rock climbing, rappelling and a high and low ropes course. You may want to try
your hand at firing a .22 rifle or bow and arrow. Evening programs include campfires and dances, volleyball and crazy competitions, or you might go out for a canoe overnight with your crew. At Swift, you choose
what you want to do.
FACILITIES
All meals are served in Swift Lodge -- dining-hall style. You camp on a campsite with your unit and your leaders. Tents are set up for you on wooden frames. Each of our five campsites are scattered in the woods, so that you have shade and some privacy. More on Swift Facilities
