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The Adventures of Scout Camping Goshen Scout Reservation will come alive with activity for thousands of Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and adult leaders in 2009. In continuous operation since 1967, Goshen Scout Reservation is truly the premier camp in the area. Visit us for the 2009 camping season. - The finest COPE Course and Climbing Tower anywhere!
- A climbing wall for Webelos Scouts
- The best High Adventure Trek program this side of Philmont
- A variety of options for program and food service at our Scout Base Camps
- Kayaking in ALL camps
- New special program features at each Scout camp! See individual Scout camp pages for details.
The National Capital Area Council continues to reinvest in the physical property that is Goshen Scout Reservation. Each year, the NCAC earmarks thousands of dollars in improvements to camp program and support areas, such as additions to the Boy Scout rifle ranges, new tents and tarps, additional sailboats and canoes, and much more. Additional improvements are underway for 2009.
 What is GOSHEN SCOUT RESERVATION?
Goshen is the National Capital Area Council's long-term resident summer camp located on 4,000+ acres in the mountains of southwestern Virginia. There are six separate camps on the shores of 450-acre Lake Merriweather. The Boy Scouts use three of the camps for troop camping, the Webelos Scouts use two of the camps for their activities, and the High Adventure crews, hiking in the back country, depart from the sixth camp.
Goshen Scout Reservation is Host to SIX Camps
Check out each camp and start you plans for a great summer now. | Camps designed for BOY SCOUTS | Camps designed for WEBELOS SCOUTS | | | | | The Lenhok'sin High Adventure program is based at Camp Baird. |
ACTIVITY AREAS AVAILABLE
Each Scout and Venturer, depending on his or her age, size and interest, can participate in any of the following areas:Aquatics
Develop confidence in and around the water by learning how to swim or earning the Swimming merit badge, Lifesaving merit badge or the BSA Lifeguard. Learn how, and then demonstrate the ability to handle and recover from an upset canoe or rowboat. Useful skills for the rest of your life - wouldn't you agree?
Shooting Sports
Each Scout may be exposed to any of the shooting sports offered at camp during the open shoot time, or he may sign up and earn a merit badge in archery, rifle, or shotgun shooting. He will gain a basic knowledge, learn a skill, and develop a positive attitude in firearms safety. Safety First!
Conservation
This has always been a important part of Scouting. There is much to learn in many areas such as how to take care of the land, water, air, environment, and all living things. Merit badge offerings include astronomy, mammals, environmental science, and weather.
Scoutcrafts
Learn the skills needed to live comfortably in the outdoors, including camping, pioneering, hiking, cooking and survival skills. Enjoy working with ropes and spars to create towers, bridges, or whatever the imagination can dream up.
Handicrafts
Here a boy uses his hands to learn such skills as woodcarving, leatherwork, where he may make a leather pouch for his pocket knife or a pair of moccasins, and basketry, where a foot stool for mom is the popular item. These are just a few of the handicraft skills taught at camp.
Lenhok'sin High Adventure
Lenhok'sin High Adventure is based at Goshen Scout Reservation and has more than 50 miles of hiking trails that rise over 2,000 feet around the lake. Crews at Lenhok'sin have the option to choose their areas of interest to visit during their week-long trek. Please check out the Lenhok'sin High Adventure pages for trek descriptions.
Location
Goshen Scout Reservation is located about three and one-half hours from Washington, D.C., near Lexington, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located in some of the most beautiful country in America, and has its own private 450-acre Lake Merriweather, which is used for the varied water activities that make summer camp exciting and comfortable.
Download the Goshen directions and map.
Interactive Map
Mailing Address
Goshen Scout Reservation, 340 Millard Burke Memorial Highway, Goshen, VA 24439
(540) 997-5773
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