Where to Go Camping Guide
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Where to Go Camping Guide Table of contents: Section 4-S–BSA camps Page 5: Baden Powell Scout Reservation (BPSR), home of Camp Shands and Camp Davis. Page 6: Camp Echockotee Page 7: Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation Page 8: Camp Miles (Southwest Florida Boy Scout Council) Page 9: Camp Fflying Eeagle (Southwest Florida Council) Page 10: Camp Sawyer (So. Florida Council) Page 11: Camp Seminole (So. Florida Council) Page 12: McGregor Smith Scout Reservation (Gulf Ridge Council) Page 13: Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation (Gulf Ridge Council) Page 14: Camp La-No-Che (Central Florida Council) Florida state parks Northeast Region Page 15: Fort Clinch State Park Page 16: Little Talbot Island State Park Page 17: Manatee Springs State Park Page 18: Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Page 19: O’Leno State Park Page 20: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park Page 21: Rainbow Springs State Park Page 22: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Page 23: Suwannee River State Park Central Region Page 24: Anastasia State Park Page 25: Blue Spring State Park Page 26: Faver-Dykes State Park Page 27: Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Page 28: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park Page 29: Lake Griffin State Park Page 30: Lake Kissimmee State Park Page 31: Lake Louisa State Park Page 32: Sebastian Inlet State Park Page 33: Silver River State Park Page 34: Tomoka State Park Page 35: Wekiwa Springs State Park 2 Northwest Region Page 36: St. George Island State Park Page 37: Falling Waters State Park Page 38: Florida Caverns State Park Page 39: Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Page 40: Grayton Beach Page 41: Henderson Beach State Park Page 42: Ochlockonee River State Park Page 43: St. Andrews State Park Page 44: St. Joseph Peninsula State Park Page 45: Three Rivers State Park Page 46: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Page 47: Torreya State Park Southeast Region Page 48: Bahia Honda State Park Page 49: Curry Hammock State Park Page 50: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Page 51: Jonathan Dickinson State Park Page 52: Long Key State Park Southwest Region Page 53: Alafia River State Park Page 54: Collier-Seminole State Park Page 55: Highlands Hammock State Park Page 56: Hillsborough River State Park Page 57: Koreshan State Historic Site Page 58: Lake Manatee State Park Page 59: Little Manatee River State Park Page 60: Myakka River State Park Page 61: Oscar Scherer State Park OTHER PLACES TO GO CAMPING Page 62: Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park Page 63: Osceola National Forest Page 64-65: Ocala National Forest Page 66: St. Johns River Water Management District (Northern Region) Page 67: Bayard Conservation Area Page 68: Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area Page 69: Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area Page 70: Deep Creek Conservation Area Page 71: Dunns Creek Conservation Area Page 72: Faver-Dykes State Park and Matanzas State Forest Page 73: Jennings State Forest Page 74: John M. Bethea State Forest Page 75: Julington-Durbin Preserve 3 Page 76: Moses Creek Conservation Area Page 77: Murphy Creek Conservation Area Page 78: Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Page 79: Ralph E. Simmons Memorial State Forest Page 80: Rice Creek Conservation Area Page 81: Stokes Landing Conservation Area Page 82: Twelve Mile Swamp Recreation Area Page 83: St. Johns River Water Management District (St. Johns River Water Management District (North Central Region) Page 84: Clark Bay Conservation Area Page 85: Crescent Lake Conservation Area Page 86: Graham Swamp Conservation Area Page 87: Heart Island Conservation Area Page 88: Lake George Conservation Area Page 89: Lake George Forest Page 90: Pellicer Creek Conservation Area Page 91: Tiger Bay State Forest Page 92: St. Johns River Water Management District (Western Region) Page 93: Emerald Marsh Conservation Area Page 94: Lake Apopka Restoration Area Page 95: Lake Norris Conservation Area Page 96: Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area Page 97: Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve Page 98: Newnans Lake Conservation Area Page 99: Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Page 100: Orange Creek Restoration Area Page 101: Sunny hill Restoration Area Page 102: St. Johns River Water Management District (Southern Region) Page 103: Blue Cypress Conservation Area Page 104: Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area Page 105: Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area Page 106: Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Page 107: River Lakes Conservation Area Page 108: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Page 109: Three Forks Marsh Conservation Area Page 110: Triple N Ranch Wildlife Management Area 4 Camp Shands BPSR can accommodate unit and district camping needs throughout the year. With 12 different campsites, including Camp Davis and the tree houses, BPSR can cater to multitudes of Scouts and their families. In addition to great campsites, other features of camp include: A beautiful waterfront on Lake Osborne, with great opportunities for swimming, fishing, and boating Miles of beautiful hiking trails C.O.P.E. and climbing opportunities Xtreme Obstacle Course COMING SOON - a water park equipped with swimming pool, water slides, wading pool, and pavilions. Our incredible shooting sports areas, geared to help teach Scouts and adults about safe rifle, shotgun, pistol and archery activities And Much More Baden Powell Scout Reservation is open for camping from September to April, and is closed May through August due to Summer Camp operations. For reservations, please call 904.388.0591 Hours of operations: 8am - 5pm Camp is closed on Tuesday 5 Visit our website at: www.campshands.org 6 St. Johns River Base at Echockotee The St. Johns River Base was founded as Camp Echockotee in 1923 and is owned by the Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council. The camp was rebranded in 2013 to reflect our new and exciting programs. The property is 80 acres located along the shores of Doctor’s Inlet in Orange Park, Florida. We have a swimming pool, climbing wall, several buildings, campsites, and a waterfront area with sailing, canoeing, kayaking and motor boating. The river base serves many purposes including weekly meetings, weekend camping, Aquatics Camp, the exciting new River Quest trek program and more St Johns River Base is open from September through April every year. Aquatics Camp opens May through August. To learn more about our Aquatics Camp go to www.aquaticscamp.org Other Features include: Shooting Sports geared to help Cub Scouts and adults learn about safe Archery and BB gun activities. A climbing wall for Webelos, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. A swimming pool A beautiful river with great opportunities for sailboating, motor boats, canoeing, kayaking, and much more! Camp Echockotee: Hours of operations: 8am - 5pm Camp is closed on Wednesdays Phone Number: 904.264.0121 For reservations, please call: 904.388.0591 7 Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation 8501 Boy Scout Road Tequesta, Florida Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation is located near Tequesta in Martin County and includes 640 acres along the south edge of Jonathan Dickenson State Park and on the Loxahatchee River – a State of Florida Historic Trail. Deeded to the Council in 1953 the property is heavily forested with slash pines and is home to the Council Summer Camp program and the Order of the Arrow, Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge. The reservation is split into Camp Loxahatchee with numerous facilities, Camp Clear Lake with bathhouses only, and several primitive wilderness sites. In addition to the many facilities, "TK" also has a beautiful 5.2 mile Mike Machek Trail. It's guided in the heart of "TK" designed to give hikers a taste of solitude in the wilderness. Please preview the trail experience in the Mike Machek Trail Handbook. Phone: (561) 746-8749 Reservations must be made online. Please go to the website below for more information. http://www.gulfstreamcouncil.org/index.php/camps-tanah-keeta 8 Camp Miles The reservation is comprised of 1,280 acres and is part of the Cecil Webb Wildlife Management area. The reservation includes two facilities: Camp Miles (for Boy Scouts and Explorers) and Camp Gannett (for Cub Scouts and their families). The Price-Sanders Scout Reservation, of which Camp Miles is a part, occupies a section of land one mile wide and two miles deep, on the eastern boundary of the Cecil Webb Wildlife Management Area. The buildings on the Reservation (PSSR) include: a central dining hall, individual troop campsites, a health lodge, a trading post, archery, rifle and shotgun ranges, a chapel by the lake, and ecology lodge, a central heated shower facility, a training lodge, a swimming pool. Directions to Camp Miles: Camp Miles is part of the Price-Sanders Scout Reservation. The reservation is located on State Road 74, 15 miles east of Punta Gorda and 3 miles west of the intersection of SR 31 and SR 74. 38751 Bermont Road, Punta Gorda, FL, 33982 To learn more about making a reservation please go to the website below. http://www.swflcouncilbsa.org/camps-camping-program-policies/camps-camping/17546 9 Camp Flying Eagle Camp Flying Eagle opened in the late 1920’s and is still in use today as a camp providing the outdoors to scouts and visitors as well. It is situated on the Manatee River in the Manatee. District of the Southwest Florida Council. The Manatee or "Singing River" provides a backdrop for the amphitheater outside the dining hall, and also provides several water activities. The unique contrast to the busy world is a favorite of many units. As with Camp Miles, Camp Flying Eagle is available to Council units as well as participating agencies and out of Council units. The camp's physical address is 16009 Upper Manatee River Road. To inquire about the Camp, please call the Council Service Center at 1-800-269-8072 (941 and 239 area codes) or 1- 239-936-8072 (all other areas) To learn more about making a reservation please go to the website below.