Summer Camp 2025 - Payment 1

Summer camp is a week-long council-organized overnight camp for Scouts BSA that operates under council-retained leadership. The program allows Scouts to earn merit badges along their advancement trail.

Summer camp is held at Camp Strake, a first-class and state-of-the-art facility for Scouts and their leaders. Program areas include shooting sports (rifle, shotgun, archery, sporting arrows), climbing, rappelling, boating (canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, rowing), swimming,  ziplining, cycling, merit badge classes, and more.

Camp Strake is located on 2,816 acres, surrounded on three sides by the Sam Houston National Forest, and has the Lone Star Hiking Trail close to one corner of the property. There are 20 campsites with pavilions, an air-conditioned dining hall, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) center, a 28-acre lake, an aquatics center with a swimming pool and pool house, extensive trail system, sports fields, shooting sports complex, climbing and rappelling tower, high-ropes course, COPE course, chapel and more. The camp has been designed to meet ADA and Scouting America requirements. Printable View