Only a four-hour ride from our nation's capital, Goshen Scout Camps are nestled in an area in the western part of Virginia which Thomas Jefferson called the "Garden Eden of the United States." They are located in Goshen, Virginia, about 30 miles southwest of Staunton, and west of the southern terminus of Skyline Drive. The camps which make up Goshen Scout Camps are in the Allegheny mountains surrounding the 450-acre Lake Merriweather. They are among the largest and most beautiful council camps in the nation and are easily accessible from Interstate 81.
Goshen Scout Camps consist of:
- Camp Bowman
- Camp Merriott
- Camp Olmstead
- Camp P.M.I., Post, Ross
- Lenhok'sin High Adventure, which has its headquarters at Camp Baird.
There are four kinds of eating arrangements at Goshen Scout Camps:
- The patrol cooking method at Camps Bowman and Marriott
- The heater stack method at Camp Marriott, where prepared food is delivered in special containers to campsites,
- The dining hall method at Camp Olmstead
- The freeze-dried method used in the Lenhok'sin High Adventure program.
Goshen Scout Summer Camp Fees
Camp address
Goshen Scout Reservation
340 Millard Burke Memorial Highway
Goshen, VA 22439
Camp telephone (540) 997-9298
Council address
National Capital Area Council BSA
Director of Camping Service
9190 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814-3897
Council telephone (301) 530-9360