a wilderness station selected stories 1968 1994

That year they held three weeks of summer camp as several troops visited other camps or did special week long trips. Campbell located on Kerr Lake from Occoneechee Council. The Council had hoped to open the new camp in 1967, but when they realized the lake would not be ready, they leased Camp W.D. The program shelters were all built with the same plan which included a fireplace and they are now part of FROGS, Handicraft, and the Nature Lodge.

The buildings were the Commissary, Health Lodge, and Headquarters.

Three buildings and three program shelters were the first structures built on the property. Camp #1 became what we have today as the other two camps have not yet been developed. The property was potentially to be home for three separate camps. A suitable site was found, land was cleared, and a dam was built by Sam Smith Construction to create a 26 acre lake on a stream called Nats Fork. A central part of every Boy Scout summer camp program is aquatic activities, but the property had no lake. and purchased the land in 1966.Ĭouncil leaders walked the new site and began to plan the layout of the new summer camp facility. The Council negotiated a very favorable price with the Bassett Furniture Co. In addition to the rural setting it was located adjacent to extensive state game lands. The search began for property where the Council could offer a wilderness experience.Ĭherokee Council’s search committee found a 1,451 acre site in central Caswell County. The small intimate camp served thousands of Scouts during its history, but with the growth of Scouting in the 1960s the Council realized they needed a larger camp. For almost forty years Cherokee Council, which covered Alamance, Rockingham, Caswell, and Person counties of north central North Carolina, held its summer camp programs at Camp Cherokee located on 79 acres of land near Wentworth, North Carolina.

A wilderness station selected stories 1968 1994