SCOUTING promises you the great outdoors. As a Scout, you can learn how to camp and hike without leaving a trace and how to take care of the land. You'll study wildlife up close and learn about nature all around you. There are plenty of skills for you to master, and you can teach others what you have learned. Everyone helping everyone else-that's part of Scouting, too.

From "The Promise" is on page 1 of the 1998 edition of the Boy Scout HandbookOnteora Sct Reservation

info & training

AGE APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES (BSA)

Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing (BSA)

Planning and Preparing for Hazardous Weather (BSA)

Scouting's Adventure for Older Boys (BSA)

Teaching Leave No Trace (BSA)

E-camp office

Camp Use Policy

E-Forms (Wknd Camping)

E-Forms (Health & Safety)

General Weekend Camping Info

Onteora SR Weekend Camping

Onteora SR Camp Map

Directions to Onteora

Schiff SR Weekend Camping

Schiff SR Camp Map

Directions to Schiff

Camping Awards

Campmasters

High Adventure

My Scouting Portal

ScoutStuff

Scouting Glossary & FAQ

Service & Alumni ORGANIZATIONS

Camp Staff Employment

Campmasters

Camp Service Projects

OA-Buckskin Lodge

Onteora Alumni Association

Sagamore Service Troop

Wauwepex Society

Onteora Scout Reservation is the home of our resident Boy Scout summer camp in July and August, hosts Bear Claw NYLT, the National Youth Leadership Training course and provides short-term camping facilities year-round. Tent and  lean-to sites, and the Blauvelt Lodge provides short-term camping facilities during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Bluenose, the council winter camping event, is held on President's Day weekend and provides a great opportunity to experience cold weather camping.

The camp has 1,400-acres, and it is located in the Catskill Forest Preserve approximately 6 miles from the Livingston Manor (exit 96) on NYS Route 17 (future I-86) . The "Land in the Sky" is  located  above 2,000 feet  in elevation and is heavily forested; find out more about nature at the camp.  

Our trail system  accesses state-maintained trails in the Willowemoc Wild Forest.   Orchard Lake and Sprague Brook features fine trout fishing, and is part of the Beaverkill watershed, the historic heart of American fly-fishing.  Find out more about our camp history here.

Directions

Schiff Scout Reservation  is a 400-acre camp located in the Long Island Pine Barrens at Wading River. The camp surrounds the 30-acre  Deep Pond, which is a kettle hole famous for its Yellow Perch, Pickerel and Sunfish fishing.  Tent sites,  lean-to sites, and cabins available fall, winter, and spring.

The camp honors the Schiff family, long time supporters of Scouting. Schiff  is the home of CAMP WAUWEPEX and the Hendrickson Family Camp.  Schiff programs include:

• CUB WORLD (Webelos Woods, Cub-Parent Weekends, Day Camp, and Webelos Resident Camp)

• THE PINE TREE PROGRAM, conducted during fall and  spring  weekends by the Sagamore Service Troop, offers skills instruction.  

• C.O.P.E. COURSE  is scheduled for spring and fall weekends.

• The DEEP POND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT  to permit public fishing (special permit required from the NYS DEC) during the fall .  

Council High Adventure Contingents  

Theodore Roosevelt Council organizes contingents for Philmont Scout Ranch and Florida Sea Base. Click on the image below for more information.  High Adventure programs have specific age & physical endurance requirements. More information is available at the individual sites.

CONTACT INFORMATION

UNIT & PACK CAMPING AWARDS

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