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Carroll County loves to camp. Units attend Day Camp, Summer Camp, and High Adventure Camp. We're proud that every year many District units receive the National Camping Award. Carroll District also has a strong honor camping society with the Carroll Chapter of the Order of the Arrow's (OA) Nentico Lodge.

Camping Committee

Camping Chair - Carroll Hull
Camping Co-Chair - Rich Meseke
District Quartermaster - Dan Hopkins
O.A. Advisor - Alex Ellison
O.A. Chief - Scott Benedict

If you have any questions about camping in Carroll District, please contact Carroll Hull (aka Papa Smurf) at Roundtable or by e-mail.

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Members are elected by their unit peers and number more 180,000 youth and adults nationwide.

For more information about the Carroll Chapter, please visit their website.

Summer Camp

Carroll District's Camping Committee wants to hear about your summer camping experiences. We collected your feedback from last year and created a page for you to see the experiences of other units. Reviews cover everything from program to facilities and everything in between. Expect to receive reminders in the fall so we can add your experiences from this summer.

Information we need includes -

Unit Information

  • Unit Number
  • Name of Camp
  • Attendance Dates
  • Number of Attendees

Camp Review

  • Facilities
  • Dining and Food
  • Bathrooms
  • Staff
  • Comments

Program Review

  • First Year
  • Waterfront
  • Shooting Sports
  • Merit Badges
  • High Adventure
  • Other

Check out the Summer Camp Reviews page for information collected to date.

High Adventure

BSA operates three National High Adventure Camps - Philmont, Northern Tier, and Sea Base. In July 2009, BSA announced plans to open a fourth camp in 2012 located in West Virginia.

Information about these and other high adventure camps are available by following the links below.