Columbia-Montour Council, BSA

Scouts BSA Camping

SCUBA
Fishing at Camp Lavigne
Flag Folding

Every year scouts travel to Camp Lavigne for a traditional, unit-centered, Scout Resident Camp in the summer; as well as Wilderness Living Camp.

Highlights of our program
x
  • Walkable camp – it doesn’t take ½ hour to get to program area
  • Hot showers
  • Small program – the staff can get to know you and you can get through your merit badge requirements in target and range activities
  • Small camp – the staff gets to know the Scouts’ names and the Scouts get to know the staff and each other.
  • Friendly staff – regularly complimented for their helpfulness
  • Wilderness Living program – Takes outdoor living skills to the next level with hands-on wilderness living activities such as starting fires with fire-by-friction, building warm shelters with debris, making strong cordage, hunting with primitive weapons, and becoming invisible in the forest
  • Very affordable in comparison with other councils
  • Other highlights of the Area
    • Ricketts Glen State Park
    • Knoebels Amusement Resort (world’s largest free-admission amusement park)
    • Accessible to other major attractions:
      • Pennsylvania Grand Canyon in Wellsboro – 1.5 hours
      • Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA – 2 hours away
      • Hershey Park, Hershey, PA – 2 hours away
      • Gettysburg Battlefields – 2.5 hours
      • Coal Mines in Ashland or Scranton

Evening Programs during Camp

Sunday evening - opening Campfire
Monday evening - Spartan run
Tuesday evening - in-camp cooking / Chef competition
Wednesday evening - Water Carnival
Thursday evening - OA Day (OA members may wear OA gear during the day and may wear the OA sash to supper); movie in the evening, opportunities for OA Ordeal Members to receive the Brotherhood honor.
Friday evening - closing campfire
x
C.O.P.E. and Climbing Tower

x
Camp Lavigne has a 4-story climbing tower with internal open shaft with attached elements; internal wrapping staircase to all levels; external climbing wall with adjustable handholds; repelling from multiple openings include the roof; connected high rope elements; 300 ft. zipline; low C.O.P.E. elements near climbing tower.
x

 

During summer camp, the climbing program offers the Climbing Merit Badge and open sessions for climbing, repelling, the Anaconda climb (climbing a 3-inch hanging rope end-to-end), and a specialty program called the Spidey, which earns a patch (earned by completing several high ropes elements, such as Brother's Ladder).
x

Youth Fees:

  • Early Bird until May 15 - $525
  • Late starting May 16 - $550

Adult Fees:

  • $150

Register today for Scout Resident Camp.

Other Scouts BSA Camping

Spring Camporee in late April/early May has scouts showing their skills while competing for the gold and having fun.

Fall Camporee in September/October offers scouts fun fall competition, such as a raft regatta. 

Scouting Adventures