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| Capitol Area Council (#564) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | 12500 North IH 25 Austin, Texas 78753 | ||
| Location | Texas | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1912 | ||
| Membership | 24,000 youth | ||
| President | Marietta Scott | ||
| Council Commissioner | Jack Gindler | ||
| Scout Executive | Jon Yates | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/ | |||
Capitol Area Council is a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) chartered council that serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15 Central Texas counties surrounding Austin, Texas. The council serves Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Dewitt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Mason, Travis, and Williamson counties. Founded in 1912 and based in Austin, the council serves around 24,000 scouts and is led by current Scout Executive Jon Yates. The Order of the Arrow is represented by Tonkawa Lodge.
Organization
[edit]The council is divided into 12 districts:
- Armadillo District
- Bee Cave District
- Prairie District
- Chisholm Trail District
- Colorado River District
- Hill Country District
- Live Oak District
- North Shore District
- Sacred Springs District
- San Gabriel District
- Thunderbird District
- Waterloo District
Camps
[edit]Lost Pines Scout Reservation
[edit]| Lost Pines Scout Reservation | |||
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| Location | 785 FM 1441 Bastrop, TX 78602 | ||
| Coordinates | 30°10′23″N 97°16′06″W / 30.173157°N 97.268402°W | ||
| Camp size | 542 acres | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Ranger | Kenny Wines | ||
| Weekend Ranger | Kevin Smith | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/lost-pines/ | |||
Lost Pines is the councils main camp. It hosts the council's Summer and Winter camps. The camp consists of roughly 542 acres of land on the northers shores of Lake Bastrop which has excellent Catfish and Largemouth Bass fishing. DOK's Tower is the tallest climbing tower in Texas.
The original "A" Building from the old Camp Tom Wooten was relocated to Lost Pines and is now situated in the Living History area near DOK's Tower.[1]
Camp Tom Wooten
[edit]| Camp Tom Wooten | |||
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| Location | 785 FM 1441 Bastrop, TX 78602 | ||
| Coordinates | 30°10′23″N 97°16′06″W / 30.173157°N 97.268402°W | ||
| Camp size | 150 acres | ||
| Ranger | Kenny Wines | ||
| Weekend Ranger | Kevin Smith | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/cub-world/ | |||
Camp Tom Wooten is located inside Lost Pines Scout Reservation and is the home of the council's Cub World. The camp consists of roughly 150 acres with access to Lake Bastrop. Some program areas at the camp include, BB Gun Range, Archery Rang, Swimming Pool and Fishing.
Cam Top Wooten gets its name from the original Camp Tom Wooten that overlooked Bull Creek and Lake Austin, just south of FM 2222.[2] The original camp opened in 1934 on land donated by Dr. Goodhall H. Wooten. The property was sold in 1983 during the construction of Loop 360.
Griffith League Scout Ranch
[edit]| Griffith League Scout Ranch | |||
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| Location | 424 Oak Hill Cemetery Rd Bastrop, TX 78602 | ||
| Coordinates | 30°12′57″N 97°15′19″W / 30.215804426364095°N 97.25523628655044°W | ||
| Camp size | 5,000 acres | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/griffith-league/ | |||
Griffith League Scout Ranch is one of the few remaining intach land grants from the Republic of Texas. It is a federally designated habitat for the Houston Toad. The camp follows the Leave No Trace guidelines.[3]
Griffith League is home to the council's C.O.P.E. course.
Camp Alma McHenry
[edit]| Camp Alma McHenry | |||
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| Location | County Rd 121 Giddings, TX 78942 | ||
| Coordinates | 30°16′52″N 96°49′34″W / 30.281046280082613°N 96.8262007988742°W | ||
| Camp size | 250 acres | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/alma-mchenry/ | |||
Camp Alma McHenry is a primitive campground located about 90 minutes from Austin. The property consists of about 250 acres of pastureland, oak trees and several private stocked fishing ponds.[4]
Camp Green Dickson
[edit]| Camp Green Dickson | |||
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| Location | County Rd 354 Shiner, TX 77984 | ||
| Coordinates | 29°30′08″N 97°15′30″W / 29.502240974555693°N 97.25833760228235°W | ||
| Camp size | 335 acres | ||
| Ranger | Billy Mikesh | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/green-dickson/ | |||
Camp Green Dickson is located between Gonzales and Shiner, Texas. The camp consists of both regular and backpacking campsites with roughly 5 miles of hiking trails.[5] Green Dickson is home to the council's National Youth Leadership Training course.
Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Scout Camp
[edit]| Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp | |||
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| Location | 172 Split Oak Rd Smithville, TX 78957 | ||
| Coordinates | 29°57′40″N 97°14′27″W / 29.961085254435147°N 97.24070973003072°W | ||
| Camp size | 400 acres | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/roy-d-rivers/ | |||
Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp is a heavily forested, rugged wilderness camp located about 60 minutes from Austin near Smithville, Texas.[6] The camp is only primitive-style camping and is perfect for low impact wilderness camping or backpacking.
Smilin V Scout Ranch
[edit]| Smilin V Scout Ranch | |||
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| Location | 250 County Rd 286 Spur Liberty Hill, TX 78642 | ||
| Coordinates | 30°38′44″N 98°01′17″W / 30.64562999104422°N 98.02151700896576°W | ||
| Camp size | 91 acres | ||
| Ranger | PJ Brown | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/smilin-v/ | |||
Smilin V Scout Ranch is 91 acres of improved Hill Country ranch land located near Liberty Hill, Texas.[7] Smilin V is open for Cub Scout camping only.
Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp
[edit]| Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp | |||
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| Location | Dripping Springs, TX | ||
| Coordinates | 30°11′40″N 98°02′49″W / 30.194369°N 98.046953°W | ||
| Camp size | 60 acres | ||
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| Website https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/rathgeber/ | |||
Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp is a 60 acre primitive campground that follows Leave No Trace principals.[8]
Order of the Arrow
[edit]| Tonkawa Lodge (#99) | |||
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| Founded | January 20, 1937 | ||
| Founders | Joe Lindsay, Jr. Joe Lindsay, Sr. | ||
| Membership | 1,500 arrowmen | ||
| Lodge Chief | Evan H. | ||
| Lodge Advisor | Richard South | ||
| Staff Adviser | Rick Denison | ||
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| Website http://tonkawa99.org | |||
Tonkawa Lodge is the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow. It was first chartered by the National Council on January 20, 1937, by Joe Lindsay, Jr. and Joe Lindsay, Sr., Tonkawa Lodge #99 started as Tejas Lodge but was later changed to Tonkawa in 1938 with lodge 72 already having the name.[9] Tonkawa Lodge #99 was proudly had one of its members become the Order of the Arrow National Chief in 2011, Jonathan "Bunker" Hillis. Currently Tonkawa Lodge #99 has 12 Chapters that are aligned and named with the above-mentioned Districts.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Camp Tom Wooten on Bull Creek". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Camp Tom Wooten on Bull Creek". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Griffith League Scout Ranch". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Camp Alma McHenry". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Camp Green Dickson". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Smilin V Scout Ranch". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp". April 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Tonkawa Story". April 16, 2021.
