Year-round Opportunities for Camping

Multiply two top-notch Scout Camps with a host of nearby attractions and activities. Then multiply that by the number of things you can do or see at Acahela or Goose Pond and multiply that by the four seasons and you will end up with more outdoor adventures than your unit will ever have a chance to do! With so many options and the wide variety of camp sites, trails, activities, and lodges, you would have to work really hard at ever getting bored of our camps. And our dedicated staff of professionals and volunteers are working constantly on improving every aspect of Acahela and Goose Pond. Most of all, you will find a spirit in our camps that we are very proud of - our lands are alive with spirit - Scout Spirit - of all those who went before us and what makes the Scouting program great!

Open Camping

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council is blessed with two wonderful camps that together provide Scouts with nearly 800 acres of wilderness.

Camp Acahela in Blakeslee, PA sits on a peninsula formed by the joining of two world-class fishing rivers, the Lehigh River and the Tobyhanna Creek. Acahela boasts 242 acres of variety from heavily wooded ridges and cliffs, to wide open parade fields, to shady groves of ancient fir trees that provide a wide variety of camping opportunities year-round for every type of Scouting unit and a dynamite Cub Scout Resident camping program during the summer months. In the winter we are just minutes from Jack Frost, Big Boulder, Split Rock and all the other ski resorts that the Poconos are famous for. If you want to know more about camping opportunities at Camp Acahela, click here for more information.

Summer Camp

Click here for Goose Pond Summer Resident Camp information.

This link will take you to our council website and provide you with an index for all the Goose Pond web links.

Free area maps and activity guides available...

The entire Pocono Plateau is rich with things to do and see - that is if you really want to leave camp (which we doubt!). If you would like a free area map and activity guide, e-mail Tim Bongard at tbongard@nepabsa.org. These maps cover the entire Pocono region and include the areas around Camp Acahela and Goose Pond Scout reservation.

The map details include highlights of attractions, phone numbers, and other specifics that will make planning your trip a snap!

Current Conditions at

Camp Acahela

The Camp is Currently Open and Operational

Mailing Address:

Camp Acahela

HC #1, Box #1129

Blakeslee, PA 18610

Physical Address:

Camp Acahela

1129 Acahela Road

Blakeslee, PA 18610

When getting Internet Directions, use this address:

Acahela Ave, Tobyhanna Twp, PA 18347, United States

(We know, it doesn't make much sense to us either, but THAT will get you to the camp. Put in our mailing address or physical address and you'll end up over by Pocono Raceway on the wrong side of Interstate 80. Go figure...)

GPS Coordinates: N 41^o 7.220' W 75^o 38.134'

For a USGS topographic map of Camp Acahela, click here.

For a USGS aerial photo of Camp Acahela, click here.

The Nextel Cellular Phone System works throughout Camp Acahela due to a nearby tower. Service is limited from other carriers.

WEATHER: For up to the minute WEATHER for Camp Acahela and the Blakeslee area click here for current and forecast.

ROAD CONDITIONS: For current ROAD WEATHER ALERTS click here.

DIRECTIONS: For DIRECTIONS to the camp click here.

SKI CONDITIONS: For daily SKI CONDITION updates click here for regional info.

WHITE WATER CONDITIONS: For daily USGS FLOW CHARTS @ WALTER DAM AND WHITE HAVEN BELOW click here.

FISHING CONDITIONS: For daily USGS FLOW CHARTS & RIVER LEVELS ON THE LEHIGH @ ACAHELA click here.

STAR GAZING: For free current sky maps to help identify stars in the night sky, click here.

DANGER OF WILDFIRE: LOW - Please keep fires contained in fire circles. DO NOT dump hot ashes from fireplaces or stoves outside - let the fires simply burn completely out.

RESTRICTIONS: NONE - Check with Ranger or Camp Master on arrival

Links to Nearby Attractions

SKI CONDITIONS: For daily SKI CONDITION updates click here for regional info.

CAMP COLEMAN: Click here for information. Information on the Coleman Factory Outlet in nearby Tannersville, PA

WHITE WATER OUTFITTERS: For a list of white water outfitters in the Lehigh Gorge click here.

POCONO INDIAN MUSEUM: Link to local Lenape Indian Museum. Click here for information.

POCONO MOUNTAINS AREA: Click here for information. Includes information on activities in throughout the Pocono Mountains region.

SCRANTON SPORTS & RECREATION: Click here for information. Includes information on activities in nearby Scranton, PA.

JIM THORPE: Click here for information. Includes information on activities in nearby Jim Thorpe, PA.

RAILS-TO-TRAILS: For a link to local DCNR Rails-to-Trails sites, click here.