Making Reservations at either camp is easy!

Step 1 - Select the the camp - Acahela or Goose Pond

Simply choose which camp you would like to visit by reviewing the information about both camps on this website.

Step 2 - Select the site or lodge you are interested in

Decide on which site or lodge you are interested in. Our site detail pages should help you zero in on which sites are best for your unit.

 

Step 3 - Contact our Council Camping Secretary

Jan Shoener, our Camping Secretary, can be reached by e-mail at jshoener@nepabsa.org or by calling her direct at (570) 207-1227. Jan can tell you what sites are available, what fees may be required, and help you with any paperwork required for your trip. Calling by phone is preferred - Jan will set the site aside for you while your paperwork is processed.

 

Step 4 - Fill out the Weekend Camping Application

Fill out the NEPA Council  Weekend Camping Application and BSA Tour Permit forms and check out our Camp Rules. All are available on-line or Jan will mail them to you. Click here for the current Camping Application Form  and Click here for the Rules.

 

Step 5 - Return your applications with your payment

Mail your payment and applications to our Council office:

 

Northeastern Pennsylvania Council

Boy Scouts of America

1 Bob Mellow Drive

Moosic, PA 18507

 

Step 6 - Let us know if we can help you with your weekend program

Call our Ranger or the Council office if you want to take advantage of any of our special facilities or programs. The more advance notice, the better, but we are here to help you have a great weekend.

Click here for program ideas and opportunities at both camps.

 

 

Be sure to ask for your NEW and FREE Pocono Region Activities Map. It covers the entire area around Camp Acahela AND Goose Pond. See the details below!

 

To reach the Camp Ranger

Tim Bongard, our Council Ranger, can be reached by e-mail at tbongard@nepabsa.org or by calling him direct at (570) 335-0283. Tim can answer any of your specific questions about either Goose Pond or Camp Acahela.

Wonderful Differences, Same High Standards

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.

Goose Pond Scout Reservation is renowned for its Summer Resident Boy Scout program and is one of the best examples of a classic Scout Camp anywhere.  Located near Hamlin, PA and Lake Wallenpaupack, Goose Pond is a 200-plus acre glacial lake surrounded by hillsides of  forests rich in evergreens, hardwoods, and other fauna. In addition to the Pond's traditional setting your find one of the region's best C.O.P.E. courses, an unbelievable campfire circle, and more challenges for any type of Scout unit. Staying at the Pond places you close to many of the sites on the northern end of the Pocono Plateau, Scranton, and the tri-state region. If you want to know more about camping opportunities at Goose Pond, click here for more information.

Summer Camps:

If Summer Camp information is what you're looking for, click on the following links:

• 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.

 

 

• Click here for Camp Acahela Cub Scout Resident and Adventure Camp info

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

NEW 2007-2008 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, call Jan Shoener at our office at (570) 207-1227 or e-mail her at jshoener@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!