To Do In Camp

                                

Plenty of Activities to keep you busy in camp!

 

At Camp Acahela

  • Orienteering
  • Geocaching
  • Fishing
  • Fly-Fishing
  • Sledding
  • Hiking
  • Photography
  • Fly Model Rockets or Model Airplanes
  • Cross Country Skiing

 

At Goose Pond

  • Hiking
  • Sledding
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Ice Fishing
  • Fishing
  • Fly-Fishing
  • Photography

 

 

 

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:

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Conditions at Goose Pond

The Camp is Currently Open and Operational

 

GPS Coordinates: N 41.4044o W 75.2728o

For a USGS topographic map of Goose Pond, click here.

For a USGS aerial photo of Goose Pond, click here. 

 

Currently, there are no cell systems that work well once inside the camp. Service is limited on access roads.

 

WEATHER:   For up to the minute WEATHER for Goose Pond and the Lake Ariel area click here for current and forecast.

 

ROAD CONDITIONS:  For current ROAD WEATHER ALERTS  Click here.

 

DIRECTIONS:  For DIRECTIONS to the camp  Click here.

 

C.O.P.E. COURSE STATUS:  OPERATIONAL  click here for more info.

 

SKI CONDITIONS:  For daily SKI CONDITION updates at Montage Mountain click here.

 

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.

 

LACKAWANNA COAL MINE TOUR:   For information on the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour  click here.

 

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

 

STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE:  For National Park Service Information on Steamtown including hours and fees, 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 by phone or e-mail prior to arrival

 

 

Current Conditions at Camp Acahela

The Camp is Currently Open and Operational

GPS Coordinates: N 41o 7.220'  W 75o 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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