Pipsico Scout Reservation is the perfect spot for your boys to have a great outdoor adventure. It has 916 acres of land, with a mile of unspoiled beach on the bank of the James River in Surry County, Virginia. It is home to bald eagles, blue herons, wild turkeys, deer, and much more. On the beach you will find fossil remains of sharks, whales, and other marine life.

Our camp has a full range of modern facilities including a 25-meter pool, showers, a large dining hall, a well-stocked trading post, health lodge, and everything else needed to ensure a great camping experience.

The Cub camp sessions are three days and nights each, and provide a variety of programs geared to Bobcats, Wolves and Bears in your pack. Make sure only Bobcats, Wolves and Bears sign up for these sessions. The Webelos-Only sessions are five days and nights each. Make sure that only Webelos Scouts sign up for these sessions.

To sign up for camp, you need only fill out the reservation form which can be found on our forms page and submit it to the Tidewater Council office with the appropriate payment. Fees and deadlines are listed on the form. You will also need to submit rosters of Scouts and leaders with your final payment, using the camp roster form.

After you arrive at camp, scouts will be assigned to “activity dens” according to their rank. These dens will participate as a group in the daily program activities.

Note that the rank used for camp is the one appropriate to the grade they will be entering in the fall of 2008, as follows:

• Entering Second grade: Bobcat

• Entering Second grade: Wolf

• Entering Third grade: Bear

• Entering Fourth grade: Webelos I

• Entering Fifth grade: Webelos II

These are the ranks you should list on the Cub Scout or Webelos Scout roster when you turn it in.

Each year, Pipsico Scout Reservation is transformed into a different world based on a selected theme. Our theme for the 2011 summer season is “Greeks and Romans”. Throughout your stay at Pipsico you will be brought into the theme by our wonderful staff. Participants are encouraged to get as into the theme as they fill is possible but please remember to be respectful to our staff.

After breakfast each day, Scouts will assemble into activity dens for a fun-filled day of non-stop activity that includes archery, BB guns, swimming, handicrafts, and much more. Scouts will have the chance to earn several belt loops, complete several Achievements and Electives, and various requirements for Activity Pins. Before you leave for home, you will receive a list of advancement requirements that were met during your time at camp.

All leaders will receive a schedule of events by day during camp. Make sure your unit is on time for camp-wide activities such as mealtime musters, religious services, and campfires.

Some meals in our Dining Hall are served family-style. Your pack will be asked to provide a table host and a waiter for each table at each meal; the duties of the table host and waiter will be explained during check-in. Normally you will have one or more camp staff members as your guests at each table. Guests are chosen by selecting camp staff membersʼ totems and placing them on the tables prior to the meal. Be sure to select different totems each meal so you can meet as many of our camp staff as possible.

During your stay at camp, we will have several special camp-wide programs. These include an opening campfire on your first evening and a closing campfire the night before you depart. We encourage you to prepare a song, skit, or story for the closing campfire. Your performance should be in keeping with Scouting values and not single out unsuspecting individuals as “victims” (such as when someone is soaked with water or made to appear foolish) and have prior approval from the Program Director.

A non-denominational worship service and a Catholic mass will be offered. All Scouts will be encouraged to attend one of these events as part of their “duty to God.”

We want adult leaders to get as much out of camp as their Scouts do. Therefore, we encourage adult campers to distribute themselves among the activity dens and accompany their Scouts to daily activities. Sometimes, we may ask them to help with “crowd control,” or assist boys learning new skills. At other times we will invite them to join in the fun, or simply sit and marvel at the boundless energy of our young campers.

Have you been too busy to get the training you need? Did you bring along some new leaders or adult volunteers you hope will take a more active role in Pack leadership? Then take advantage of our wide selection of training while you're with us!

Come see why Pipsico Scout Reservation is the best camping value around!