Camp Cedars

Camp Cedars is part of the Covered Wagon Scout Reservation composed of Camp Eagle and Camp Cedars. Located approximately 4 miles east of Fremont, Nebraska, Camp Cedars is one of the Midwest's premier Scout Summer Camps. Located on the bank of the Platte River, the camp provides long-term camping experience for over 2,400 campers each summer. Activities at camp include archery, rifle and shotgun shooting, nature, scoutcraft, COPE, swimming, boating, biking, horseback riding and canoeing. Camp Cedars also features a rappelling tower, 60 feet high, with climbing walls. The highest tower in the BSA! For Summer Camp information, contact Duane Kosmicki, 402-431-9272 or http://www.mac-bsa.org/camping.htm.

Buildings and facilities at the camp are also available to Scout Units and other organizations. To check the availability and costs, contact Scouter Services at the Mid-America Council Service Center, 402-431-9272.

Camp Eagle

Camp Eagle is part of the Covered Wagon Scout Reservation composed of Camp Eagle and Camp Cedars. Located approximately 4 miles east of Fremont, Nebraska, Camp Eagle provides year round camping and outdoor activities for the youth of Mid-America Council. During the summer months, the camp is the home for Cub Scout camping activities, Fun With Son and Webelos Camp. For more information or to register for summer camping, contact Durham Scout Service Center, 402-431-9272 or http://www.mac-bsa.org/camping.htm.

The camp has a variety of buildings, Pentzien Lodge, an "A frame" dining hall which can accommodate up to 200; the Chief's Wickiup, an administrative center with meeting and rest rooms and sleeping quarters for two; Millard Lodge, a general purpose building with meeting rooms, restrooms, showers, bunks for 50 and a kitchen. Eagle also has four cabins each a kitchen, bathroom and bunks for 16 people. The camp also has a 5 acre lake boating and fishing, a campfire stage, a Rotary picnic shelter and B-B gun, archery ranges, and hiking trails. Campers can also stay in any of twelve primitive campsites, six of these have recently renovated latrine facilities. To check the availability and costs, contact Scouter Services at the Mid-America Council Service Center, 402-431-9272.

Little Sioux Scout Reservation

Located approximately 40 miles north of Omaha off of Interstate 29, Little Sioux Scout Reservation is located in the Loess Hills on the Nebraska - Iowa border. Little Sioux provides miles of trails for hiking and backpacking. It is a wonderful area to study nature.

During the summer months, the camp is used for Cub Scout Fun With Son camping. It is a very popular camp for both District Camporees and Scout Unit camping with excellent, well-marked and maintained trails that can be used for hiking, backpacking, or cross-country skiing.

Campers have a choice of several mowed meadows, with nearby frost-free water hydrants and latrines or several remote campsites. Four cabin shelters are also available year-round to camping groups, as is an administration building with cooking facilities. A 15-acre lake is available for boating and fishing. A rifle range was recently added.

To check the availability and costs, contact Scouter Services at the Mid-America Council Service Center, 402-431-9272.

1. From I-29, take Little Sioux Exit (Exit 95).
2. Travel east through town on Iowa Hwy 301 to the second stop sign.
3. Turn left on the blacktop road heading toward Pisgah (County Road F-20). Watch for a sign to camp at the stop sign.
4. You will come to a T intersection, take the left turn.
5. At the fork in the road (about 1/4 mile), go left on dirt/gravel road (County Road L-14, Larpenteur)
6. Follow about 3 miles to the Scout Ranch, which is on the right.

Camp Butterfield

Camp Butterfield is located in north central Nebraska, approximately 30 miles south of the South Dakota border. The camp is ideal for backpacking, hiking, and fishing. It is maintained as an undeveloped camping area and is used and maintained largely by the units in the Diamond Dick District of Mid-America Council. Each year in September, Camp Butterfield serves as host to the annual Mid-America Council Rendezvous.

To check the availability and costs, contact Scouter Services at the Mid-America Council Service Center, 402-431-9272.

For more information, contact:
Gary Gsell, Campmaster
1709 Norfolk Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 379-3240 (H)
e-mail: ggsell@conpoint.com

Camp Wa-kon-da

Camp Wa-kon-da, in Bellevue, Nebraska, covers 40 acres of wooded bluffs adjacent to Fontenelle Forest. The camp has 6 Adirondack style shelters and a program building. We have conveniently located latrines with water in addition to frost-free spickets that are running year round. Our centerpiece, the Paxton Program Building, has a furnace and a fireplace. It also has a kitchen, restroom and shower. Wa-kon-da is the home of the Logan Fontenelle Trail, one of the BSA's historic trails. We also have agreements with Fontenelle Forest that afford our campers access to 10 miles of trails all included in your camp reservation fee. Wa-kon-da is home to Cub Day Camps, Fun With Sons, Troop and Pack outings, Summer Time Pack activities and hosts many out of council units. Wa-kon-da is a convenient place to stay while taking in our local attractions. This list includes the world class Henry Doorly zoo, the Strategic Air Command museum, a drive-through safari park, the 60 mile long Wabash bike and hike trail, minor league baseball and the home of the College World Series. The city of Omaha is 15 minutes from camp and offers a variety of attractions and activities for everyone to enjoy. Wa-kon-da is available year-round for pack, troop and post activities as well as district camporees and training events. For more information, see Camp Facilities Reservation Form, Beaver Days schedule, and Beaver Days Projects.

Hike the Logan-Fontenelle National Historic Trail and earn the trail patch. Logan-Fontanelle Trail Location: Bellevue, Nebraska Length: 12 miles Patch (right) available for purchase.

To Get to Camp Wakonda:

• Exit the Kennedy Expressway (US 75), in Bellevue, NE, at the Cornhusker Road Exit.
• Turn east on Cornhusker Road to Fort Crook Road.
• East of Fort Crook Road, Cornhusker becomes Harvell Road.
• Continue on Harvell Road to Lincoln Road.
• Turn north (left) on Lincoln to Bellevue Blvd.
• Turn right (east) on Bellevue Blvd. to Forest Drive.
• Turn left on Forest Drive and continue until Forest Drive ends at Camp Wakonda.

Thomas Ashford Scout Reservation

Camp Thomas Ashford Scout Reservation is located seven miles from Homer, Nebraska, off of Hwy-77. Thomas Ashford is part of the old Prairie Gold Area Council. The camp became part of the Mid-America Council in 1999 when the Mid-America Council merged with Prairie Gold Council.

Thomas Ashford was used as a full-time Scout Summer Camp and is now is used for year-round camping. It is a large camp, over 2000 acres of wilderness, with so much to do. It was a fully equipped Scout camp with campsites, pool, archery range, climbing tower, dining hall, shelters, and so much more. Ashford is also noted for its nature trails, perfect for any of the Nature Merit Badges. Ashford is used for summer cub day camps and more!

If you have any questions about the Thomas Ashford Scout Reservation, you can contact Ranger Nathan Dean - (402) 698-2500. To register a campsite for your Troop or Pack see the contact information below.

CONTACT INFO:
Mid-America Council
12401 West Maple Road
Omaha, NE 68164-1853
Phone: 402-431-9BSA
Fax: 402-431-0444
E-mail: boyscouts@mac-bsa.org

To Get to Thomas Ashford Scout Reservation:

• Exit Interstate 29 at the Highway 20 Exit.
• Turn east on Highway 20.
• At the Highway 77/75 intersection with Highway 20, turn South.
• Follow Highway 77 to the signs for the Reservation (about 14 miles).