Crosswinds District Camping Information
Crosswinds District Camping Information
Information on these pages was compiled by W.E. Medlin.
Chuck Carter is the Crosswinds District Camping Chairman.
Camps with High Adventure and Good
Places to Visit
Military Base Information
Camping Reference Books
Canoeing and Kayaking Books
Indianhead Council
Boy Scouts of America
393 Marshall Ave
St Paul Minnesota 55102
612-224-1891
Camping at Indianhead
U.S. Space Camp
Huntsville Ala
800-241-5104
Thunder Scout Reservation
Flint River Council BSA
1166 Dripping Rock Rd.
Molena, GA 30258
706-646-2255
Fax-706-646-2120
Thunder Scout Reservation Web Site
Northeast Georgia Council
P.O. Box 399
Jefferson Ga. 30549
706-693-2446
La-No-Che Scout Reservation
Central Florida Council Camping
P.O. Box 323
Paisley, FL
352-669-8558
USS Yorktown
Scout Camping
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Muse
40 Patriots Point Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
1-800-248-3508
Camp Roy C. Manchester
Shawnee Trails Council
PO Box 487
Owensboro, KY 42302
1-800-477-6974
Tinnerman Canoe Base
Greater Cleveland Council BSA
2241 Woodland Ave.
Cleveland OH 44115
216-861-6060
Fax 216-861-3431
Blue Ridge Mountain Council
(Camp Ottari and Powhatan)
PO box 7606
Roanoka VA. 24019
540-265-0656
(has web site see list)
E-mail Scouts@BSA-BRMC.org
Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimarron NM 87714
5505-376-2281
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base
P.O.858
Islamorada FL 33036
305-664-4173
http://www.bsaseabase.org
Northern Tier National High Adventure Program
PO Box 509
Ely, MN. 55731
218-365-4811
Adirondack Adventure Area
Northern Region
PO Box 350
Dayton NJ. 08810
201-821-6500
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Bases on this list have tours. Some will house scouts and let you eat in their Dining Hall. You need to call and make arrangements several months ahead of your trip.
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Public Affairs Office 301-981-1110
www.andrews.af.mil
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Joint Public Affairs Office
PSC Box 8043
MCAS Cherry Point, NC
E-mail: jpaow@cherry.usmc.mil
www.cherrypt.usmc.mil
Kings Bay Submarine Base
Kings Bay Ga.
912-673-4714
www.subasekb.navy.mil
Has scheduled tours, ask for Mrs. Georgina Best
National Museum of Naval Aviation
P.O. Box 33104
NAS Pensacola Florida 32508
904-452-2604
Has tours
Naval Academy
USNA-NESA
C/O Prof. Ertel
Physics Dept, 9c
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 21402
E-mail Prof. John Ertal at: jpe@nadn.navy.mil
E-mail Rob Wickman at: nesa@nadn.navy.mil
physics.nadn.navy.mil/ECAs/nesa/nesa.htm
Has tours on week ends-in January, has Jamboree for scouts and teach merit badges-Aquatics weekend in spring for new Eagle Scouts
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia Beach, Va.
757-433-5439
www.oceana-navy.com
Contact Chief Bobby Chewing, if transferred ask for scout liaison officer
Naval Submarine School
Box 700 Code 1B
Groton Conn. 06349
860-694-3889
E-mail: pao@subasenlon.com
www.cnet.navy.mil/newlondn/nss.htm
Navy Museum
Washington Navy Yard
901 N St SE.
Washington DC 20374
202-433-4882
Fax 202-433-8200
Has tours
Norfolk Naval Station
Norfolk, VA.
757-444-7637
E-mail: navytour@pinn.net
www.nor.fisc.navy.mil
Has private tours
USAF Museum
1100 Spaatz St
Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433
Information # 937-255-4704
www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm
This is the home of the Air Force Museum. It has a program for scouts and youth to attend and stay on base and other activities.
US Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
Public Affairs Officer 703-805-2402
www.belvoir.army.mil
Fort Bragg, NC
National Youth Services
Gurrun Blackburn
910-396-1278
Has camping on base and has tours.
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North Carolina Hiking Trails (third edition)
Hiking trails in N.C including the Appalachian Trail
Published by the Appalachian Mountain Club
5 Joy St. Moston, MA 02108
Distributed by the Globe Pequot Press
May be found R.E.I or Outdoor Provisions
6 Business Park Rd PO Box 833
Old Saybrook CT 06475
Down The Road in the Carolinas
Becklyn Publishing Group Inc.
P.O. Box 14154
Research Triangle Park, N.C 2779
(919) 467-4035
(800) 777-4843
Day trips and Weekend trips in N.C and S.C.
North Carolina Guide to Backcountry Travel and Adventure
Out Their Press
P.O.Box 62092 Durham, N.C. 27715
list of phone numbers and addresss of outfitters and clubs
Passport to High Adventure
Available at the Scout Store
Informs you on how to prepare for High Adventure trips, has a list of High Adventure Camps, there address and locations
Leader's Guide for High Adventure
Companion Press
P.O. Box 351
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Helps with planning and equipment needed
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Appalachian White Water
Menasha Ridge Press
3169 Cahaba Heights Road
Birmingham, Alabama,35243
Maps and information on rivers N.C., S.C., Tenn and Ga
A Paddlers Guide to Eastern North Carolina
Menasha Ridge Press
3169 Cahaba Heights Road
Birmingham, Alabame, 35243
Maps and information on N.C. rivers
River Rescue
Published by Appalachian Mountain Club
5 Joy St. Boston MA 02108
Distributed by the Talman Co.
150 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10011
Information on rescue and safety
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