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The Del-Mar-Va Council serves members of Scouting America in the Delmarva Peninsula.
Del-Mar-Va Council is divided into four districts:
Henson Scout Reservation, also known as Camp Nanticoke, is an 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) Scout camp located on the Delmarva Peninsula near Galestown, Maryland. One of three Scout camps on the peninsula, it serves thousands of Scouts throughout the summer months, and is open year-round for special Scout programs and for rental by outside groups. Scouts BSA and Cub Scout summer programs are run separately.
Named for the aviator and philanthropist from Salisbury, Maryland Richard A. Henson, Henson Scout Reservation has been in operation by the Del-Mar-Va Council since the summer of 1965. The camp was originally known as Camp Nanticoke, which is now the name of the primary camping area. (The original plan was to develop two camps on a single reservation — Camp Nanticoke and Camp Choptank — but that never materialized.) Today, the entire reservation is still known by many as simply "Camp Nanticoke."
The camp's largely undeveloped 1,889 acres (7.64 km2) are widely recognized as an environmental gem, with habitat for countless birds, mammals and fish, including the bald eagle. The entire camp was protected in a conservation easement in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
Henson Scout Reservation offers a wide range of traditional Scouts BSA summer camp programs, including swimming, nature/ecology, handicrafts, Scoutcraft (camping and outdoors skills), archery, rifle and shotgun shooting and fishing. Its first-year camper program, known as Brownsea, is extremely popular. Located on the Marshyhope Creek, a tributary of the Nanticoke River, the camp has a thriving waterfront program, offering canoeing, rowing, sailing and motorboating. It also has a fitness program, including physical fitness, biking and golf merit badges.
For older Scouts, the camp offers a high adventure trekking program, involving a week-long canoe/bicycling trek around the Nanticoke River watershed. Its Eagle Base program is designed to give older Scouts the opportunity to earn specialized merit badges required for the Eagle rank.
While traditionally Cub Scouts have participated in day camps, Henson Scout Reservation offers an overnight/resident camp, designed to introduce Cub Scouts to the basics of camping in a supportive, structured environment. It offers 3-day, 2-night sessions for both Cub Scouts and Webelos and weeklong sessions just for Webelos. Each year's programs are thematic. The summer 2008 theme was Wild West.
Del-Mar-Va Council
The Del-Mar-Va Council serves members of Scouting America in the Delmarva Peninsula.
Del-Mar-Va Council is divided into four districts:
Henson Scout Reservation, also known as Camp Nanticoke, is an 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) Scout camp located on the Delmarva Peninsula near Galestown, Maryland. One of three Scout camps on the peninsula, it serves thousands of Scouts throughout the summer months, and is open year-round for special Scout programs and for rental by outside groups. Scouts BSA and Cub Scout summer programs are run separately.
Named for the aviator and philanthropist from Salisbury, Maryland Richard A. Henson, Henson Scout Reservation has been in operation by the Del-Mar-Va Council since the summer of 1965. The camp was originally known as Camp Nanticoke, which is now the name of the primary camping area. (The original plan was to develop two camps on a single reservation — Camp Nanticoke and Camp Choptank — but that never materialized.) Today, the entire reservation is still known by many as simply "Camp Nanticoke."
The camp's largely undeveloped 1,889 acres (7.64 km2) are widely recognized as an environmental gem, with habitat for countless birds, mammals and fish, including the bald eagle. The entire camp was protected in a conservation easement in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
Henson Scout Reservation offers a wide range of traditional Scouts BSA summer camp programs, including swimming, nature/ecology, handicrafts, Scoutcraft (camping and outdoors skills), archery, rifle and shotgun shooting and fishing. Its first-year camper program, known as Brownsea, is extremely popular. Located on the Marshyhope Creek, a tributary of the Nanticoke River, the camp has a thriving waterfront program, offering canoeing, rowing, sailing and motorboating. It also has a fitness program, including physical fitness, biking and golf merit badges.
For older Scouts, the camp offers a high adventure trekking program, involving a week-long canoe/bicycling trek around the Nanticoke River watershed. Its Eagle Base program is designed to give older Scouts the opportunity to earn specialized merit badges required for the Eagle rank.
While traditionally Cub Scouts have participated in day camps, Henson Scout Reservation offers an overnight/resident camp, designed to introduce Cub Scouts to the basics of camping in a supportive, structured environment. It offers 3-day, 2-night sessions for both Cub Scouts and Webelos and weeklong sessions just for Webelos. Each year's programs are thematic. The summer 2008 theme was Wild West.