24 Apr 2024 — All pages of the camp website have been updated with info on the 2024 summer season, and registration is open for all summer programs. The Scouts BSA Summer Program Guide is now available.
Camp Workcoeman is used year-round for short-term camping for all Scouting Cub Packs, Scout Troops, and Venture Crews, as well as for district and Order of the Arrow activities. Camp staff and volunteers run a variety of year-round programs for Scouts on both an individual and unit basis.
During the six week summer camp season, Scouts enjoy unforgettable Scouting experiences. Currently, the summer camp season consists of four weeks of short-term daytime Scouts BSA opportunities, week-long Scuba and NYLT offerings, and two weeks of Cub Scout Day Camp. Overnight unit and family camping is also available, as well as a variety of à la carte opportunities for units.
June 1st is an important and busy day at camp as both Beaver Day and our annual Steak Dinner will be held.
The Beaver Day work day allows us to get a head start on setting up camp for another exciting season. We’ll gather in the Dining Hall at 8:30 AM before beginning work at 9:00 AM. Lunch will be provided. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
The Steak Dinner, hosted by the Citizens of Shawtown, is an annual fundraiser. Dinner begins in the Camp Workcoeman Dining Hall at 6:00 PM and is preceded by hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 PM. The cost to attend is $35 for adults and $15 for children 10 and under with all proceeds benefiting camp improvement projects. To reserve your spot sign-up online.
Last weekend, over 400 Scouts, Scouters, and volunteers joined us to kick the centennial celebration into high-gear with the Spring Centennial Camporee. Patrols spent the day competing in challenges at ten stations scattered throughout camp. Could they perform a rescue throw at the waterfront, build a fire in a puddle, or ace trivia questions at camp taken from On the Shore of West Hill Pond? After stations closed, Scouts could attend a patch sale or complete tasks for a special task while Scouters wowed our judges with their desserts in the Cast Iron Chef competition. The evening concluded with a campfire program in the packed amphitheater.
More Centennial events are still to come. Visit campworkcoeman.org/100 for all the details.
The 2024 Camp Workcoeman Scouts BSA Summer Program Guide is now available! It contains all the information you need to plan your summer adventures at Camp Workcoeman.
Registration for all summer programs—for both Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts—is now open. Sign up today, and we hope to see you at camp this summer!
Camp Workcoeman is located in the hills of northwest Connecticut in scenic New Hartford and Barkhamsted. The camp consists of approximately 427 acres on the shore of beautiful West Hill Pond, possibly the cleanest in Connecticut.
Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest continuously operated Scout camps in the country. For 100 years, thousands of Scouts and Scouters have had unforgettable Scouting experiences at Camp Workcoeman. This fine tradition of Scouting continues today.