2 Sep 2024 — Camp Workcoeman has a variety of programs taking place this fall for both Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts. In addition, training opportunities and campsite/facility rentals are available. We hope to you at camp!
After the success of the spring weekend, the Citizens of Shawtown are planning a fall weekend event for work and fellowship to wrap up camp’s centennial season. The event runs from Friday evening (10/25/2024) through lunch on Sunday (10/27/2024), but volunteers are welcome for whatever portion of the weekend they’re able to attend. See the Shawtown webpage for the event flier with additional information and the RSVP link (please respond by October 22, 2024).
If you had a chance to visit the Camp Workcoeman trading post this past summer, you may have noticed something different — we are now a satellite Scout Shop, offering uniform parts and patches, as well as Advancement items!
As part of our effort to provide great customer service to our scouting families and local units, we will have regularly scheduled hours throughout the year. Beginning after Labor Day, we will be open on Wednesdays from 3:00 - 7:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 12:00 - 4:00 PM.
Unit leaders looking to obtain advancement items such as merit badges, rank patches, Eagle memorabilia, or Cub Scout belt loops/pins are encouraged to pre-order items with us so that we can ensure we have everything you need! Pre-orders, or inquiries of any kind, can be submitted directly to [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you at Camp Workcoeman throughout the year!
A variety of day and weekend Scouting programs are planned for this fall at Camp Workcoeman including our Fall Centennial Camporee. These activities include Scouts BSA, Cub Scout, and training events.
More information and registration links are available here for Scouts BSA opportunities, here for Cub Scout opportunities, and here for training opportunities.
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.
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.