Upcoming Programs at Camp Workcoeman
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.
News & Events
Citizens of Shawtown Work Day — September 14
Please join the Citizens of Shawtown on Saturday, September 14, 2019 as they work to finish the roof of our pole barn and wrap up any remaining summer projects. Please join us for coffee and donuts at 8:30 AM with work commencing at 9:00 AM. Lunch will be provided. Please confirm attendance to either Ranger Frank or Lou Seiser. Members of the Citizens of Shawtown, their friends, and all others interested in helping are invited.
Reserve Your Weekend Camping Trip Today
In the off-season, Camp Workcoeman offers a number of short term camping options as well as meeting areas. Rental offerings include campsites, Adirondack shelters, and cabins as well as pavilions, the kitchen, the Dining Hall, the shooting ranges, and the climbing wall. Visit the Short Term Camping page for more information, to see a description for each short term facility, and for links to the Council website to make your reservation. Contact Ranger Frank Galliher at [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions.
Scuba at Camp Workcoeman
Is your unit planning on attending the Florida Sea Base? If so, get your required SCUBA certification while attending a week of Scouts BSA camp at Camp Workcoeman. Located in the scenic hills of northwestern Connecticut, Camp Workcoeman boasts one of the cleanest lakes around—perfect for learning to SCUBA dive locally in New England.
During the third and fifth weeks of Scout camp, instructors from the Enfield Scuba and Watersports will also offer a full PADI Open Water certification course. The cost of the full certification course is $550, which includes the course fee and covers a full week’s stay at camp.
For more information, visit the Scuba page and check out the 2020 Scuba Flier.
95th Anniversary Reunion
Come celebrate the history of Camp Workcoeman and participate in our “95 for the 95th” anniversary reunion.
Scouts and Scouters, friends and family, campers and staff, are all invited to volunteer 95 minutes of time toward camp service and conservation projects to benefit the woods of Workcoeman.
Join us Saturday, July 27, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Be a part of the service project, take a tour of camp and view historical displays, and enjoy dinner on the grill while reconnecting with friends and meeting the current caretakers of the Camp Workcoeman legacy.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
2:00 p.m. - 95 for the 95th Service Project
4:00 p.m. - Fellowship and Dinner on the Grill
The reunion is free to attend, but we ask that you kindly RSVP here.
2019 Cub Leader Guide Now Available
The 2019 Camp Workcoeman Cub Leader Guide is now available! It contains all the information you need to plan your week of Cub Scout camp at Camp Workcoeman.
About Camp
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.
Phone
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Camp Workcoeman
Office: (860) 379-2207
Nurse: (860) 379-1756
Fax: (860) 379-1311 -
Connecticut Rivers Council
Office: (860) 913-2700
Fax: (860) 289-6447
Address
New Hartford, CT 06057