Tuscarora Scout Reservation is the perfect destination for Scouts seeking a memorable summer camp experience. The Scouts BSA summer camp features everything from thrilling aquatic activities on Summit Lake to hands-on learning opportunities in areas such as Nature, Handicraft, Music & Arts, and Scoutcraft. With top-notch amenities including a 40-foot climbing tower, full-service dining hall, and quality campsites, you’ll find everything you need for a great week of summer adventures and fun!
Choose your Week:
Week 1: July 6 – July 12, 2025
Week 2: July 13 – July 19, 2025
Week 3: July 20 – July 26, 2025
Week 4: July 27 – August 2, 2025
Camp Tusky – Your Camp Home
Located in Windsor, NY at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Tuscarora Scout Reservation encompasses 900 acres of beautifully forested land on the New York/Pennsylvania border.
Tuscarora offers 12 traditional “summer” sites with two-person canvas wall tents on platforms and three unique “winter” sites with eight-person lean-tos. Campsites include communal areas with carports, pavilions, picnic tables, in-site latrines, and fire circles.
Tuscarora features a modern individual-stall shower house, a central dining hall that provides three delicious meals each day, and an enthusiastic and experienced camp staff that will make your unit feel at home. Each summer is filled with new programs and activities designed to peak the interests of every Scout – from the newest campers to the seasoned veterans.
2025 Theme – Game On!
Are you ready to play? Level up your summer at Camp Tuscarora in 2025. Our special game zone awaits, offering immersive experiences for Scouts as classic games come to life – play Space Invaders at Shooting Sports, Battleship at Waterfront, Hungry-Hungry-Hippos at the Dining Hall, and so much more!
Scouts will be able to have fun and earn theme-related merit badges, including Game Design, Sports, Chess, and Animation. The week will feature other theme-related games and events as you step into the world of games. Scouts will have the chance to earn rewards, level up, and have fun as they compete to unlock achievements and new skill power-ups throughout camp.
Exciting Program Areas
- Aquatics on Summit Lake – The 35-acre Summit Lake at the heart of camp provides great boating opportunities for Scouts and leaders – including sailing, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and stand-up paddleboarding! The Waterfront is also home to exciting action aquatic activities – including swimming, a waterslide, key-log rolling, giant inflatables for climbing, and more!
- Climbing – The camp features a 40-foot, three-sided climbing and rappelling tower. Scouts can come for afternoon open climbs or earn Climbing merit badge in special evening sessions.
- Dining Hall – Tuscarora features a full-service central dining hall that provides three delicious hot meals each day.
- Eagle’s Nest – This program area helps Scouts on the trail to Eagle develop life skills with several Eagle-required merit badges – including such ski.ls as communicating and citizenship.
- Handicraft – Handicraft focuses on a wide-range of crafts and trade skills. The area lets Scouts build skills in basket making, leatherworking, wood carving, and more.
- Music & Arts – This program area lets Scouts showcase their creative sides with a wide range of merit badges and programs that allow them to create, perform and express themselves.
- Nature – Our Nature area lets Scouts investigate the natural world. The area offers a variety of ecology and conservation based merit badges and programs.
- Range & Target Activities – Tuscarora’s shooting sports programs provide opportunities in archery, rifle, and shotgun shooting. In addition to merit badge instruction, the area offers daily open shoots.
- Scoutcraft – Scoutcraft is the place to develop and showcase your outdoor skills – including camping, cooking, pioneering, orienteering, wilderness survival and overall outdoor living.
- Sports & Recreation – Camp has many fun recreation activities for Scouts – including gaga ball, mountain biking, a kickball field, tetherball, a basketball court, game nights, plus ample fishing on Summit Lake.
- Trailblazer – Trailblazer is Tuscarora’s first-year camper program. Through the week, Scouts will build skills as they complete requirements for the ranks of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
- Training Programs – Tuscarora is proud to offer adult leader training programs (such as Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills), plus a top-notch Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program for Scouts age 14+.
- …and so much more!
