Greater Tampa Bay Area Council camps are allowing Unit Camping.
You can book a campsite and facilities anytime at our online reservation system.
Here is a guide with the recommended steps to booking a campsite for your Pack, Troop or Crew.
Booking a Council Camp Site Recommendations
Visit the Camp Facility Usage page to discover:
The current fees for Scouting units reserving our camps are in the online reservation system. For your reference, a fee schedule is provided below. Please note that the current online reservation system pricing will supersede any written fee schedule.
Come enjoy the camps and their amenities in an affordable a la carte way. Your unit can even camp for the weekend. Find out more about Camp Activity Days.
Here is a list of local campgrounds that have been approved for Cub Scout Camping.
Everyone entering a council property or event must complete have a signed BSA Pre-Event Medical Screening Checklist, a signed Activity Consent and Release form medical, and a BSA medical form. There will be a temperature check for everyone. All units and events will be required to follow the mitigation procedures given below.
Due to the fluid nature of the pandemic, these procedure and participant forms are subject to change based upon the requirements from state and local governments. For current updates visit: https://tampabayscouting.org/coronavirus
These rules are made for the safety of campers, protection of equipment, and to provide fairness to all, for the protection of our Scout units, outside groups, all adults, youth, campers, non-campers using any of facility owned by Greater Tampa Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, and must be observed at all times.
The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council does NOT issue refunds for camping reservations. In the event you need to cancel a reservation, your fees will be credited to another reservation within the following year. The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council does require either a 2 week or 4 week advance notice when changing a reservation. See the policies below for details.
As we pave the way to week long Scouts BSA summer camp at Flaming Arrow, the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council has affiliated with several nearby camps to provide a long term camping experience for our Scouts.
Find out more about our affiliated camps!
Are you interested in weekend service at one of our staffed camps? Consider joining our Campmaster Corps!
For BSA groups, to make a reservation at one of our camp properties, please use the online reservation system.
For non-BSA groups, please contact Jason.Borton@scouting.org to inquire about reserving a camp.
If your unit participates in Scouting for Food and schedules a Friends of Scouting presentation for 2020 then the unit is eligible for free tent camping (was $3 / per person per night) from January 1, 2020 – February 28,2021. To book the free camping, do the following:
If your unit has already booked camping between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 and paid for it, after the Scouting for Food drive is complete we will issue credits to units that participated in the food drive and have scheduled a Family Friends of Scouting Presentation.
All reservations for program areas: Shooting ranges, climbing or aquatics are for the facilities only. Your unit must provide the appropriate volunteers with credentials to the camp master or ranger to be given access to the facilities. The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council will not be able to provide individual units with staff for program areas. We are moving our efforts to providing instruction for unit volunteers to empower the units to be able to open these facilities. Having more trained volunteers will give your unit more freedom and will be beneficial to all of the Scouts in our area.
Visit the Camp Facility Usage page to discover:
Each of the program committees (shooting sports, climbing and aquatics) will be scheduling days throughout the year to open the facilities. You will be able to sign up for them as any other event. This allows our volunteers to maximize their time and serve as many youth as possible while also giving your Scouting Families more choices in activities throughout the year.
No. Chartering organizations play an important role in the program and activities for their chartered units. Chartering organizations promote well-planned unit program for the units they charter and encourage their units to have active outdoor unit programs. Chartering organizations are not authorized to plan, promote, or deliver programs for units outside of their charter.
It is the role of councils to plan long-term or resident camps and the role of councils or districts to plan camporees (short-term camps) and other outings following National Camp Accreditation Program standards.
Units with different chartered organizations that wish to hold activities together must have council approval. In addition, some states require such activities to be licensed.
Should your troop, crew or ship decide to conduct a long-term camping program for your unit (Cub Scouting units are prohibited from this activity) please note that the Scouter Code of Conduct and relevant program safety and training requirements are still in place, e.g., Safe Swim Defense, Hazardous Weather, Wilderness First Aid, etc.
No. Family camping is for Cub Scouts only. In Scouts BSA youth must sleep separate from adults, even if they are members of the same family. Likewise, only Scouts of the same gender can share a tent, even if they are siblings. These are a part of Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse in Scouting.
