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Camp Guyasuta
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Located just outside of the city of Pittsburgh, Camp Guyasuta is a little bit of the country in the city. This 168-acre facility is the place for day and overnight activities. Several cabins and shelters area available for rental, as well as a lean-to site. A perfect place for a special Pack meeting or Troop Ceremony. Camp Guyasuta is a great place for picnics, Courts of Honor, a pool in summer season for BSA swim tests prior to camp and a convenient place to camp if you want to visit the city for a day. Recent additions to Camp Guyasuta include the McGinnis Education Center. The start of the art environmentally friendly conference center is the right place for Blue and Gold banquets, troop dinners, Eagle dinners, and overnight conferences. Meals and lodging plans are available for any need. Guyasuta also includes the Rohr Family Challenge Center which includes a high and low challenge course, basketball courts, and volleyball court. The Liken Environmental trail is also a new improvement that provides an educational hike along Guyasuta Run to a beautiful waterfall.
For daytime outings, a parent must attend with their scout, unless arrangements are made with the Den Leader. For overnighters, a parent must attend.
Heritage Reservation
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This reservation is the crowning jewel of Boy Scout facilities in the Northeast Region of the United States. Within Heritage there are three camps and several wilderness areas for use by all scouts. During the summer months, the camps are put into use as summer camps, offering two Boy Scout camp programs, and a nationally renowned Cub Scout program at the third camp. Heritage Reservation also has a conference center and nine modern style houses available for rent by groups and scout units alike. The reservation's centerpiece attraction is it's 270 plus acre lake, providing plenty of room for boating, fishing, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming. During the fall, winter and spring months, several pavilions and shelters area available for traditional camping, all reachable by vehicle. Located close to Nemacolin Woodlands ski slopes, Laurel Caverns, and Ohiopyle. Heritage is a centrally located camp, with plenty to keep any unit or group busy for a weekend, or a week at summer camp.
