Heritage Reservation, 1700 acres of unspoiled woodland is the ultimate laboratory for the experience of Scout summer camping. Every campsite is carefully nestled among the trees in Camp Freedom and Camp Liberty. The activity areas are designed to challenge and thrill every Scout, offering 33 merit badges along with six special older Scout programs.

With its 270-acre lake and six miles of shoreline, Heritage Reservation calls all Scouts for an unmatched summer of fun and adventure. The large, beautiful lake offers unlimited aquatics adventure, including all the water related merit badges -- Swimming, Fishing, Rowing, Motorboating, Water-skiing, Canoeing and Small Boat Sailing. White Water merit badge is available on the nearby Youghiogheny River.

Heritage is much more than just aquatics. In the field sports area, Scouts can test their marksmanship abilities on the .22 rifle range, in addition to the target and action archery ranges.

In the Ecology-Conservation area, Scouts learn about the natural world in which they live. The Scoutcraft area offers Scouts the opportunity to hone skills in camping, hiking, axemanship, backpacking, wilderness survival and pioneering.

The Handicraft area offers instruction in basketry, leatherwork, woodcarving and model rocketry as part of the Space Exploration merit badge. Handicrafts is also popular as the area for the exciting Heritage Reservation belt program, where Scouts can make their own customized belts and earn "brands" for various accomplishments during the week.

Camp Liberty is the best in "patrol cooking" with everything provided for successful campsite cooking. It has 14 troop sites, a central area, waterfront, rifle and archery ranges, 2 troop showers, leaders' and staff shower and a campfire area. The central area consists of the Program Hall (adult centered), Commissary/Quartermaster/Trading Post building (boy centered), parade ground with flagpoles, and a staff dining/lounge building. The waterfront has both swimming and boating areas. The boating area is equipped with canoes, motor boats, rowboats, and sailboats. Water-ski boats arrive at the camp for merit badge instruction.

Camp Freedom facilities are identical to those in Camp Liberty, with the exception of the 350-seat Camp Freedom dining hall located near the leaders' and staff shower. Many troops invite their families to join them for the Wednesday evening family night.

Camp Independance is place for Cub Scout Summer Camping.  Independace offers Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts the opportunity to particiapte in a variety of programs including: Swimming, Boating, Archery, BB-Shooting, Sling Shot Range, Nature, Handicrafts, and a new BMX trail for the older Webelos.  Each year the theme for the camp changes and brings a new level of excitement for returning scouts.

The electronic world consumes our everyday life with new ways to communicate. We are sure that you have children in Scouting that have a cell phone and that you have noticed their ability to be engrossed in the world of text messaging. The 2008 Greater Pittsburgh Council resident camping promotional campaign is centered on the theme of "What R U doing this summer?"

The Boy Scouts is nationally recognized as one of the few organizations that use the outdoors to educate today's youth on the importance of enjoying and protecting our environment. Yes, the technological world is important to progress, but spending time outdoors is equally significant. We can come up with all kinds of excuses on why we can't spend time with our children at camp, but 2008 is the year to make this commitment with your child. Believe us when we tell you that they can survive for a week without electronics. On top of that, they will come home more prepared for life's challenges after spending a week with others learning how to be part of a den or patrol. The positive social interactions and success felt by achieving a rank advancement after a resident camp experience is a great self esteem builder for a young person.

Below you will find a unit camping calendar, as well as other resources. We will be updating this page often, so check back soon for more information!

Cya @ camp!