A Boy Scout Camp Located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Specializing in Patrol Cooking and High Adventure activities.
Gardner Dam Scout Camp offers you the opportunity to ENJOY THE ADVENTURE! A unique patrol cooking camp for Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts located on 325 acres of wooded forest in Langlade County near White Lake, Wisconsin. This camp offers the opportunity for camping and program on two sides of the Wolf River which runs through the center of camp! Two suspension bridges link our camp together!
Gardner Dam’s weekly camping sessions are from mid-June through early August with each week beginning on Sunday and ending the following Saturday. The weekly program offers campfires, a First Year Camper Program and Eagle Challenge for new Scouts, a variety of Merit Badges and High Adventure activities for all Scouts, a Senior Patrol Leader Program, adult leader training and plenty of activities. The emphasis is on the patrol method as each troop works with their patrols to build a stronger more productive unit.
Because of the Gardner Dam’s unique terrain and the proximity to the Wolf River, area lakes, DNR trails, National Forest trails and other recreational areas, the opportunity to experience a variety of high adventure activities are right at our door. Many of our programs are designed to offer a progression of skills as you move through the Merit Badge program. A Scout could attend Gardner Dam Scout Camp and do a different group of activities for five years without repeating! Registered adults may take advantage of many of the activities along with a variety of training sessions offered daily.
Some of the different areas and programs include: First Year Camper which gives the new Scout supervised instruction, Merit Badges taught each morning, Senior Patrol Leader Program designed to strengthen your Troop and youth leadership. Climbing, COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) and our initiative area offer a wide variety of team building experiences.
As STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) has become more popular we currently offer welding, Digital Technology, and Archaeology Merit Badges and other similar Merit Badges will be added. Some will qualify for the NOVA awards.
Our High Adventure opportunities include tube trips down the Wolf River, Whitewater Kayaking, trail and mountain biking, and an ATV training and certification class. The FUN is endless!
