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Heritage Reservation

This reservation is the crowning jewel of Boy Scout facilities in the northeast section of the United States. Heritage Reservation, which opened in 1980, is home to four different types of camps on nearly 2,000 acres of beautiful woodlands in Southwestern, Pennsylvania.

During the summer months, the camps are put into use as resident camps, offering nationally renowned programs at Camp Independence (Cub Scouts and Webelos), Camp Liberty (Boy Scout patrol cooking), Camp Freedom (Boy Scout dining hall) and Eagle Base, our new high adventure program (older Boy Scouts and Venturers).

The reservation’s centerpiece attraction is the 270-acre lake, providing plenty of room for boating, fishing, sailing, water-skiing and swimming. Located close to Nemacolin Woodlands, 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.

Heritage Reservation also has a conference center and nine split-entry houses available for rent by Scout units and outside groups. During the fall, winter and spring months, several pavilions and shelter areas are available for traditional camping, all reachable by vehicle.

Each of the camps is designed to be nearly self-sufficient, with their own office and facilities. To support these camps, Heritage does have a Central area that contains the administrative offices, ranger’s shop and maintenance facility, Heinz Commissary and the health lodge. Heritage Reservation can accommodate 1,200 campers plus staff, and is considered to be one of the finest multi-camp reservations in the Boy Scouts of America.