Crossroads of America Council

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1 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation The Crossroads of America Council is very proud of its facilities. With more than 2,000 acres and 100 buildings, we are one of the largest providers of outdoor adventure in the state of Indiana. All Scout units are welcome to use the facilities described in the following pages. Corporate, social and not-for-profit organizations are also welcome to use our many quality facilities and experience some of the most scenic locations in Indiana. Contact one of the Council Service Centers for reservation information, facility usage fees and availability of sites. Belzer Scout Camp During the summer, this camp serves as the flagship Cub Scout Day Camp, and has three swimming pools and eight program shelters. This camp is ideal for large group events and primitive camping with plenty of parking and restrooms available. The new Center for Volunteer Training, located in the center of camp, is a showcase for the Council s emphasis on the importance of trained volunteers. The camp, which opened in 1918 as Camp Chank-tun-un-gi, Belzer Scout Reservation has a rich history. It was re-named for the first Indianapolis Scout Executive, Francis O. Belzer, who started serving in Ransburg Scout Reservation With 624 acres surrounded by the Hoosier National Forest and Lake Monroe, Ransburg Scout Reservation is one of the Midwest s premier camps. A 15-minute drive from Bloomington, IN, or 30 minutes from Nashville, TN, the camp offers a wide range of opportunities in a beautiful, hilly, hardwood forest setting in one of the most beautiful areas of Indiana. Parking and primitive camping is available for up to 1,000 people. The Inlow Aquatic Center provides an outstanding conference facility. Kikthawenund Scout Camp During the summer, Webelos Scouts and their parents fill Webelos Adventure Camp, a four-day, three-night, resident camp experience for 9- and 10-year-old boys. During the rest of the year, the 230-acre camp, located 20 minutes north of Noblesville, IN, is available for many other uses. Fun program sites such as Fort Miami, Dan Beard Tree House, Western Town shelters, Indian Village and the Lake Cherokee Riverboat shelter give the camp a special charm. Ten primitive campsites and heated central restrooms are available for use during the school year. Pipe Creek, a White River tributary, runs through the camp.

2 Crossroads of America Council Camp & Recreation Camp Red Wing Located on the southeast side of Muncie on the White River, Camp Red Wing has been serving scouts since White Stag, a Scout Youth Leadership Training program, holds its programs at Camp Red Wing. The Kiwanis Lodge is the showpiece facility for the camp. It is a multi-purpose building that seats 150 people and is available for year-round use. Camp Bear Creek Outdoor adventure is the key to fun at Camp Bear Creek. Located 20 miles south of Connersville, IN, this 350-acre property has beautiful forests, rolling hills and streams. The dining hall accomodates 150 people and is available year-round. Four heated cabins are also available for use. Bear Creek is an outstanding camp for small and large groups. Camp Krietenstein An easy one-hour drive from downtown Indianapolis west on I-70, Camp Krietenstein has a rich history and excellent camping opportunities. It has been the base camp for the Terre Haute area communities, and has served as a Boy Scout Summer Camp for the Wabash Valley Council. The five-acre lake and all of the program facilities are conveniently located in the center of camp. Camp Wildwood On the east side of Terre Haute, the new year-round meeting hall makes this camp ideal for gatherings of people. Plenty of parking and easy accessibility to I-70 make this location very convenient. Two other cabins are available for yearround use, as are several program shelters. Primitive camping is also available with modern restroom and shower facilities. VERMILLION VIGO SULLIVAN PARKE CLAY MONT GOMERY PUTNAM CLINTON BOONE HENDRICKS MORGAN MONROE TIPTON MARION HAMILTON Indianapolis JOHNSON MADISON HANCOCK SHELBY Camp Krietenstein Camp Wildwood Ransburg Scout Reservation DELAWARE HENRY Belzer Scout Camp RUSH RANDOLPH Camp Red Wing Kikthawenund Scout Camp FAYETTE WAYNE FRANKLIN UNION Kilometers Miles N Camp Bear Creek

3 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Belzer Scout Camp Located on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Belzer is easily accessible from I-465 and is adjacent to Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. During the summer, this camp serves as the flagship Cub Scout Day Camp, and has three swimming pools and eight program shelters. There are five year-round cabin facilities with bunks, which can accommodate up to 24 people each. This camp is ideal for large group events and primitive camping with plenty of parking and restrooms available. The camp is fully wheelchair accessible, with newly added paved trails. The new Center for Volunteer Training, located in the center of camp, is a showcase for the Council s emphasis on the importance of trained volunteers. The center has a large dividable room, which accommodates groups up to 250, a full kitchen and four breakout rooms. The camp, which opened in 1918 as Camp Chank-tun-un-gi, Belzer Scout Reservation has a rich history. It was re-named for the first Indianapolis Scout Executive, Francis O. Belzer, who started serving in cabins 9 shelters 3 pools 3 camping areas 2 large camping/activity fields 10,000 square feet training center Kitchen Dining room, seats 100 Conference room, seats 200 Dining room and conference room combine to seat 300 Hiking trails Restrooms and shower facilities Campfire area Nearby Amenities Easy access to Indianapolis Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park Geist Reservoir The Children s Museum of Indianapolis White River State Park, including the Indianapolis Zoo Fall Creek for easy canoe trips or training events Fall Creek Waterway, with paved trails (Monon Trail) to Indianapolis for hiking and biking

4 Crossroads of America Council Belzer Scout Camp Lagoon Fall Creek Rd 465 N Shadeland Ave Shaffer Rd Belzer Scout Camp Boy Scout Rd E 56th St Fall Creek N Voyageur Complex Ranger s House Activities Field Rotary Campfire Area Kiwanis Shelter Parking Pool Camporee Field Archery Range Rotary Rifle Range Second Step Shelter Kahn Trading Post Chief Belzer s Picnic Area Kiwanis Hut Center for Volunteer Training Canoe Area Field House Health Lodge Cook s Pines Shelter Osterman Shelter Eagle s Nest Boy Scout Road Belzer Scout Camp 6102 Boy Scout Road Indianapolis, IN (317)

5 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Ransburg Scout Reservation With 624 acres surrounded by the Hoosier National Forest and Lake Monroe, Ransburg Scout Reservation is one of the Midwest s premier camps. A 15-minute drive from Bloomington, IN, the camp offers a wide range of opportunities in a beautiful, hilly, hardwood forest setting in one of the most beautiful areas of Indiana. It has two newly built lake-front condominium-style buildings, which house a total of 36 each, and a beautiful lake-front retreat lodge, which can house 20. The dining hall seats 550 and is available from September to May. It also has one of the Midwest s best rope courses and climbing towers, which is ideal for teambuilding activities. Parking and primitive camping are available for up to 1,000 people. Aquatics Retreat Center, for youth activities and company retreats 40-foot climbing tower Rope courses, low and high Climbing Tower, must have certified instructor Teambuilding area, must have certified instructor (C.O.P.E.) Professionally developed orienteering course Campfire area for 700 people 7 shelters for day activities sleeping for groups of condominium-style buildings with 3 apartments each. Apartments have common area, kitchen, showers and bedrooms (2 sleep 8, and 1 sleeps 20). 21 camping areas (19 in main camping area and 2 others at Adventure Point) Bunk house, sleeps 12 2 shower houses (water April 15 Oct. 15) Health Lodge, sleeps 10 Lounge, seats 15 Chapel area Hiking trails Dining hall, seats 550 Inlow Center Kitchen area with stove and refridgerator 3 bedrooms, sleeps 20 total Large meeting room, seats 100 Small meeting room, seats 20 Loft, seats 50 Showers and restrooms

6 Crossroads of America Council Ransburg Scout Reservation Nearby Amenities Lake Monroe, and the best fishing and water-skiing in Indiana Sullivan s and Buckner s Caves Hoosier National Forest, adjacent to camp property Deem Wilderness area Nashville, IN, and its quaint shops Indiana University Brown County State Park 37 Bloomington N Lake Monroe Lake Monroe Waldrip Rd Ransburg Scout Reservation Dining Leadership s Office Health Maintenance Parking Showers Field Sports Area Rifle and Shotgun Sports Archery Scout Craft Quartermaster Handicraft Trading Post Deer Haven Pine Grove Otter Slide Hilltop Outpost Lake View Dog Wood Squirrel Den Hickory Ridge Crows Nest Ridge Run Cliff Dwellers Coyote Pass Horse Corral Forest Clade Quail Run Terrace Hills COPE The Oaks Spring Hill Inlow Aquatics Center Beachcombers Acitivity Field Adventure Point Ransburg Scout Reservation 7599 East Waldrip Road Indianapolis, IN (812)

7 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Kikthawenund Scout Camp Fun and excitement rule at Kikthawenund. During the summer, Webelos Scouts and their parents fill Webelos Adventure Camp, a four-day, three-night, resident camp experience for 9- and 10-year-old boys. During the rest of the year, the 230-acre camp, located 20 minutes north of Noblesville, IN, is available for many other uses. The beautiful Steak n Shake Dining Hall is available year round and can easily accommodate 400 for meals. There are three new, heated bunk-style cabins that each sleep 24. Fun program sites such as Fort Miami, Dan Beard Tree House, Western Town shelters, Indian Village and the Lake Cherokee Riverboat Shelter give the camp a special charm. Ten primitive campsites and heated central restrooms are available for use during the school year. Pipe Creek, a White River tributary, runs through the camp. Dining hall with kitchen, seats 400 Meeting room located off dining area, seats 20 3 cabins, each cabin is divided into 4 rooms, 1 common room and 3 sleeping rooms each, with 4 bunk beds (each cabin sleeps 24) 2 cabins with 10 bunk beds each Pool with showers and restrooms (open June 1 Aug. 31) 5-acre boating lake 7 camping areas 2 large activity fields Director s cabin/office (4) Welcome shelter Cub shelter BB range (no firearms) Archery area Campfire area, seats 200 Riverboat Indian Village, sleeps 45 Fort Miami, sleeps 20 Dan Beard Tree House, sleeps 20 Nearby Amenities Mounds State Park Ball State University, Anderson University Conner Prairie

8 Crossroads of America Council Kikthawenund Scout Camp 128 Frankton County Road 500 N 13 N 800 W W 500 N Kikthawenund Scout Camp Anderson 9 69 Rafting Ranger s House N Wetern Town Shooting Ranges River Boat Cub Shelter Cherokee Lake Tree House TAC Course Fort Miami Indian Village Pipe Creek Pool Showers Dubois Anderson Parking Welcome Shelter Dining Hall Flag First Aid Trading Post Cherokee Nine Oaks Camp Office Lion Campfire Chapel Broken Arrow Walking Bear Baden Powell Little Turtle James E West Shawnee Dan Beard Elwood Kikthawenund Scout Camp 7651 W 500 N Frankton, IN (765)

9 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Camp Red Wing Located on the southeast side of Muncie on the White River, Camp Red Wing has been serving Scouts since White Stag, a Scout Youth Leadership Training program, holds its programs at Camp Red Wing. The Muncie community holds its Cub Scout Day Camp here also. The Kiwanis Lodge is the showpiece facility for the camp. It is a multi-purpose building that seats 150 people and is available for year-round use. All camping and facilities are conveniently located close to each other. Five program shelters are available. A 24-bed bunkhouse has been recently added to the camp. Dining hall with kitchen, seats 150, with restrooms and showers attached 11 camping areas 1 large activity field 5 shelters 1 cabin (cabin has 4 rooms, one common room, 3 sleeping rooms with 4 bunk beds each, sleeps 24) Koval Eagle Knob, seats 30 Campfire area Chapel area Shower house/restrooms (seasonal) Nearby Amenities White River Prairie Creek Reservoir Ball State University Muncie Children s Museum Minnetrista Cultural Center Rails to Trails Pathway Horizon Convention Center Academy of Model Aeronautics

10 Crossroads of America Council Camp Red Wing Muncie N 67 Tee Pee Ridge Dr S Burlington Burlson 266 South Rd Camp Red Wing BB Shelter Archery Shelter Koval Shelter Pines Cub Shelter Bear s Den Pheasant Nest Showers Butternut Hill Kiwanis Lodge Riverview Tarhune Shelter Injun Jim Lone Cherry Rabbit Run Cricket Hollow Campfire Area Camp Red WIng 5757 East Inlow Springs Road Muncie, IN (765)

11 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Camp Bear Creek Outdoor adventure is the key to fun at Camp Bear Creek. Located 20 miles south of Connersville, IN, this 350-acre property has beautiful forests, rolling hills and streams. Bear Creek is an outstanding camp for small and large groups. The dining hall can hold 150 people and the 4 cabins can sleep 44 people in bunk beds. 3 cabins, each include a kitchen, restroom/shower, dining area, 2 bedrooms, each with 2 bunk beds (sleeps 8) 1 cabin with 10 bunk beds (sleeps 20) Pool with restrooms and showers attached (open June 1 to Aug. 31) 9 camping areas Dining hall with kitchen, seats shelters 2 small lakes (1-2 acres) Hiking trails BB/rifle range shelter Chapel area Campfire area Nearby Amenities Whitewater State Park Whitewater River, for canoe trips Cincinnati is only an hour away, with many thrills, such as the Cincinnati Zoo and Paramount s King s Island Amusement Park Metamora, hidden just south of camp, is a tourist community similar to Nashville, IN The Whitewater Historic Train located in Connersville Brookville Reservoir is located just a few miles from camp and offers a variety of aquatic activities

12 Crossroads of America Council Camp Bear Creek E Big Bear Rd Camp Bear Creek N Laurel Rd S Scout Rd 1 Indianapolis 52 Field Sports Beard Tall Timber Chapel Miami Delaware Pioneer Trading Post Rifle Range Out Post Commissioner s Area Indian Village Pool Dining Hall Showers First Aid Hilltop Teetor Well House Shop Area Quartermaster Hunt Wahpinanchi Ranger s House Camp Bear Creek 7417 South Scott Road Connersville, IN (765)

13 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Camp Krietenstein An easy one-hour drive from downtown Indianapolis west on I-70, Camp Krietenstein has a rich history and excellent camping opportunities. It has been the base camp for the Terre Haute area communities, and has served as a Boy Scout Summer Camp for the Wabash Valley Council. The five-acre lake and all of the program facilities are conveniently located in the center of camp. There are seven primitive campsites located near the main camp area. A dining lodge seats about 150. This camp experience is for primitive campers, as it has limited facilities. Dining Hall with kitchen (water April 15 Oct. 15) Dining Hall, lower level, seasonal Camp Office 2 cabins 8 camping areas Campfire area Chapel area Parade field Restrooms/showers (water April 15 Oct. 15) 5-acre lake Fishing pier Hiking trails Archery area Rifle range Access Eel River Nearby Amenities Leiber State Park Eel River DePauw University Brazil Mansfield Mill Covered Bridge

14 Crossroads of America Council Camp Krietenstein N 42 Boy Scout Rd Camp Krietenstein 575 Primitive Camping Shelter Silt Lake Lake Malone Plainsman Scoutmaster Lounge Office Ecology Center Craft Building Campfire Dining Hall Archery Range Rifle Range Jambo Softball Field Trading Post Deer Trails Wells Indiana Boone Sassafras Commisioner Center Shower House Chapel Tulip Tree Commisioner Center Volleyball Court Kickapoo Pole Barn Camp Ranger County Road 575 Camp Krietenstein 6445 E. County Road 575 N Center Point, IN 47840

15 Crossroads of America Council Crossroads of America Council 1900 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN Camp & Recreation Camp Wildwood On the east side of Terre Haute, IN, the new year-round meeting hall makes this camp ideal for gatherings of people. Plenty of parking and easy accessibility to I-70 make this location very convenient. Two other cabins are available for year-round use, as are several program shelters. Primitive camping is also available with modern restroom and shower facilities. The camp is adjacent to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Hawthorn Park, which has hiking and biking trails. Community building, seats 150 Kitchen Restrooms/showers attached 3 cabins 1 shelter 4 camping areas Chapel area Campfire area Parade field Nearby Amenities Hawthorn Park Rose Hulman Institute of Technology National Road Historic Bike Trail Children s Science and Technology Museum of Terre Haute Demming Park pool and playground Dobbs Park and Nature Center Indiana State University Ivy Tech College St. Mary-of-the-Woods College

16 Crossroads of America Council Camp Wildwood Hawthorn Park Camp Wildwood Four Way 40 N State Road Community Center Training The Cottage Shelter Old Main Chapel Camp Wildwood 5103 East Old Maple Ave. Terre Haute, IN 47803