Goshen Scout Reservation
Goshen Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout reservation designated to camping, swimming, hiking and other various activities. Goshen is home to six Boy Scouts of America resident summer camps located near Goshen, Virginia, and is owned and operated by the National Capital Area Council. The camps are all built around Lake Merriweather. Opened to Scouts in the summer of 1967, today it has six different camps covering over 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land. Within Goshen there are three Boy Scout camps, two Cub Scout camps, and one high adventure camp.
| Goshen Scout Reservation | |||
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| Owner | National Capital Area Council | ||
| Location | 340 Millard Burke Memorial Highway (VA Route 601) Goshen, Virginia 22439 | ||
Lake Merriweather Camp PMI Camp Bowman Goshen Dam Camp Post Camp Olmsted Camp Ross Camp Baird Camp Marriott | |||
| Coordinates | 37.967°N 79.4695°W | ||
| Camp size | 4,000-acre (16 km2) | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
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| Website GoToGoshen.org | |||
The current reservation director of Goshen is Elisabeth Warren, who has served since 2023. She was previously the director of Lenhok'sin High Adventure.
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