Hawk Mountain Council
| Hawk Mountain Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Location | Berks, Schuylkill County, and part of Carbon County | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Membership | 8,000 | ||
| Scout Executive & CEO | Davis Fox | ||
|
| |||
| Website hmc-bsa.org | |||
The Hawk Mountain Council serves over 8,000 young men and women in one of several Boy Scout programs in Berks, Schuylkill, and Carbon counties in Pennsylvania. The council has headquarters near Reading, Pennsylvania.
The Council was formed in 1970 with the merger of the Appalachian Trail and Daniel Boone councils.[1]
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
 |
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation (HMSR) is the camp owned and operated by Hawk Mountain Council. It is located near Summit Station, Pennsylvania on Blue Mountain Road. The reservation consists of Camp Meade for Boy Scouts and Camp DuPortail for Cub Scouts. The camp is open for tent and cabin camping year-round.
The property has 635 acres (257 ha) of forest and a man-made lake, known as Lake Nalaheman. The camp also offers two swimming pools, a COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) Course, a climbing tower, and a confidence-building course for
Order of the Arrow
Kittatinny Lodge 5 is the Order of the Arrow lodge that serves the council. It was formed from the lodges of Appalachian Trail Council, Memeu 125, and Daniel Boone Council, Minsi 5, when the two councils merged in the 1970s.
See also
References
- OCLC 680065356.
