Cowles Scout Reservation

Cowles is a wonderful camp to host your group camping. For over 100 years, Cowles has been serving the Scouting population and community with their facilities. Though no longer a summer camp, there are great opportunities for adult leader training, day camps, and family camping.

This was such a beautiul peaceful place couldn't ask for more nature to be covered on

My wife and I recently went up and stayed there for the weekend. beautiful place white sand beaches, nice shaded spot in the woods. Awesome walking patha and adventures around every corner. Literally

We love it here and make a point to camp here at least once a summer. This is my 3rd weekend camping here this month. I have tent camped and trailer camped and enjoyed both. The waterfront is awesome. It is a good place to bring kayaks and our canoe. The kids love the treehouse and gaga ball pit. This is a quiet place to camp not too far from town. It is pet friendly and people friendly too. Ranger Leo is helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend Camp Cowles if you are looking for a restful camping trip. Reservations are required.

They have recently logged the place and it doesn't even resemble the camp I've known all my life. First they tear down a camp land mark ( Finch Lodge) the first building built on camp for the boys. Thirty years ago my father became camp ranger there. I grew up in those woods and that lodge, now it's all a memory. Very sad to see such beautiful forest and camp history demolished and it's a shame the kids coming up for camp won't ever know what used to be the camp we all grew to love.