Council Geographic Area Information

• DISTRICTS - Lakes District, Seneca District and Whitetail District

• COMMUNITIES SERVED - Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County, Allegany County in New York and McKean County and Potter County in Pennsylvania.

Boy Scout Camp Information

Camp Merz
5297 West Lake Road
Mayville, NY 14757
Camp TEL: (716) 753-7194

Click HERE to view a camp map in PDF format.
Click HERE to view a road map to camp.

Located on 360 wooded acres on Chautauqua Lake just south of Mayville, New York. Offers swimming, rowboating, fishing, small boat sailing, canoeing, fishing, motorboating, water-skiing, archery, rifle and shotgun shooting ranges, mountain biking, hiking, outpost trips to Chautauqua Gorge, Westside Overland Trail, a dining hall, tent campsites, lean-tos and cabin rentals. Has a Cub Scout and Webelos resident summer camp program.


2003 Facility Rental Fees


Rates are for the weekend (Friday night - Sunday afternoon) unless stated otherwise.

CF=Central Furnace, CW=Carry Water, FC=Full Kitchen, FP=Fire Place, L=Latrines, RR=Rest Rooms, WS=Wood Stove

FACILITY	CAPACITY - FEATURES	Fee Per Weekend
Frontier Tent Campsite	24 - CW, L	$15
Leota Tent Campsite	30 - CW, L	$ ?
Mead Tent Campsite	16 - CW, L	$ ?
Rupert Tent Campsite	36 - CW, L	$ ?
Wilderness Tent Campsite	30 - CW, L	$ ?
Jubilee Tent Campsite	24 - CW, L	$ ?
Apache Tent Campsite	20 - CW, L	$ ?
Evergreen Tent Campsite	24 - CW, L	$ ?
Yahn Tent Campsite	20 - CW, L	$ ?
Clark Cabin	20 - CW, L, WS	$50
Johnson Cabin	20 - CW, L, WS	$50
Clark Cabin	20 - CW, L, WS	$50
Roberts Cabin	12 - FP, L, WS	$50
Lean-tos	15 - CW, L	$30
Dawson Training Lodge Two Co-Ed Dorm Rooms	24 Per Room (48 total) - CF, S, RR, FC	$200
Conference Rooms Meeting Hall	Seats 100	$?
Canoes	2 Person	$6 day
Canoe Trailers	7 Canoes	$20 per rental





• Directions to Camp

  • Take Route I7 / I86 to Route 394, Exit 8. Take Route 394 to Mayville / Lakewood. Drive approximately 7 miles and Camp Merz is on your right.




Elk Lick Scout Reserve
RD 3, Box 205, Bordell Road
Smethport, PA 16749
Camp TEL: (814) 465-9991

Click HERE to view a camp map in PDF format.
Click HERE to view a road map to camp

Located on 900 wooded acres, offers tent campsites, lodges, picnic pavilion, dining hall, archery, rifle, and black powder shooting ranges, mountain biking, rock climbing, and a climbing and rappelling tower, and canoes. Has a Cub Scout and Webelos resident summer camp program.


2003 Facility Rental Fees


Rates are for the weekend (Friday night - Sunday afternoon) unless stated otherwise.

E=Electricty, FP=Fireplace, H=Heat, K=Kitchen, L=Latrines, S=Stove, W=Water

FACILITY	CAPACITY - FEATURES	Fee Per Weekend
Shawnee Tent Campsite	30 - W, L	$15
Seminole Tent Campsite	30 - W, L	$15
Mohawk Tent Campsite	24 - W, L	$15
Huron Tent Campsite	30 - W, L	$15
Iroquois Tent Campsite	40 - W, L	$15
Seneca Tent Campsite	24 - W, L	$15
Hannah Lodge	24 - E, FP, L, S, W	$50
Henry Lodge	24 - E, FP, L, S, W	$50
Nippert Lodge	14 - E, L, S, W	$40
Orlos Lodge	20 - E, H, K, W, L	$125
Picnic Pavilion	10 Tables, L, W	$35
Canoes	2 Person	$6 day
Canoe Trailers	7 Canoes	$20 per rental





• Directions to Camp

  • Take US-219 to the PA-46 / Kendall Ave. Exit. Take PA-46 towards Rew, PA-46 will meet Route 446 (at Honeywell Plant). Keep Right on PA-46. Turn Right on Bordell Road. Drive approximately 3 miles and the entrance to Elk Lick will be on your left.




Kurson Training Center
Route 19 (South of Wellsville)
Standards, NY

Located on 55 wooded acres on the east side of Wellsville, New York. Offers tent campsites, two lean-tos, picnic pavilion for 60 people with a large fireplace, electricity and a latrine.




• Directions to Camp

  • Take Route 17 / I86 to NY-19, Exit 30. Take NY-19 South towards Wellsville, NY-19 will become NY-19/NY-417 (In Wellsville). Turn right, at light, onto NY-19. Drive approximately 5 miles and Kruson will be on your right.

Cub Scout Camp Information

See Camp Merz and Elk Lick Scout Reserve above.

Order of the Arrow Lodge Information

Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge #165, (Section NE-3A)

This lodge started in 1973. For more details visit their web site.

Click HERE to view their Lodge Web Site.
Click HERE to view their Lodge History, Flaps and Patch Issues.