Year-Round Camping Information
Scouts BSA – Summer Camp 2024
Cub Scout Summer 2024 Outdoor Programs
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Staff
We have a great summer lined up for you and hope you will join us at HMSR.
Check back often as we will update this page with new information throughout the fall.
Camp Meade provides summer programs to members of the Scouts BSA program.
Registration is open on our event registration system for troops to sign up and book a site.
For additional questions, please use the contact form below
Do you love the outdoors?
Do you love hiking, swimming, and zip-lining?
Do you love working with kids?
If you relate to this, then we have the perfect place for you. Hawk Mountain Summer Camp.
Imagine a job where almost anything is possible:
Camp jobs offer skill-building and enrichment opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else. Regardless of your college major, high school training, camp experiences allow you to learn and develop skills for the future.
We offer the following job opportunities:
HMSR Staff Application
Counselor In Training or CIT Program
You can sign up for any 3 weeks this summer – June 23 to July 26.
The CIT Program will provide the following:
Interviews for all staff positions will start this fall, please check back for more information.
For additional information please get in touch with the office at (570) 754-7552 or fill out the contact page below.
Thank you for your support of the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation (HMSR). We are looking for ways to make our camp more welcoming for the people who use our facility. We need volunteers who want to help our camp grow into the kind of camp that we all want it to be. We are asking for units who want to make our camp a place of fellowship and respite, a place that can help grow and nurture your unit to be the best it can be as well as a place you can enjoy.
What can you do to help create that place here at HMSR? To allow your own personal touch and still maintain a standard level of quality, we are asking that you work with the Camp Ranger before beginning a project to make sure this aligns with the vision of HMSR.
As part of our Boy Scouts of America National Camp Accreditation Program (NCAP) inspections, we look at our sites and list items that need to be fixed, improved, or replaced. Below are some of the things we look for:
This is just the beginning of a list that ends only with your creativity. To allow your own personal touches and still maintain a standard level of quality, we ask that you please work with the Camp Ranger who will seek approval from the Camp Committee as well as Property and Maintenance Committee before a project may begin.
Thank you for considering this adoption!
Please review the information in this guidebook and when you are ready to adopt, simply follow the directions in the section labeled…How does it work?
On this page, you will find the resources and information you will need for preparing your trip to camp this summer.
Please check back often as we will continue to update the page throughout the winter & spring.
A full list of available facilities, the capacities, and the cost are outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook.
Also included in the Guidebook are the other program choices available, i.e. boating and shooting sports (rifle and archery).
All registrations are made through the HMSR Facilities Reservation system. When making your reservations you need to book your site or cabin and you will need to contact Council Program Director, Michele Bement to set up the use of various program facilities.
Who may use these facilities?
Hawk Mountain Reservation has Camp Masters on duty weekends throughout the year and they are able to assist with check-in and check-out procedures.
The Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation offers fall, winter, and spring outdoor facilities to Scouting and Non-Scout Groups.
You can tent camp year-round or you may want to use one of our many lodges. A full list of our facilities, capacities, and the cost is outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook
Year Round Camping Guidebook – Information on facilities and HMSR Schedules.
For a current HMSR Map click here – Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Map
*Non-Scouting use of the facility requires a certificate of insurance and a hold harmless agreement.
Year-Round Camp Reservations Open!
The Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation offers fall, winter, and spring outdoor facilities to Scouting and Non-Scout Groups.
You can tent camp year-round or you may want to use one of our many lodges. A full list of our facilities, the capacities, and the cost is outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook
Who may use these facilities?
Year Round Camping Guidebook – Information on facilities and HMSR Schedules.
Year-Round Camp Reservations* – Make your reservations today!
*Non-Scouting use of the facility requires a certificate of insurance and a hold harmless agreement.
The Reservation Camp Master Corps is on duty weekends throughout the year and are able to assist with check-in and check-out procedures and may offer special program opportunities.
The Hawk Mountain Council is now using Tentaroo as our event and camping registration system.
Click on the link below to access Tentaroo or use the link in a specific event to register.
For Unit Registration you will need your Tentaroo login information sent to the Unit Leader and Committee Chair via email. If you are registering as an individual for an event you will need to create an account.
Tentaroo Login – To Be Disabled August 1 2021
For Tentaroo Help Click Here or fill out the form below.
No Fields Found.Tentaroo is a system designed for Scouting Councils to manage events such as Boy Scout and Cub Scout Resident Camps, Day Camps, District and Council activities, and more. The Hawk Mountain Council has designed Tentaroo Help as a way to answer your questions about using Tentaroo to help schedule and plan your unit’s camping, activities, and events in the Hawk Mountain Council.
Tentaroo has a full video on getting started in Tentaroo and you can access the page here or visit their youtube page. A few quick timestamps are listed below for your use.
Watch the Getting Started video for guidance on setting up an account, logging in, and navigating the Tentaroo system.
Helpful Time Stamps:
Create a New Account (0:18)
Login to an Account or Retrieve Password (1:01)
Event Registration (1:58)
Facility Reservation (2:28)
Cart (3:03)
Account Settings (3:26)
Watch the Event Registration Guide video for a virtual tour of a registration, including all possible registration steps.
Helpful Time Stamps:
New Registration (At 0:22)
Reserve camp spots, group classes, order products, notify council of campsite preferences.
Register Individuals: (At 3:38)
Add participant, choose individual class schedule.
Modify Existing Registration: (At 5:57)
Make changes to existing event registrations including camping spots, group options, registered individuals and products ordered.
Reports: (At 7:33)
Invoices, participant rosters, class schedules, requirements completed and blue cards.
Explore the Tentaroo Facilities Reservation system, learning how to check availability, set up a trip, reserve facilities, and download your itinerary.
Helpful Time Stamps:
Check Availability (1:40)
Start a New Trip (2:29)
Add a Reservation (2:45)
Make a Payment/Place Order (3:50)
Manage a Trip and Reservations (4:24)
Access Past Trips (4:53)
Download Itinerary (6:40)
For more assistance with Tentaroo, please fill out the form below.
No Fields Found.Have you and your committee been stuck trying to pick out somewhere to take your pack or your den?
Is that Patrol Leader’s Council stumped for ideas on an outing?
Or maybe you just need some ideas of places to take your family for a vacation or a long weekend.
Take a peek through this list of 149 locations that are good for your unit (or family) to visit. The criteria being that it had to be in Pennsylvania, specifically the eastern portion of the state (using Harrisburg and State College as general guidelines), similar to WFMZ’s “One Tank Trips” feature.
The three lists below are the same, but are sorted differently: by the name of the location, by the county where the location is found, and by the general category that the location falls under. Feel free to download whichever you prefer. The location categories are located at the bottom of the page.