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Capitol Area Council (#564)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
Headquarters12500 North IH 25
Austin, Texas 78753
LocationTexas
CountryUnited States
Founded1912
Membership24,000 youth
PresidentMarietta Scott
Council CommissionerJack Gindler
Scout ExecutiveJon Yates
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/
 Scouting portal

Capitol Area Council is a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) chartered council that serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15 Central Texas counties surrounding Austin, Texas. The council serves Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Dewitt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Mason, Travis, and Williamson counties. Founded in 1912 and based in Austin, the council serves around 24,000 scouts and is led by current Scout Executive Jon Yates. The Order of the Arrow is represented by Tonkawa Lodge.

Organization

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The council is divided into 12 districts:

Camps

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Lost Pines Scout Reservation

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Lost Pines Scout Reservation
Location785 FM 1441
Bastrop, TX 78602
Coordinates30°10′23″N 97°16′06″W / 30.173157°N 97.268402°W / 30.173157; -97.268402
Camp size542 acres
Founded1965
RangerKenny Wines
Weekend RangerKevin Smith
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/lost-pines/

Lost Pines is the councils main camp. It hosts the council's Summer and Winter camps. The camp consists of roughly 542 acres of land on the northers shores of Lake Bastrop which has excellent Catfish and Largemouth Bass fishing. DOK's Tower is the tallest climbing tower in Texas.

The original "A" Building from the old Camp Tom Wooten was relocated to Lost Pines and is now situated in the Living History area near DOK's Tower.[1]

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Camp Tom Wooten

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Camp Tom Wooten
Location785 FM 1441
Bastrop, TX 78602
Coordinates30°10′23″N 97°16′06″W / 30.173157°N 97.268402°W / 30.173157; -97.268402
Camp size150 acres
RangerKenny Wines
Weekend RangerKevin Smith
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/cub-world/

Camp Tom Wooten is located inside Lost Pines Scout Reservation and is the home of the council's Cub World. The camp consists of roughly 150 acres with access to Lake Bastrop. Some program areas at the camp include, BB Gun Range, Archery Rang, Swimming Pool and Fishing.

Cam Top Wooten gets its name from the original Camp Tom Wooten that overlooked Bull Creek and Lake Austin, just south of FM 2222.[2] The original camp opened in 1934 on land donated by Dr. Goodhall H. Wooten. The property was sold in 1983 during the construction of Loop 360.

Griffith League Scout Ranch

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Griffith League Scout Ranch
Location424 Oak Hill Cemetery Rd
Bastrop, TX 78602
Coordinates30°12′57″N 97°15′19″W / 30.215804426364095°N 97.25523628655044°W / 30.215804426364095; -97.25523628655044
Camp size5,000 acres
Founded1999
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/griffith-league/

Griffith League Scout Ranch is one of the few remaining intach land grants from the Republic of Texas. It is a federally designated habitat for the Houston Toad. The camp follows the Leave No Trace guidelines.[3]

Griffith League is home to the council's C.O.P.E. course.

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Camp Alma McHenry

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Camp Alma McHenry
LocationCounty Rd 121
Giddings, TX 78942
Coordinates30°16′52″N 96°49′34″W / 30.281046280082613°N 96.8262007988742°W / 30.281046280082613; -96.8262007988742
Camp size250 acres
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/alma-mchenry/

Camp Alma McHenry is a primitive campground located about 90 minutes from Austin. The property consists of about 250 acres of pastureland, oak trees and several private stocked fishing ponds.[4]

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Camp Green Dickson

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Camp Green Dickson
LocationCounty Rd 354
Shiner, TX 77984
Coordinates29°30′08″N 97°15′30″W / 29.502240974555693°N 97.25833760228235°W / 29.502240974555693; -97.25833760228235
Camp size335 acres
RangerBilly Mikesh
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/green-dickson/

Camp Green Dickson is located between Gonzales and Shiner, Texas. The camp consists of both regular and backpacking campsites with roughly 5 miles of hiking trails.[5] Green Dickson is home to the council's National Youth Leadership Training course.

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Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Scout Camp

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Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp
Location172 Split Oak Rd
Smithville, TX 78957
Coordinates29°57′40″N 97°14′27″W / 29.961085254435147°N 97.24070973003072°W / 29.961085254435147; -97.24070973003072
Camp size400 acres
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/roy-d-rivers/

Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp is a heavily forested, rugged wilderness camp located about 60 minutes from Austin near Smithville, Texas.[6] The camp is only primitive-style camping and is perfect for low impact wilderness camping or backpacking.

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Smilin V Scout Ranch

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Smilin V Scout Ranch
Location250 County Rd 286 Spur
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
Coordinates30°38′44″N 98°01′17″W / 30.64562999104422°N 98.02151700896576°W / 30.64562999104422; -98.02151700896576
Camp size91 acres
RangerPJ Brown
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/smilin-v/

Smilin V Scout Ranch is 91 acres of improved Hill Country ranch land located near Liberty Hill, Texas.[7] Smilin V is open for Cub Scout camping only.

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Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp

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Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp
LocationDripping Springs, TX
Coordinates30°11′40″N 98°02′49″W / 30.194369°N 98.046953°W / 30.194369; -98.046953
Camp size60 acres
Website
https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camping/rathgeber/

Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp is a 60 acre primitive campground that follows Leave No Trace principals.[8]

Order of the Arrow

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Tonkawa Lodge (#99)
FoundedJanuary 20, 1937
FoundersJoe Lindsay, Jr.
Joe Lindsay, Sr.
Membership1,500 arrowmen
Lodge ChiefEvan H.
Lodge AdvisorRichard South
Staff AdviserRick Denison
Website
http://tonkawa99.org

Tonkawa Lodge is the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow. It was first chartered by the National Council on January 20, 1937, by Joe Lindsay, Jr. and Joe Lindsay, Sr., Tonkawa Lodge #99 started as Tejas Lodge but was later changed to Tonkawa in 1938 with lodge 72 already having the name.[9] Tonkawa Lodge #99 was proudly had one of its members become the Order of the Arrow National Chief in 2011, Jonathan "Bunker" Hillis. Currently Tonkawa Lodge #99 has 12 Chapters that are aligned and named with the above-mentioned Districts.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Camp Tom Wooten on Bull Creek". April 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Camp Tom Wooten on Bull Creek". April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Griffith League Scout Ranch". April 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Camp Alma McHenry". April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Camp Green Dickson". April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp". April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Smilin V Scout Ranch". April 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rathgeber Wilderness Scout Camp". April 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Tonkawa Story". April 16, 2021.