Camp William Hinds

Serving the Boy Scouts of Maine and beyond since 1927. _ Summer Camp Registration Page - https://scoutingevent.com/?hindsresident Camp William Hinds, BSA is a 4 season camp offering program for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers, including a full aquatics program (motorboating, scuba, sailing, kayaking and more), the most safe and advanced shooting education program in the Boy Scouts of America, and a comprehensive offering of traditional BSA adventure opportunities. In 2014, the Pine Tree Council partnered with the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program of the Department of Defense to provide construction training for National Guard and Reserve servicemen & women. IRT is currently providing comprehensive renovation and new construction to offer the best possible opportunities for youth. Camp William Hinds opened in 1927 as the summer camp for Cumberland County Council. The camp was named for the son of the businessman who donated the property to the council. The camp is located on 230 acres (0.93 km2) of land on Panther Pond in Raymond, Maine and is currently the only long term Pine Tree Council camp supporting troops and packs in southern Maine. Scouts use Camp Hinds for a full week-long summer program of aquatics, nature/ecology, Scoutcraft (outdoor skills), archery and riflery, handicraft, ropes course, and climbing. The Ring Dining Hall is a place for family style dining and mealtime programs. The summer camp also has campfire programs. Week-long winter programs during Maine school vacations and winter camping programs based in the Rotary Training Center are popular. Troops and packs use the facilities not just at summer camp but for unit based programs in spring, fall, and winter. The camp has 14 large, wooded campsites along with three cabins available though Pine Tree Council throughout the year. Summer camp programs include 7 Boy Scout weeks and 2 4-day 3-night Webelos camping sessions. Summer Fun Pack Weekends are designed for Cub Scout Packs and their families. The camp has been extensively used throughout the years. In 1954, the camp hosted an adult leader training for 2,00 volunteers in the area.[6] The Trading Post once sold many Neal Manufacturing Company slides,[7] manufactured by C. Millard Neal, a volunteer in the Pine Tree Council.[8] The Scout Museum at the Pine Tree Council offices has a display on these nationally popular plastic slides. The slides featured every imaginable Scout image. Some came pre-painted but most scouts bought the plain ones and painted them themselves. _