Camp Gamble: S bar F Scout Ranch is a premier summer camp destination in the Midwest. It challenges Scouts, strengthening their Scouting skills and teamwork abilities, something a dining hall camp simply cannot match. Scouts pick up their food from the commissary, and on their troop's campsite, they cook, eat, and clean up as patrols. Leaders notice a positive difference in their Scouts' abilities on weekend troop camp outs after attending Camp Gamble for summer camp. In addition to the patrol method, Camp Gamble offers the best aquatics program in the Midwest. The aquatics programs includes the usual merit badges of swimming, lifesaving, canoeing, and rowing. Kayaking, small-boat sailing, motor boating, and water sports merit badges are all available! However, there is more to summer camp than just merit badges! Camp Gamble offers free swim and free boating, as well as water skiing, Kayak Water Polo, Iceberg climbing wall/slide, and the water park Huck's Cove. Camp Gamble reinvented the first-year camper program, known as the Voyageur program. First year Scouts split into patrols and work through Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements, as well as Swimming and Woodcarving merit badges. Troops whose first year Scouts participate in the Camp Gamble Voyageur program see improved Scout retention. Camp Gamble features premier Nature and Scout Craft areas. Both areas sit along the shore of Nims Lake with beautiful views and great fishing. The Scout Craft area is known for its awesome pioneering projects, which have featured swing sets, a monkey bridge, a carousel, a zip line, and more! Each area offers a wide variety of merit badges. The Older Scout program is a great opportunity for older Scouts returning to camp for their fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh years. The program features mountain biking, shot-gun shooting, Kayak Water Polo, rock climbing and rappelling, water skiing, and much more. Camp Gamble: S bar F Scout Ranch offers so much. Other amenities include spacious campsites, adult leader shower facility, and a new Scout shower facility with individual showers and flush toilets. Don't miss out an exciting summer camp opportunity! Attend Camp Gamble: S bar F Scout Ranch next summer. This digital Scouting community is governed by the Scout Oath and Scout Law. We will delete any comment that we believe does not reflect the Scout Oath and Scout Law. This includes comments that use inappropriate language or are potentially libelous or injurious to the privacy of an individual or group. Users posting these comments will be banned from commenting on this site.
