Council Geographic Area Information

• HISTORICAL NOTE: This council came about from a merger of the Algonquin Council and Norumbega Council in 1996.

• Has four districts, Exploring District (Serving Explorer Posts Council-wide), Liberty District, Viking District and Tri-River District.

• Serving - Ashland, Auburndale, Braggville, Cochituate, Cordaville, East Holliston, East Natick, Fayville, Framingham, Framingham Center, Gleasondale, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton,Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Mendon, Milford, Natick, Newton, Newton Center, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, North Natick, North Sudbury, Northboro, Saxonville, Sherborn, Southboro, South Framingham, South Natick, South Sudbury, Southville, Stow, Sudbury, Waban, Wayland, Wellesley Hills, West Natick, West Newton, Wellesley, Westboro, Westnick, Weston, and Woodville.

Boy Scout Camp Information

• Nobscot Scout Reservation
  Edgell Road
  Framingham-Sudbury, MA (straddles the town line)

  This year-round Scout camp was dedicated on October 12, 1928. It is located on 550 acres of forest, with hiking trails, a pond and wetlands. They offer canoe rentals (life jackets and paddles included), tent camp sites, eleven Lean-Tos, cabins, lodges, three Activity Pavilions (shelters) for meetings during inclement weather, two Outdoor Amplitheaters in the secluded woods that have seating for 100-250 on wooden benches, fireplace and picnic areas, an atheletic field, 15 miles of marked hiking trails, vernal pools, cliffs & ridges formed by glacial cutting, and a historic 1792 small pox burial ground. In October, The Scout-O, a New England Orienteering Competition is held here.

  Click HERE for a Nobscot Camp Map (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

• Directions to Camp

  From the North - take Route 495 to exit 24 to Route 20 East. Follow Rtoute 20 to Nobscot Road, Sudbury (just past theStar Market Plaza on theright before Friendly's). Follow Nobscot Road approximately 1.5 miles. The camp entrance is on the right.

  From the South - take Route 495 North, to Route 9 East, to the Framingham State College exit. At the light, take a left onto Edgell Road. Follow Edgell Road for 3.5 miles. The camp entrance is on the left following the Framingham Animal Hospital on the right.

  From the East - take the Mass Pike to exit 13 Natick Route 30, to Route 9 West. Follow Route 9 to Framingham exit (just past Staples). At the light, take a right onto Edgell Road. Follow Edgell Road for 3.5 miles. Camp entrance is on the left following the Framingham Animal Hospital on the right.

  From the West - take the Mass Pike to exit 12, Route 9 East. Follow Rt. 9 through 3sets of lights to Framingham State College exit. At the light, take a left onto Edgell Road. The camp entrance is on the left following the Framingham Animal Hospital on the right.

• Camp Hemenway

  Camp Hemenway is located off New Hampshire route 25 in the town of Tamworth, NH, at the Southern end of the White Mountain National Forest. Bookings are taken from the first of the month a year in advance, and winter months usually fill immediately. Cabin keys must be picked up and returned at the Council Office during regular business hours.

  • Campsites
    The campsite is about 1/4 mile into the forest on a slight uphill climb. Camp Hemenway consists of two cabins (upper and lower) with electricity (one with wood stove and one electrically heated), a woodshed, a latrine, several lean-tos and lots of open ground for tents. There is a fire tower nearby with spectacular views. The 2004 campsite rental fee is $145 per weekend, plus $1 per person.

• E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Scout Reservation
  75 Hudson Road (Route 85)
  Bolton, Massachusetts
  During the Summer Camp season call Camp Resolute at: 978-779-2777
  During the Summer Camp season call Cub Scout Day Camp at: 978-779-5514
  Year-round call the Council office at: 508-872-6551
  Lat: 42.436396 Lon: -71.607681
  Click HERE for a Topographic Map.

  The camp occupies 300 plus acres and an 18 acre pond named "Little Pond." They have a Health Lodge that is staffed 24 hours a day with certified medical personnel. Their Trading Post is well stocked and just about equal to the best Scout Shop. They hired professional architechs and builders to make everything match and they spent a bundle of money on new construction to make the camp look great!!!

• Camp Resolute
  75 Hudson Road (Route 85)
  Bolton, Massachusetts
  During the Summer Camp season call Camp Resolute at: 978-779-2777
  Year-round call the Council office at: 508-872-6551
  Lat: 42.436396 Lon: -71.607681
  Click HERE for a Topographic Map.
  Click HERE for the Camp Resolute Web Site.

  Camp Resolute is part of the E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Scout Reservation. It is located a short distance off of Route 495 on 300 plus acres of land that surronds "Little Pond" (18 acres of water). They offer both a resident summer camp for Webelos and Boy Scouts. They have a dining hall with modern facilites that can seat 280 people, two youth shower houses, an adult/handicapped accessible shower house, a Handicraft Area, a Scoutcraft area, an Ecology/Conservation area, a fully outfitted waterfront with rowboats, sailboats and canoes, a Rifle and Archery range, a Health Lodge and a Trading Post. Boy Scouts will enjoy the trills of the C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Physical Experinece) program that runs during the Residential Weeks (min age 13 on Jan. 1st, or have completed the 7th grade). This program fosters teamwork, self-reliance, confidence and trust among Scouts. Scouts learn to meet many physcial and mental chalenges in this program.

  In 2002 Camp Resolute started offering a one week co-ed Venturing Camp in August for boys and girls (ages 14-20 and have completed the 8th grade) who belong to Venturing Crews. Part of this program will cover requirements for the Ranger Award. The basic cost for this is the same as for their resident camp. Contact their Council Service Center for more details on Venturing Camp.

  
  

• Merit Badges and Programs Offered

  • Here's some of the merit badges offered: Archery, Art, Basketry, Canoeing, Climbing, Cooking, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Environmental Science, Fishing, Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry, Insect Study, Leatherwork, Nature, Lifesaving, Mammal Study, Metal Work, Orienteering, Pioneering, Rifle Shooting, Shotgun Shooting, Rowing, Small Boat Sailing, Soil and Water Conservation, Swimming, Weather, Wood Carving, and Wilderness Survival.

  • During the "Trail To Eagle" Specialty Week they offer the following merit badges: Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, First Aid, Hiking, Cycling, Communications, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Science, Life Saving, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, and Swimming.

  • Five High Adventure Treks are offered too. Such as: Franconia Notch backpacking, White Mountains Day Hikes and Overnight Hikes, Rock Climbing and Mount Adams Hike, Mahoosuc Notch Hike, Canoeing the Machias River.

• Directions to Camp

  From Route 495 to Exit 27, Go East on Route 117 towards Stow, Mass., Passing the Country Cupboard on the right, take your next right which is Route 85 South. About 1/4 mile on the right you'll see a dirt road and green sign for Camp Resolute.

Cub Scout Camp Information

• Camp Resolute
  75 Hudson Road (Route 85)
  Bolton, Massachusetts
  During the Summer Camp season call Cub Scout Day Camp at: 978-779-5514
  Year-round call the Council office at: 508-872-6551
  Lat: 42.436396 Lon: -71.607681
  Click HERE for a Topographic Map.
  Click HERE for the Camp Resolute Web Site.

• Directions to Camp

  From Route 495 to Exit 27, Go East on Route 117 towards Stow, Mass., Passing the Country Cupboard on the right, take your next right which is Route 85 South. About 1/4 mile on the right you'll see a dirt road and green sign for Camp Resolute.

Order of the Arrow Lodge Information

• Chippanyonk Lodge #059
  

  Click HERE to view the Official Lodge Web Site.

  Click HERE to view images of their Lodge Patches and Merger History.