Council Geographic Area Information

This BSA Council has six districts, the Abnaki District, Casco Bay District, Downeast District, Kennebec Valley District (aka the K-Valley District), Snowshoe District and the York District.

The York District has 61 units, which serve over 1,725 boys and young men and has approximately 600 trained adult leaders. (Webmaster Note: I do not have statics on the other Districts. If you have any please send them in, thank you.)

They serve the following communities - Acton, Albion, Alfred, Alna, Andover, Anson, Appleton, Arrowsic, Arundel, Athens, Auburn, Augusta, Avon, Bailey Island, Bald Mountain, Bar Mills, Bath, Bayville, Belgrade, Belgrade Lakes, Benton, Benton Station, Berwick, Bethel, Biddeford, Biddeford Pool, Bingham, Birch Island, Bolster Mills, Bonny Eagle, Booth Bay, Booth Bay Harbor, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bremen, Bridgeton, Bristol, Brownfield, Brunswick, Brunswick Air Force Base, Bryant Pond, Buckfield, Burkettville, Burnham, Bustins Island, Buxton, Byron, Cambridge, Camden, Canaan, Canton, Cape Cottage, Cape Elizabeth, Cape Neddick, Cape Porpoise, Capitol Island, Capitolis, Caratunk, Carrabassett, Carthage, Casco, Center Lovell, Chamberlain, Chebeague, Island, Chebeagueis, Chelsea, Chesterville, China, Chisholm, Clark Island, Cliff Island, Clinton, Coburngore, Colby College, Cooks Corner, Cooper Mills, Cornish, Cornville, Cousins Island, Criehaven, Cumberland, Cumberland Center, Cumberland Mills, Cundys Harbor, Curtis Corner, Cushing, Damariscotta, Damariscotta Mill, Danville, Danville Junction, Dayton, Deering, Denmark, Detroit, Dixfield, Douglas Hill, Dresden, Dresden Mills, Dry Mills, Dryden, Durham, East Andover, East Astandover, East Auburn, East Baldwin, East Bethel, East Boothbay, East Brownfield, East Dixfield, East Hiram, East Lebanon, East Livermore, East Newportland, East Parsonsfield, East Peru, East Pittston, East Poland, East Raymond, East Stoneham, East Union, East Vassalboro, East Waterboro, East Wilton, East Winthrop, Edgecomb, Elliot, Embden, Emery Mills, Eustis, Fairfeild, Falmouth, Falmouth Foreside, Farmingdale, Farmington, Farmington Falls, Fayette, Five Islands, Fort Unesrock, Fort Williams, Freeman, Freeport, Friendship, Frye, Fryeburg, Gardiner, George Town, Gilead, Glencove, Goodwins Mills, Gorham, Grants, Gray, Great Falls, Greene, Greenwood Mountain, Hallowell, Hanover, Harmony, Harpswell, Harpswell Center, Harrison, Hartford, Hartland, Headtide, Hebron, Highpine, Hinckley, Hiram, Holeb, Hollis, Hollis Center, Hope, Industry, Isle Of Springs, Jackman, Jackman Station, Jay, Jefferson, Kennebago Lake, Kennebunk, Kennebunk Beach, Kennebunk Port, Kents Hill, Kezar, Kezar Falls, Kingfield, Kittery, Kittery Point, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Moxie, Lake Wood, Lebanon, Leeds, Lewiston, Limerick, Limington, Lisbon, Lisbon Center, Lisbon Falls, Litchfield, Little Johnis, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Locke Mills, Long Island, Long Pond, Lovell, Lyman, Macmahan, Madison, Madrid, Manchester, Maplewood, Maranacook, Martin, Martinsville, Matinicus, Matinicus Isle, Mechanic Falls, Medomak, Mercer, Mere Point, Mexico, Minot, Monhegan, Monmouth, Moody, Moose River, Moscow, Mount Vernon, North Anson, North Baldwin, North Bath, North Belgrade, North Berwick, North Bridgton, North Edgecomb, North Fryeburg, North Gorham, North Gray, North Harpswell, North Haven, North Jay, North Lebanon, North Leeds, North Livermore, North Lovell, North Monmouth, N. Newportland, North Paris, North Pownal, North Ridgewock, North Sebago, North Shapleigh, North Turner, North Vassalboro, North Waldoboro, N. Waterford, North Wayne, North Whitefield, North Windham, North Yarmouth, Naples, Naval Air Station, New Agen, New Auburn, New Gloucester, New Harbor, New Portland, New Vineyard, Newcastle, Newfield, Newry, Newsharon, Nobleboro, Norway, Oakland, Ocean Park, Ogontz, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Oquossoc, Orrs Island, Otis Field, Owls Head, Oxford, Palmyra, Paris, Parker Head, Parson Field, Peaks, Peaks Island, Pejepscot, Pemaquid, Pemaquid Beach, Pemaquid Harbor, Pemaquid Point, Peru, Phillips, Phippsburg, Pine Point, Pittsfield, Pittston, Poland, Poland Spring, Pond Cove, Popham Beach, Port Clyde, Porter, Portland, Pownal, Pownal Center, Prouts Neck, Randolph, Rangeley, Raymond, Read Field, Read Field Depot, Richmond, Ridlonville, Riley, Robin Hood, Rockland, Rockport, Rockville, Rockwood, Rome, Round Pond, Roxbury, Rumford, Rumford Center, Rumford Point, South Abatus, South Berwick, South Bristol, South Brunswick, South Casco, South China, South Eliot, South Farmington, South Freeport, South Gardiner, South Harpswell, South Hiram, South Lebanon, South Lewiston, South Monmouth, South Paris, South Portland, South Rumford, South Thomaston, South Waldoboro, South Windham, Saco, Sanford, Scarborough, Sebago Lake, Sebasco Estates, Shapleigh, Shawmut, Sheepscot, Sidney, Skowhegan, Small Point Beach, Smithfield, Solon, Springvale, Sprucehead, Squirrel Island, St. Albans, St. George, Standish, Starboard, Starks, Steep Falls, Stow, Stratton, Strong, Sumner, Sweden, Temple, Tenants Harbor, The Forks, Thomaston, Togus, Topsham, Topsham Air Force Base, Topsham Field, Trevett, Turner, Turner Center, Union, Upton, Vassalboro, Vienna, Vinalhaven, West Auburn, West Baldwin, West Bath, West Bethel, West Boothbay Harbor, West Bowdoin, West Brook, West Buxton, West Cumberland, West Falmouth, West Farmington, West Forks, West Gardiner, West Gorham, West Kennebunk, West Lebanon, West Minot, West Newfield, West Newportland, West Paris, West Peru, West Poland, West Rockport, West Scarboro, West Southport, West Sumner, Waldoboro, Wales, Walpole, Warren, Washington, Waterford, Waterville, Wayne, Webhannet, Weeks Mills, Welchville, Weld, Wellington, Wells, Wells Beach, Westbrook, Westpoint, Westport, Whitefield, Whiterock, Wilton, Windham, Windham Center, Windsor, Winslow, Winslows Mills, Winthrop, Winthrop Center, Wiscasset, Woodfords, Woodstock, Woolwich, Wymandam, Yarmouth, York, York Beach, York Harbor, and York Village.

Council Merger History

1919-1922 Portland Council in Portland, Maine.

1922 Portland Council became Cumberland County Council

1922-1932 Cumberland County Council

1925 Pine Tree Council formed in Rockland, Maine.

1929 Pine Tree Council merged into the Cumberland County Council

1933 Cumberland County Council became Pine Tree Council

1935 York County Council merged into the Pine Tree Council.

Boy Scout Camp Information

Camp Bomazeen
4021 Horse Point Road
Belgrade, Maine 04971
Camp TEL: 207-465-7719

HERE for a topographic map.

This camp opened in 1945 and occupies 226 acres of land on Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes area. The camp is named after a Native American Warrior who graced the area in years gone by. The waterfront offers swimming, boating, canoes, motor boating and water skiing (the motor boating equipment is not provided by camp). They offer tent camp sites, winter cabins, an activity field for atheletics and camporees, boats and/or canoes for overnight groups, a Cub Scout Day Camp program, a dining hall for summer camp, and extended Cub Scout camping. During the summer they offer three weeks of Boy Scout camp, two weeks of Webelos resident camp and two weeks of Cub Scout Day Camp. Plus they offer a COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) course.

In the summer of 1998, they started a Special NEW Sea Kayaking Program that offers exciting and educational adventures along the inner coastal regions of the Kennebec River in Maine. During these adventure, you'll learn and experience:

• Fundamentals of paddling
  
• Skills and techniques of navigation
  
• Piloting your vessel and using a kamal
  
• Reading tides and currents
  
• Recognizing plants and wildlife
  
• Low-Impact Camping on Islands along the shoreline
• And much more...

2007 CAMP RATES

The rates shown below are for a two night stay (Friday & Saturday).

FACILITY	CAPACITY	SCOUT FEE	NON-SCOUT FEE
Tent Camp Sites (8 total)	20	$20	$40
Pavilion Cabin	16	$40	$110
McCurdy Lodge	28	$50	$125

• Directions to Camp
  From Route 95, take Exit 31 to Route 8 North. Follow Route 8 for 12 miles and turn left onto Horse Point Road. Camp Bomazeen is located at the end of Horse Point Road. The camp is 2.2 miles from the point where Routes 8 and 11 divid.

Camp Gustin
Loon Pond
Sabattus, Maine 04280
Camp TEL: 207-375-8521

HERE for a topographic map.

The camp opened in 1947 and occupies 125 acres of land on Loon Pond (under 10 acres). It has a dozen very rustic troop camp sites with latrines, and offers swimming, row boating, canoeing, an activity field and a open air shelter.

2007 CAMP RATES

The rates shown below are for a two night stay (Friday & Saturday).

FACILITY	CAPACITY	SCOUT FEE	NON-SCOUT FEE
Tent Camp Sites (12 total)	20	$20	$40

• Directions to Camp
  From downtown Lewiston, take Route 126 East (Sabattus St.) 5 1/2 miles to the intersection of Route 9. Turn right onto Route 9 South (at Katahdin Homes), go 1 mile and take second left. Cross Maine Turnpike, bear right at fork, and take first left. Camp Gustin is at the end of the road.

Camp William Hinds
146 Plains Road
Raymond, Maine 04071
Camp TEL: 207-655-4878
Camp Director Contact TEL: 207-655-4878

HERE for a Camp map.


HERE for a topographic map.

This camp opened in 1927 and occupies 230 acres of land on Panther Pond. It offers swimming, boating, canoeing, motor boating and water skiing (but motor boating equipment is not provided by the camp). They offer tent camp sites, Adirondack (lean-to) shelters, winter cabins, family camping, an activity field for atheletics and camporees, boats and or canoes for overnight groups, a Cub Scout Day Camp program, a dining hall for summer camp, and extended Cub Scout camping. Offers year-round camping and a great winter camping program for older boys (min. age 13 yrs) and explorers (coed ok). They offer five Okpik weekend trips for crews that you put together from your troop, post, town, district or Council and a week long Wintercamp experience. They offer seven weeks of Summer Camp in July and August and has two "Trail To Eagle" weeks.

2007 CAMP RATES

The rates shown below are for a two night stay (Friday & Saturday).

FACILITY	CAPACITY	SCOUT FEE	NON-SCOUT FEE
Tent Camp Sites (14 total)	n/a	$20	$40
Tenny Cabin & 12 Lean To's	8 in Cabin plus 24 in Lean To's	$45	$125
Cadigan Cabin	28	$50	$125
Bates Cabin	16	$40	$110
Tabor Pavilion (Picnic Area	n/a	$25	$50
The John Messer Scout Training Center	45	$250	$500

• Directions to Camp
  The Plains Road is between State Routes 85 and 121, both of which intersect Routes 302 and 111. From the South, take exit 8 of the Maine Turnpike and turn right onto Riverside Street, and then left at the second traffic light onto Route 302 West. Go 15 miles and turn right at traffic light onto Route 85. Drive 6 miles on Route 85, past the Jordan Small School. Turn left onto the Plains Road at the bottom of the hill.

Camp KV
Lake Maranacook
Readfield, Maine 04355

HERE for a topographic map.

This camp was acquired in 2002 and ocupies 65 acres of land. It has a 1500 foot waterfront with a 100 foot sandy beach with a dock on Maranacook Lake. It offer swimming, a sports field, a large main lodge with a deck and covered pavilion, a crafts shop, an aquatics building, unit and family camping. The Kennebec Valley District holds their Cub Scout Summer Day Camp and Boy Scout Junior Leader Training Program here.

2007 CAMP RATES

The rates shown below are for a two night stay (Friday & Saturday).

FACILITY	CAPACITY	SCOUT FEE	NON-SCOUT FEE
Tent Camp Sites (4 total) with Adirondacks	20	$20	$40
Lodge (non-sleeping)	60	$50	$100

• Directions to Camp
  From the Maine Turnpike take exit 109A in Augusta (formerly exit 30). Go West on Route 202 (away from Augusta, towards Manchester) for approximately 4 miles. Turn right onto Route 17. Go 8 miles and Camp KV will be on your left. You'll see a sign "Camp KV for Kids"

Camp William S. Nutter
East Shore Drive
Acton, Maine 04001
Camp TEL: 207-793-4740

The camp opened in 1935 and occupies 80 acres of land on Loon Pond (under 10 acres in size). They offer tent camp sites, winter cabins, and a Cub Scout Day Camp program. Last we heard it was under major remodeling including the removal of some of the buildings. New water and electrical lines are being installed. A parking lot is being prepared. The Kiwanis Lodge is getting new siding, windows, a metal roof, new electrical wiring, insulation, and kitchen facilities. All this work is being done by a small group of volunteers who could use your help. If you'd like to volunteer contact them for more details and to get an update on their progress.

2007 CAMP RATES

The rates shown below are for a two night stay (Friday & Saturday).

FACILITY	CAPACITY	SCOUT FEE	NON-SCOUT FEE
Tent Camp Sites (15 total)	20	$20	$40
Baden Powell Cabin	20	$50	$125
Seton Cabin	10	$30	$90

• Directions to Camp
  From the Maine Turnpike, take exit 4, turn right onto Route 111 West and go 15 miles to Sanford. From Sanford, take Route 109 North 6 miles and turn left onto East Shore Drive. (1/4 mile south of the Acton Fairgrounds) Camp Nutter will be on the right, on the shore of Loon Pond.

Cub Scout Camp Information

See details for Camp Bomazeen, Camp William Hinds and Camp William S. Nutter above.

Order of the Arrow Lodge Information

• Madockawanda Lodge #271, Section NE-1A (Started on July 10, 1944)

  This lodge has five chapters, Abnaki Chapter, Casco Bay Chapter, Downeast Chapter, K-Valley Chapter, and York Chapter.

  • Click HERE to view the Official Lodge Web Site.

  • Click HERE to view their Lodge Patches and Merger History.