Camp Tri-Mount Specialty Camps (Scouts BSA)
Camp Tri-Mount Specialty Camps
Specialty Camps are a series of weekend programs intended to provide program opportunities for Scouts and families in the Rip Van Winkle Council. Four of the weekends are merit badge academies hosted by the Rip Van Winkle Council. Each are intended to supplement existing summer long term resident camping to enable Scouts to have an opportunity to participate in additional advancement programming that they did not have time or the opportunity to yet complete. It is a program consisting of past camp staffing, local registered Merit Badge Counselors, and many community supporters.
Each weekend has an established specific program or theme of merit badge(s) that are not traditionally offered at a resident summer camp. Over the course of each weekend session there are up to 12 hours of badge instruction and participation available.
Troops are to attend and camp as a unit. Those Scouts participating in the weekend's program will be given a schedule by their Specialty Camp Counselor. All other Scouts and leaders are welcome to run their own unit campout program.Registration for the program and for campsites can be reserved through the links below, or through the council office (845) 339-0846. Please note that meals will be the responsibility of the individual troops.
Troops may stay for the entire weekend session (Friday 6:30pm – Sunday 11:00am)
August 16-18:
Scouts BSA Business Merit Badge Weekend Chair – Elise Anderson Entrepreneurship / Salesmanship
Scouts BSA “A Thinking Scout” Merit Badge Weekend Chair – Danny Zayas Chess / Geocaching
Scouts BSA Public Service Weekend Chair – Tim Mitzel First Aid / Emergency Preparedness / Search and Rescue
Scouts BSA Basics - Tenderfoot to First Class Chair – Dana Kuhns Tenderfoot / Second Class / First Class - Various requirements
** COURSE FULL AS OF 7/23/24***Scouts BSA Trades Merit Badge Weekend Chair – Mike Karashay Painting / Electricity / Woodworking