Alaska Boy Scout Camp Collection

Best of the Best Alaska Camp Patches and Histories

Focusing on Camp Memorabilia from the Teens through the 1940s

Alaska Camp was located near the City of Wasilla on King's Lake.

circa 1945-1946

King's Lake site used in 1940s, Camp not called King's Lake. Site of Alaska Camp.

circa 1947 late 1940's

75-150 impressions of the flocking, then have to pull off; if painted on it peels off. Silkscreen stretches for paint to go through; if overuse, splotches. They cut new screens each year

1947 Camp Year 1, 1948 Cheechako patch Year 2, 1949 Sourdough patch Year 3. Ordered 1 batch per year with new screen template so that is why there are many varieties of the "Camp" and "Camper"

This Camp might have been used as long as 1955, until they moved to Camp Gorsuch. Today, the site is operated by the Salvation Army.

"Operated by The Salvation Army since 1998, King’s Lake camp has been a fundamental part of Alaskan camping since the early 1930’s. King's Lake Camp is a 225 acre site with a picturesque 125 acre lake nestled between two mountain ranges just outside of Wasilla, Alaska. Since the acquisition of the camp, The Salvation Army has been working hard to update many of the facilities while doing its best to keep the original purpose and structures intact." (Website, 1/2009)

Camp Bronson. Nome, Alaska. Midnight Sun Area Council. 1960's patch exists.

Camp Carlquist (Chugiak) of the Great Alaska Council.

Camp Cheechako:

The "bowmen" patch may not be BSA according to M. Jacobson

used mid 1950's (1952 or 1953); "Cheechako" means newcomer

Denali High Adventure Scout Base (DHASB) will be built in phases, with the first phase focusing on high adventure. Denali High Adventure Scout Base is for teenage youth, who will come to the base camp to organize gear and review their skill level before leaving the property to engage in more aggressive outdoor programs to near-by glaciers, rivers and mountain ranges that only the Great Alaska Council can offer. Set in the rolling hills of the Talkeetna mountain range and on the shores of Blair Lake the camp has easy access to Denali National and State park to the north and the Chulitna and Susitna Rivers to the east and west, just getting to the camp can be an adventure when you're situated under the shadow of North America's tallest peak, Mount McKinley. So join us among the glacier carved hills and river valleys, hit the trail north to Denali. (Credit to Great Alaska Council website, 8/2008)

Eagle River Camp was active in 1950s.

Scout Camp of the Great Alaska Council: The George Parks Eagle River Scout Camp is located 10 miles north of Juneau on the coast. In operation since 1925, the campground terrain consists of forest and a large grassy wetland. The camp is accessible by boat or a 1.5 mile hike on an improved trail. The facilities at Eagle River Camp include 8 scout cabins each with an outdoor sink with running water, a roofed cooking area and latrine. For scout leaders there are 4 scout leader cabins with bunks. There is a large mess hall that accommodates 125 people and a combination first-aide station and trading post. The camp also has an enclosed group shower with hot water and a campfire-evening activity area.

Scout activity areas include an archery and rifle range, roofed stations for craft and hobby development and outdoor soccer and volleyball courts. The camp has canoes and small boats for learning water skills. The camp is located near two glaciers and offers excellent hiking opportunities.

Getting to the Eagle River Camp from the lower 48 states is accomplished by taking an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Juneau. The trailhead leading to the camp can be reached by automobile from Juneau.

Although the Southeast Alaska Council is now merged, you had to appreciate this information found on their website in the mid 2000's: The Southeast Alaska Council and all of its units are a product of the people and geography of our great land, Alaska. You'll find little support for the "trendy" or "politically correct" in our Council -- we endorse the traditional view of scouting as it was originally intended. Our mission is to train today's boy's to become the men of tomorrow. Life in Alaska's often harsh environment requires individuals possessing strong character and well-honed survival skills. To the task of developing such individuals, the Southeast Alaska Council is wholly committed.

Camp Gorsuch (Chugiak) of the Great Alaska Council.

circa 1955

Kings Lake site used in 1940s, Camp not called King's Lake. Site of Alaska Camp. Was located near the City of Wasilla on King's Lake.

circa 1947 late 1940's

75-150 impressions of the flocking, then have to pull off; if painted on it peels off. Silkscreen stretches for paint to go through; if overuse, splotches. They cut new screens each year

1947 Camp Year 1, 1948 Cheechako patch Year 2, 1949 Sourdough patch Year 3. Ordered 1 batch per year with new screen template so that is why there are many varieties of the "Camp" and "Camper"

This Camp might have been used as long as 1955, until they moved to Camp Gorsuch. Today, the site is operated by the Salvation Army.

Lost Lake Scout Camp located in Salcha, AK and part of the Midnight Sun Council is made up of 450 acres situated between the Tanana River and Lost Lake, 57 miles South of Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway. The camp has many new buildings including a dining hall for 200 people, a training center, & three cabins.

Mt. McKinley Explorer Trek (Kings Lake site)

c1950

Nome Camp - segment

Camp Seward

Temporary camp; a place where Troops would go; not organized.

Camp Schoelkopf or Schoelkopf Scout Reservation. Schoelkopf was a Russian explorer; one of the first Governor's. Michael Jacobson thinks that this Camp might have been located by the City of Sitka.

Ski Bowl Mountain Camp. out in Aleutian Islands. Not a scout camp, but a military training camp, according to M. Jacobson.

Camp Sourdough: