National Camp Accreditation Program Committee, 2023 National Camp Accreditation Program Standards.

 

Unit activities. A unit activity is subject to the Guide to Safe Scouting in lieu of the National Camp Standards even if located at a camp property. The council must continue to meet any standards applicable to the camp property and the unit must comply with council policies that implement the standards.

The sites listed on this page, unless specifically identified, are not Council Camps. These are locations that Charter Partners and Unit Leaders have determined where they perform unit level training in the performance of Scouting advancement and adventures. This list is put together by unit leaders to help fellow unit leaders understand where experienced wilderness locations and expectations are available. These sites are places of “Unit Activities” under the NCAP 2023 Standards. Emergency medical for most of these locations requires the responsible adult(s) on that activity to hold Introduction to Outdoor Leadership current certificates, First Aid current certificate, and/or current Wilderness First Aid training certificate.

Aquatics, Hiking, Wilderness, and weapons activities performed at the unit level require additional requirements appropriate for that activity to be filed with the Council and the District Executive responsible to that unit.

The NCAP Site Appraisal Form BSA 430-094 shall be completed and held with the District Executive prior to the adventure to ensure awareness of an open wilderness activity for the unit identified is planned to take place at the location identified should there be an emergency during that activity.

A short-term camp is one to three nights. The question arises of how to distinguish them when the camp is repeated. The answer is that the total number of nights of the program using essentially the same leadership and staff and within less than five days of each are counted to determine program length.

Short-term camps shall be assessed by the short-term camp administrator using the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration.

Short-term camps and day camps. Completion of the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration is required and the file retained at the Council Service Center for review by the national NCAP committee when requested.

During the council NCAP program administration assessment, the lead council assessor will review the council’s self-assessment plan to verify that all day camps were properly assessed and that all short-term camps were assessed by the short-term camp administrator and the NCAP Site Appraisal Form and the NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration forms were completed.

When the camp health officer is unavailable, another adult at least 18 years of age with a current and appropriate level of first-aid training (see standard above) is available, or emergency coverage is available within 10 minutes, as provided in the standard.

For camps that do not have a base camp but operate solely in a trek environment, the camp health officer does not need to live on-site but must be on call at all times. The on-trek medical support is provided by trek staff and participant training as provided in standards PS-218.B and SQ-410.D. Reasonable provision should be made for trek staff to contact the camp health officer in case of need.

NCAP Standards:  https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-NCAP-Replacement-pages-to-convert-2022-NCAP-Standards-to-2023-NCAP-Standards-v2-1.pdf

Council Camps

Council NCAP Policy applies:

Scout Camp: Baldwin

Cub Camp: Butte Creek

Scout Camp: Bonaparte

Scout Camp: Clark

Scout Camp: Cooper

Cub Camp: Cowles

Scout Camp: Easton

Cub Camp: Edward

Scout Camp: Fife

Scout Camp: Fire Mountain

Scout Camp: Grizzly

Cub Camp: Ireland

Cub Camp: Lewis

Scout Camp: MeriWether

Scout Camp: Parsons

Scout Camp: Pigott

Scout Camp: Pioneer

Scout Camp: Royce Finel

Scout Camp: Scout-A-Vista

Scout Camp: Sheppard

Scout Camp: Thunderbird

Unit Property: Fred Lewis Scout Cabin

 

State Parks

Alta Lake

Anderson Lake

Battle Ground Lake

Bay View

Beacon Rock

Belfair

Birch Bay

Blake Island

Bogachiel

Bridgeport

Camano Island

Dash Point

Deception Pass

Fort Flagler

Grayland Beach

Kopachuck

Lake Chelan

Lewis & Clark

Millersylvania

Many of these locations are more than 1 hour emergency
medical response. DNR notification encouraged.  List of when to bring the Discovery Pass.

Area

Site

Clallam

Bear Creek

Clallam

Lyre River

Clallam

Sadie Creek

Clark

Rock Creek (Yacolt)

Cowlitz

Cold Creek

Cowlitz

Merrill Lake

Grant

Beverly Dunes

Grays Harbor

Porter Creek

Jefferson

Coppermine Bottom

Jefferson

Cottonwood

Jefferson

Hoh Oxbow

Jefferson

Minnie Peterson

Jefferson

South Fork Hoh

Jefferson

Upper Clearwater

Jefferson

Yahoo Lake

Kitsap

Green Mountain Horse Camp

Kittitas

29 Pines

Kittitas

Elk Heights

Kittitas

Indian Camp

Kittitas

Naneum Ridge State Forest

Kittitas

Teanaway Camp

Skamania

Buck Creek

Lewis

Bruni’s Snow Bowl Hut

Lewis

High Hut

Lewis

Winston Creek

Lewis

Yurt

Mason

Aldrich Lake

Mason

Elfendahl Pass Staging Area

Mason

Kammenga Canyon

Mason

Camp Spilman

Mason

Tahuya River Horse Camp

Okanogan

Chopaka Lake

Okanogan

Cold Springs

Okanogan

Leader Lake

Okanogan

Loomis State Forest

Okanogan

Loup Loup State Forest

Okanogan

North Fork Nine Mile

Okanogan

Palmer Lake

Okanogan

Rock Creek (Loup Loup)

Okanogan

Rock Lakes

Okanogan

Sportsman’s Camp

Okanogan

Toats Coulee

Area

Site

Pacific

Snag Lake

Pacific

Tunerville

Pacific

Western Lake

Pend Oreille

Skookum Creek

Pierce

Copper Creek Hut

Pierce Reservations

Elbe Hills ORV

Pierce Reservations

Sahara Creek Camp

San Juan

Griffin Bay

San Juan

Point Doughty

Skagit

Cypress Head

Skagit

Les Hilde

Skagit

Lily Lake

Skagit

Lizard Lake

Skagit

Pelican Beach

Skamania

Dougan Falls Creek

Snohomish

Beaver Plant Lake

Snohomish

Big Greider Lake

Snohomish

Cutthroat Lakes

Snohomish

Little Greider Lake

Snohomish

Lower Ashland Lake

Snohomish

Upper Ashland Lake

Spokane

Dragoon Creek

Stevens

Douglas Falls Grange Park

Stevens

Flodelle Creek

Stevens

Rocky Lake

Stevens

Sheep Creek

Stevens

Sherry Creek

Stevens

Starvation Lake

Thurston

Fall Creek

Thurston

Margaret McKenny

Thurston

Middle Waddell

Whatcom

Lummi Island

Yakima

Ahtanum Camp

Yakima

Ahtanum Meadows

Yakima

Ahtanum State Forest

Yakima

BBQ Flats (Wenas)

Yakima

Bird Creek

Yakima

Cascade Camp (Wenas)

Yakima

Clover Flats

Yakima

Glenwood

Yakima

Island Camp

Yakima

Rattlesnake

Yakima

Snow Cabin

Yakima

Tree Phones

Yakima

Wenas

Trails by Activity:

Canoe:

              Big Creek Falls (Taylor River)

              Lake Ozette (Olympic National Park

 

Mountain Bike:

              Black Diamond Coal Mine

              Seattle Trail

              Port Gamble Loop – Port Gamble Forest

              Anderson Lake

              Fort Worden

              Green Mountain Loop – Green Mountain State Forest

              Ankle Trail loop from Kingston

              Ankle Trail loop from Port Gamble

              Mountain bike loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

              Tahuya Lake loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

 

Backpacking:

              Central Alpine Lakes Loop

              Hoh River

              John Wayne Pioneer Trail

              Olympic Coast

              Twin Lakes

              Olympic trails Tubal Cain, Upper Dungeness, Quilcene, Tunnel Creek, Duckabush, Collins, Discovery

              Wonderland Trail Loop

              Birds Nest Lookout – West Point Lighthouse loop from Magnolia Manor

              Myrtle Edwards Park – Olympic Sculpture Park loop from South Lake Union

              Twanoh State Park

              Scenic Beach State Park

              Illahee State Park

              Belfair State Park

              Joemma Beach State Park

              Dewatto River Campground

              Cascadia Marine Trail

              Manchester State Park

              Fay Bainbridge Park

              Kitsap Memorial State Park & Sleeper Cabins

              Green Mountain State Forest DNR – S Puget Sound Region

              Penrose Point State Park

              Blake Island Marine State Park

              Robin Hood Village Resort

              Salsbury Point County Park

              Potlach State Park

              Fort Worden

              Tahuya State Forest (DNR)

              Kopachuck State Park

              Point No Point Lighthouse

              Community Camp: Curran

              Community Park: Alder Lake

              Community Park: Kayak Point

Dosewallips: Falls View Campground

Seal Rock Campground

Duckabush: Collins Campground

Dungeness: Dungeness Forks Campground

Forks: Klahanie Campground, Klahowya Campground

Hamma Hamma: Hamma Hamma, Lena Creek, Lena Lake

Lake Cushman Area: Big Creek

Quinault: Campbell Tree Grove, Falls Creek, Gatton Creek, Willaby Campground

Skokomish: Brown Creek

Wynoochee: Coho Campground, Satsop Center

 

Day Hike:

              Olympic Hot Springs (Day Hike)

              Ozette Lake to Cape Alva and Sandpoint

              Fort Flagler Campground

 

Hiking:

              Commonwealth Basin (Hiking, Snowshoeing)

              Enchantment Lakes (Hiking)

              Grove of the Patriarchs (Hiking)

              Green Mountain loop — Green Mountain State Forest

              Island Loop – Blake Island State Park

              Beaver Trail Loop – Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

              Fort Ward Park and Blakely Harbor Park loops — Bainbridge Island

              Grand Forest loops from Miller Road Northeast — Bainbridge Island

              Fairy Dell lookout and Battle Point Park loop — Bainbridge Island

              South Loop – Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

              Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve loop and Veteran Open Space Trail — Bainbridge Island

              Viewpoint via Dickerson Falls — Ueland Tree Farm

              Battle Point Park and Grand Forest loops — Bainbridge Island

              Illahee Preserve Heritage Park loop

              Waterfront park loop from east ferry terminal — Bainbridge Island

              Fort Ward Park and Cascadia Marine Trail loop — Bainbridge Island

              Gazam Lake Nature Preserve loop — Bainbridge Island

              Wildlife Trail loop — Newberry Hill Heritage Park

              Westwood Shoreline Trail and Gazzam Lake — Bainbridge Island

              Green Mountain loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

              Dickerson Falls loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

              Gazzam Lake Main Trail loop from Tracyton

              Dickerson Falls – Lookout point loop from Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

              Marymere Falls — Olympic National Park

              Hurricane Hill — Olympic National Park

              Lake Angeles — Olympic National Park

              Mount Angeles — Olympic National Park

              Dungeness Spit to New Dungeness Lighthouse — Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

              Grand Valley & Badger Valley Trail Loop – Olympic National Park

              Heart O’ the Forest Trail — Olympic National Park

              Sunrise Viewpoint — Olympic National Park

              Maiden Peak from Deer Park — Olympic National Park

              Primitive Trail Loop — Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

              Gray Wolf Trail — Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic National Forest

              Peabody Creek Trail — Olympic National Park

 

Railroading

              Snoqualmie Depot Railway History Campus & Train Shed Exhibit Hall

              Reardan Inland Northwest Rail Museum

              Yakima Electric Railway Museum

              Point Defiance Park Camp 6 Logging Museum

              Bellingham Railway Museum

 

Horseback riding

              Blue Heron Farms blueheronfarmllc.com

              Painted Valley Farms paintedvallet.net

              Trinity Ranch trinityranchpoulsbo.com

              Hoof Prints Equine hoofprintsequine.net

 

Whitewater Rafting

              Triad River Rafting

              Alpine Adventures