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Camp Tuckahoe - Land of the Deer and Fawn

Located near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania on the York and Cumberland County border, Camp Tuckahoe has served as the council's summer camp home since 1948.  With 1,300 acres of lush wooded hills, Tuckahoe is a Scout camp rich in the purest traditions of Scout camping while offering campers of all ages outstanding challenges and adventures.

Tuckahoe has been transformed for the 21st century through $4.5 million worth of construction and renovations.  With the addition of a new dining hall, swimming pool, bath house, Cub World and many other new additions, Tuckahoe has been reshaped into one of the finest Scout camping facilities found anywhere in the United States.

York-Adams Area Council has a long and proud tradition of summer camping programs at Camp Tuckahoe.  Over the years, tens of thousands of Scouts have hiked through our camp gateway. Tuckahoe offers Scouts of all ages the chance to interact with other Scouts in a safe and carefully-staffed camp environment.  If you're interested in joining the summer camp staff at Tuckahoe, here's more information for you.

Summer camp is the high point of the Scouting year.  Tuckahoe offers summer camp programs for Scouts of all ages - from the youngest Cub Scouts to the most-experienced Boy Scout campers.  All of our resident camp programs are designed to be filled with fun and challenging outdoor programs with a special purposes. 

Camp programs are designed to provide Scouts with opportunities to advance and to develop character, teach citizenship and encourage personal fitness.  Summer camping opportunities are available to any registered Scout regardless of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

But Tuckahoe is much more than just a summer camp - there are a total eight cabins available for year-round use at Tuckahoe, including two cabins each capable of sleeping up to 40 persons and two cabins sleeping up to 50 persons.  The camp's four older cabins have been completely remodeled to create comfortable accommodations for groups looking for a warm place to stay during the cold weather months or for units visiting the Gettysburg area (about 35 minutes to the south of Tuckahoe) for the extremely popular historic trails program offered by the York-Adams Area Council in partnership with the National Park Service. 

Tuckahoe is also blessed with some of the most beautiful scenery for tent camping anywhere in Pennsylvania in its many campsites.  In addition, Tuckahoe is the home for the annual Halloween Days program offered for Cub Scouts of all ages each October.  Halloween Days attracted more than 750 Cub Scouts and parents on each of two weekends, providing thrills and excitement for Cub Scouts and their parents.

Thanks for checking out Camp Tuckahoe and we hope to see you soon at "The Land of the Deer and Fawn."  For more information, please don't hesitate to contact either Todd Weidner, Council Program Director, or Meghan Almodovar, Camping Secretary, by telephone at (717) 843-0901, (800) 569-5197 (outside York), or by e-mail at tweidner@bsamail.org or malmodov@bsamail.org.