Northern Star Scouting operates 8 camps that are all available to members of the Order of the Arrow and their units.

• Base Camp
• Fred C. Andersen Scout Camp
• Kiwanis Scout Camp
• Many Point Scout Camp
• Phillippo Scout Reservation
• Rum River Scout Camp
• Stearns Scout Camp
• Tomahawk Scout Reservation

These camps offer weekend and long-term camping experiences.

For more information, see the Northern Star Camping website

The Summit Bechtel Reserve, Glen Jean, West Virginia

Situated in the wilds of West Virginia, The Summit is a training, Scouting, and adventure center for the millions of youth and adults involved in the Boy Scouts of America and anyone who loves the outdoors. Strategically located close to major highways, it is within 500 miles of 63% of the US population and easily reached by all of our surrounding States.

Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico

Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America’s largest National High Adventure Base. Born in 1938 as Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp, Philmont has become a bustling center for high adventure and training. It covers 140,177 acres of rugged mountain wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern New Mexico.

Sea Base High Adventure, Islamorada, Florida Keys

Sea Base High Adventure offers 20 transformative experiences with the expansive backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean. Sail, fish, kayak, snorkel, SCUBA dive, and explore islands in the Florida Straits, Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea. Sea Base’s 20 programs each specialize in a particular area of interest, whether your unit is experiencing these tropical environments or skills for the first time, or are experienced seafarers.

Northern Tier High Adventure, Ely, Minnesota

Northern Tier is the Boy Scouts of America’s gateway to adventure in the Great Northwoods. In the summer, Scouts from Northern Tier’s three wilderness canoe bases explore millions of acres of pristine lakes, meandering rivers, dense forests and wetlands in Northern Minnesota, Northwest Ontario and Northeast Manitoba.

In the winter, Northern Tier is home to the Okpik Cold Weather Camping program, the BSA’s premier winter high adventure program. Fall trips are also available.

For more information, see the  National High Adventure Web Site

Each summer, the Order of the Arrow offers a myriad of different High Adventure opportunities to meet your summer needs. Maybe it’s wetting your appetite by going for a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean with the Ocean Adventure at the Florida Sea Base. Or maybe hiking is your passion; if so, what better place to go than the Philmont Scout Ranch, where you can hike the same trails as your Scoutmaster or Scouting ancestors as a part of your Trail Crew experience? Have you ever thought about what the Native Americans and early explorers did to be avid traders? Maybe the OA Voyage is your calling. Whatever your summer aspirations may be, these National High Adventure bases have put together a multitude of options for members of the Order of the Arrow.

Totanhan Nakaha Lodge offers limited scholarship for youth to attend an Order of the Arrow High Adventure program. This scholarship covers up to $500 of the cost of the program. Usually, a participant only needs to arrange transportation, the two week program cost is covered by the scholarship.

Click here for a scholarship application form.

For more information on the OA High Adventure program, see the OA High Adventure website