Camp McGee also has two bathouses, a Cub Scout program building, and a sailing base. There are 26 campsites surrounding Lake McGee and south of Lake Tigator, all named after cities and towns represented by the council. Camp McGee is at the south end of the reservation just inside of the back gate on Louisiana Highway 63. Camp Avondale also houses a dining hall, Stem Building, Health Lodge, climbing hall, and more facilities built to support the Summer Camp program. The campsites are adjacent to Lake Istrouma with its swimming and canoeing facilities. Most campsites are named after various birds, Indian tribes, and wildlife. There are 17 campsites with a capacity for 360 campers. The summer camp, Camp Avondale, is located at the north end of the reservation and is closest to the front entrance, check-in station, and ranger's houses on Highway 10. There are four camping areas: Camp Avondale, Camp McGee, Camp Tigator, and Woodbadge Hill. It opened in 1959 and became the default campground for Istrouma after Camp Istrouma could no longer serve the needs of the council. In 2020, this expanded to include after school Scouting programs as select elementary schools.Ĭamps Avondale Scout Reservation Avondale Scout Reservationģ0★2′10″N 90★7′44″W / 30.86944°N 90.96222°W / 30.86944 -90.96222Īvondale Scout Reservation is a 1,665-acre (7 km 2) reservation for Scouting located in East Feliciana Parish, three miles (5 km) east of Clinton, on Louisiana Highway 10. Scouting units that belong to this program are members of the Red Stick District. These youth don’t have the funding, transportation, or volunteer leadership available to participate in Scouting in the traditional sense.
It changed its name to the Istrouma Area Council (#211) in 1924. In 1917, the Baton Rouge Council (#211) was formed, changing its name to the East Baton Rouge Parish Council (#211) in 1922. Istrouma was later sold to the United Methodist Church and serves as a Christian camp to this day. After the council outgrew the camp, they raised money to move to the Avondale Scout Reservation located in East Feliciana Parish, doing so by the late 1950s. In 1923, the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge presented the council with a 15-acre (61,000 m 2) campsite in Greenwell Springs called Camp Istrouma. The Istrouma Area Council was officially established in 1919. Hunter of the First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge established the first troop in that year, and two years later, affiliated the troop with BSA. Scouting came to Louisiana shortly after the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Wilkinson County is the sole Mississippi county in the council. Specifically, the council includes Scouts from the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St.
Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in both Louisiana and Mississippi, primarily in the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Florida Parishes.
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