Camping With Your Troop

To register for camp with your troop, please contact your Scoutmaster.

Provisional Camp

If you cannot attend camp with your troop, or wish to attend for additional weeks, you may attend as part of our provisional troop, Troop 1, Wanocksett. The provisional troop is made up of boys from accross Nashua Valley Council and New England. It is a great opportunity to meet new friends. The troop is supervised by full time staff whose only job is to ensure that your week at camp is the best it can be. To join the provisional troop please complete the registration form. All information must be completed for the registration to be processed. Omitting information will delay the registration process.

1. Complete Contact Information: This information is used by the Council office staff to contact you in the event that there is a problem with your registration. Complete, accurate information will assist us in serving you better. All information will be used for camp related correspondence only.
2. Choose Your Week: Pay close attention to the week you select. Dates are NOT the same as last year.
3. Return the registration form with payment in full as soon as possible. Registering early will help ensure that you get the week you requested. Please have a second week in mind in case we cannot accomodate your first choice. Mail forms to: Nashua Valley Council, BSA, 1980 Lunenburg Rd. Lancaster, MA 01523.
4. Complete the medical form and bring it with you when you arrive on the first day of camp. Boys will not be permitted to stay at camp without a completed medical form.

Camperships

The Nashua Valley Council offers a limited amount of need-based financial assistance to qualifying families. Applications are available at the Council Office or by calling 978-534-3532. Campership applications do not substitute for camp registration forms. Camperships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications must be received no later than the early bird deadline above .

Refund Policy

Early registration is strongly encouraged. Refunds will be issued only through a written request to the Council Service Center. Refunds cannot be issued from the camp office. Registrations may be transferred to a different camp session if space allows.

Medications

All medication must be turned in to the camp health officer upon arrival at camp. It must be in its original packaging and must be accompanied by physician's orders. Authorization to administer medication must be given by signing the appropriate section of the camp medical form. Medications may only be administered by the camp health offi cer. Exceptions may be made for asthma inhalers and similar medications at the discretion of the camp health officer.

No-Shows/Dismissals

Parents are requested to contact the camp or the Council Service Center in the event that your son will not be able to attend camp for one or more days. The camp staff will not release a boy into the custody of any person except the parent or legal guardians whose names appear on the camp medical form without written, notorized authorization from the parent or legal guardian.

Nashua Valley Council Camps comply with the regulations of the State Department of Public Health