BSA Troop 12 Scout Resources Page

(internet version)

 Scout Information Page:

Vendors: commercial page - where I buy stuff

Beech Fork lake Orienteering Page: Beech Fork orienteering page

Troop 12 Merit badge Counselors Page:

Cold weather camping info:

Klondike sled building:

Canoeing:

Hiking:

Dutch oven cooking:

Ski Trib and MBC info page:

AFC Retreat

Canoeing:

Indian Sites:

USAF Museum:

Climbing:

Carter Caves State Park:

Beech Fork Lake:

        the topographic maps are courtesy of:

Lake Vesuvius:

Animal info:

BSA pages:

Knots:

911 call center info:

Sailing MB requirements:

   Directions (and activities associated with these locations) (time from downtown):

Camp Cherokee (camping, aquatics) near Louisa KY (45-60 min.)- From I-64, take US 23 South toward Louisa, once you get to KY route 3 you will be following the signs to the Yatesville Lake marina,  at the intersection with KY 3 turn right and travel 3 miles west on KY 3 to KY 1185. You will turn left onto KY 1185.  KY 1185 ends at the park marina. Just before you get to the marina you will see a gravel road that forks off to the left. Turn off the paved road onto the gravel road (i.e. take the left fork). Drive about 1.5 miles or so. On your left you will see a sign for Camp Cherokee, the gate to camp will either be open or "dummy locked" (lock holds chain together but is not closed and locked). Take a left onto the camp road and drive past the cabin at the top of the hill and go down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, the road will fork left and right (right fork goes to the lake shore). You want to take the left fork. The road will end at the shelter where we will usually camp - for winter camps we usually stay at the cabin at the top of the hill, for BSA camps the cabin is usually the "office" where you need to stop and check in/out of camp. Topo map of Camp Cherokee

Camp Arrowhead (rifle, shotgun, climbing, COPE, summer camp, pig roast, camping) near Milton, WV (20-30 min.)-

Directions to Camp Arrowhead - Ona, WV
Note:  If you get lost, call Ed at 304-634-8189 or Deb 304-634-6189.
Take I-64 to Exit 20 (the Huntington Mall exit).
Turn LEFT at the exit onto Mall Road.
Turn LEFT at the light onto Route 60 East (east towards Milton).
Go past the first stoplight (Cyrus Creek Road is on the right).
Turn LEFT at the second stoplight onto Blue Sulphur Road.
Go over a bridge over the railroad tracks.
Stay on Blue Sulphur Road (small 2 lane country road).
Go over a bridge over the interstate & keep driving.
On your RIGHT, you will see a wood sign for Camp Arrowhead.
Turn RIGHT onto Boy Scout Camp Road.
When paved road ends, turn RIGHT and follow dirt road into the parking lot.
(Do not take either of the 2 roads on your left that go up the hill.)
Meacham Lodge is a 2 story building next to the parking lot & the lake.

Scout office (paper work, supplies) West End (10 min) - The phone number is 523-3408. The scout office is over on the "west end" at 823 Adams Avenue near Walker machinery. It is in a tan building with a small BSA sign out front. The parking lot is just past the building. Make a right off of Adams Ave (one way going East) into the lot. Use the front door.  They are open 9AM-5PM M-F. Their web site is the TASC web site.

Rodger's house (adult leaders meetings, PLC meetings) near HHS (20min)- Directions to Rodger's house:   Directions from ROUTE 10 - go South from Huntington, about 1.3 miles past (south of) I 64 turn LEFT on to Norwood at the fire station. Go about 0.7-0.8 miles and after an "S" curve (there is a pond on the left before the curve) look for the white house on the left and turn LEFT onto KAYCREST (the sign is often down as cars hit it, if you pass under I64 you missed it). Go about 0.7 miles  up the hill and at the fork at the top of the hill go LEFT onto the flat road (don't go straight onto Belmont), At the "T" intersection just past the "wishing well" at the entrance to Churchill Oaks go LEFT, then drive to the end of the street (Derby Lane) and my house is at the end - #63. If you get lost call 529-7282.

First Presbyterian Church (troop meetings, 7-8 PM on Mondays) downtown (0 min) - We access the church basement off of the alley that is 1/2 way between 5th and 6th Avenues. The church is on 5th Ave between 10th and 11th Streets in downtown Huntington. Don't park in the hair dressers lot (he tows). Do park in and of the Church's lots (between the alley and 6th Ave and 11th St. and the church). Off the alley there are 2 glass doors, the single door to the left - yes the one that goes down to the basement - that is where we meet. It should be unlocked when you get there. I work - sometimes I don't get to a meeting until 6:55PM. I try too aim for 6:45, that is what lets me get there by 6:55PM.

directions to Black Jack school house - take i64 east to the Milton exit, get off at ramp, take a left at the bottom of the ramp. Go north. After 4 miles take a left (a fork) onto Bedford Chapel Ridge Road. Drive until road ends. At the "T" intersection take a right on to UB Church Road aka Dry Ridge Road. Go 1.6 miles. Road takes a 90 degree turn to the left. Straight ahead at the bend is a gate - this is the driveway for Black Jack. Outside the drive there is space for about 4 vehicles. There is a white single wide trailer just to the right of the driveway. The driveway has a fence on either side of it.

to Black Jack School House, KT trail head, KT trail's end

 

To KT trail head:
 
leave camp and drive to route 60, make a right onto 60 going east. At Merrits creek Road (light) turn right - cross the Woody Williams Bridge over the mighty mud river and take the next left - You will drive a bit and then take a left and go under 64 - this road goeas to the trail head and should be marked with a sign.

 

To KT Trail's end:
 
Take I-64 east to hurricane exit (the one before Winfield), make a left and go north on Hurricane creek road, this ends at US 35. Make a left onto 35. Drive past Fraziers bottom P.O. (on R) and truckstop (on L) and five and twenty road (on L). Turn left onto Stave Branch Road (across from a store and Tasty freeze), drive 0.6 miles to bridge - this is trails end.

 

Eagle scout MB:

What are the eagle required MB:
 
First Aid
Citizen ship in the: Community, Nation, and World
Communications
Personal Fitness - *
Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving (requies swimming)
Environmental science
Personal Management - #
Swimming or Hiking or Cycling
Camping
Family life
 
You need 11 to make eagle noting the or above. You can take more then one in the or categories but only one of those will count towards eagle.
 
* to be taught by Mr. Maniskas in the troop
#  taught by Mr. Jackson or Mr. Maniskas in the troop

 

 

Snow Shoe Contact:

Alice Pare 304-572-5825 or 887-536-9757