Where to go Camping

Information provided by Washita Lodge of the Order of the Arrow

One of the greatest purposes of the Order of the Arrow is to promote troop camping. To help fulfill this purpose, the Lodge’s Corresponding Secretary created this Where to Go Camping booklet. The Lodge hopes that the booklet will be instrumental in expanding every troop’s camping program by providing information on Council camps, national camps, state parks, canoe trails, hiking trails and many other features.

Sam DeFrees, the 2001-2002 Corresponding Secretary of the Order of the Arrow, Washita Lodge #288, compiled and edited this booklet. The Corresponding Secretary was under the Chieftainship of Bob Sullivan.  Jim Lewis was the Lodge Lay Advisor.  Sam and Steve DeFrees have updated and revised this booklet from the original 2002 copy.

1. Introduction p1-4
2. Table of Contents p5
3. Lodge History p6-13
4. Council Activities p14
5. High Adventure Ethic, Leave No Trace, and The Outdoor Code p15-20
6. High Adventure Camps & Sea Bases p21-22
7. Cherokee Area Council Camps p23-27
8. Oklahoma State Parks p28-41
9. Surrounding Councils and Camps p42-57
10. Hiking Trails p58-61
11. Canoeing Trails p62-65
12.Times and Operations of Camps p66
13. Supplemental Forms p67-77
14. Index p78-80

Download the complete 2005 edition (7.6MB)

With the information provided in this booklet, the Lodge hopes that every scout, as well as the troop, will prosper from the experiences while camping.

NOTE: If you have any comments and/or suggestions about this booklet please direct them to:

Order of the Arrow Corresponding Secretary
Cherokee Area Council
121 SE Adams Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74003