Longs Peak Council

Longs Peak Council Shoulder Patch

Longs Peak Council BSA website

  • assigned territory covers Colorado north of Denver, southeastern Wyoming, and the western Nebraska panhandle
  • Council headquarters in Greeley, Colorado
  • chartered by BSA to organize, extend, support, and control the Scouting program within its exclusive territory
  • territory is divided into six geographic districts

Council-owned Camping Properties

  • (four camps, all owned by Longs Peak Council)
  • Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, summer camp and year-round camping, altitude about 2100 m (6800 ft).
  • Chimney Park Scout Camp, Woods Landing, Wyoming, year-round camping, especially winter camps, altitude about 2700 m (9000 ft)
    winter snow depth typically from 30 to 150 cm (1 to 5 ft)
    winter daytime high temperatures typically from -9 to +7 deg C (+15 to +45 deg F)
    winter nighttime low temperatures typically from -26 to 0 deg C (-15 to +32 deg F)
    lodge with stove and fireplace available
  • Camp Laramie Peak, near Wheatland, Wyoming, summer camp and year-round camping
  • Camp Patiya, near Boulder, Colorado, year-round camping

Thompson-Poudre District
(website on Longs Peak Council website)

  • Larimer and Jackson counties in Colorado
  • primary towns: Berthoud, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Loveland, Walden, Wellington
  • 2 full-time professional Scouters and a large staff of volunteer Scouters
  • Information about other local troops can be found on the Longs Peak Council website, Thompson-Poudre Unit Locator page.

Longs Peak Council Districts and Camping Properties


Last Revision to This Page: 18 March 2005
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