Bear Paw Scout Camp
Mountain, WI

On Bear Paw Lake

Nestled in the middle of the Nicolet National Forest in northeastern Wisconsin, Bear Paw Scout Camp sits on
317 acres of wilderness and is a treasure of Scouting fun in a wonderful natural setting.

Grow Your Scouting Adventure.

Nestled on the shores of beautiful Bear Paw Lake 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Mountain, Wisconsin in the Nicolet National Forest, Bear Paw Scout Camp has a week-long resident summer camp for Scouts BSA. In addition to rustic campsites, Bear Paw has several permanent buildings supporting its program areas, a well-stocked trading post for snacks and memorabilia, a spacious chapel on a wooded point overlooking the water, a large and modern dining hall providing the camaraderie of communal meals, a lakeside fire circle for evening council fires and ceremonies, and a nine-hole disc golf course.

Hiking trails range from short, in-camp jaunts to destinations such as Explorer Point to longer treks to Oconto County features such as Lost Mountain, Staff Mountain, and Waupee Falls. Marked cycling trails up to 50 miles (80 km) long crisscross the peaceful forest roads in the vicinity of camp.

2025 Season Dates & Pricing

2025 Season Dates
Session 1:June 22 – 28, 2025
Session 2:June 29 – July 05, 2025
Session 3:July 06 – July 12, 2025
Session 4:July 13 – 19, 2025
Session 5:July 20 – 26, 2025
2025 Season Pricing Regular Price*
Deposit Per Unit (due at registration) $300.00 (Non-refundable, applied toward camp invoice)
Youth $395.00
Adults $195.00
* Full payment is due May 16, 2025. A $25.00 per person late charge will be applied to registrations not paid in full on June 1, 2025.

2024 Payment Schedule

 

Youth Amount Due

Adult Amount Due

Due By

Deposit 1

$25.00

$25.00

1/1/24 – 1/31/24

Deposit 2

$50.00

$50.00

2/1/24 -2/29/24

Payment 1

$75.00

$45.00

3/1/24 – 3/31/24

Payment 2

$100.00

$0.00

4/1/24 – 4/30/24

Balance

$125.00

$75.00

5/1/24 – 5/17/24

Patrick Williquette

Camp Director

Melissa Lochner

Council Program Support Representative

Dan Skrypczak

Council Camping Director

A Quality Experience

Bay-Lakes Council Camps meet and exceed standards set forth by the Boy Scouts of America, the American Canoe Association, and the National Rifle Association. Bear Paw Scout Camp receives annual accreditation as a Scouts BSA Resident Camp.

Our Team

Each Bay-Lakes Council Camp has a trained and dedicated team running the camp. Key members of our camp staff are sent and receive certification from a National Camp School hosted by the Boy Scouts of America. All camp staff undergo at least a week and a half of training on customer service, program delivery, safety, and a wide range of other specialty topics. More than half of each camp’s staff is also certified in First Aid, CPR, & AED.

Join Our Team

As part of a team at a Bay-Lakes Council Camp, you’ll impact the lives of youth and adults as we deliver an exceptional program surrounded by the beauty of the woods of Wisconsin and Michigan. Individuals 14 and up can work at a Bay-Lakes Council Camp.

  • Competitive Seasonal Salaries
  • Free Room & Board
  • Internship Friendly
  • Paid Training for Key Positions
  • An Experience of a Lifetime

Unregistered siblings are not permitted to attend camp.

Yes. All of our Scouts BSA summer camps extend their early bird pricing until June 1 for those Scouts who just crossed over into a troop in the spring.

ALL ADULTS must be registered with the Boy Scouts of America and must have taken youth protection training prior to their arrival to camp. Camp management will review each adults youth protection training certificates during check-in. Unregistered adults and/or adults without a valid youth protection training certificate covering the time the adult will be at camp will not be permitted to enter the summer camp.

For Scouts BSA Summer Camp: All participants staying overnight must turn in a completed BSA Health & Medical Record (Parts A, B, & C). A tetanus shot is also required within the past 10 years, unless there is a religious exemption. If you have a religious exemption, please send an email to reservations@baylakescamps.org. A form is required if an individual is requesting a religious exemption.

For Cub Scout & Webelos Summer Camp: All participants staying overnight must turn in a completed BSA Health & Medical Record (Parts A & B). A tetanus shot is also required within the past 10 years, unless there is a religious exemption. If you have a religious exemption, please send an email to reservations@baylakescamps.org. A form is required if an individual is requesting a religious exemption.

No. All participants, youth and adults, must turn in an official BSA medical with parts A, B, and C completed. Please note that a tetanus shot is also required to have been administered within the past 10 years. There is a religious exemption available for the tetanus shot. Please call our support team at 920-734-5705 to obtain a religious exception form.

Annual Health and Medical Records, also referred to as a BSA physical or BSA health form, expire on the last day of the month, 1 year from when the last annual health and medical records was completed or signed.

Units should mail their health forms to the camp they are attending to ensure that they arrive 2 weeks prior to the unit’s arrival. Even if your unit is attending the first session of a camp, someone will be at the camp to receive your BSA health forms.

All adult and youth medications must be turned in to the camp’s health officer upon arrival to summer camp. There is an exception made for “Emergency Medications” such as epi-pens and inhalers. Emergency medications may be kept by the guest. 

Program registration for summer camp season is done online through the unit’s summer camp reservation. Unit leaders or the unit’s camp coordinator should have received an email giving them access to their online reservation, which will give them the ability to register Scouts for programs (merit badges).

Yes. However, please be aware that as summer camp approaches, space available in all of our programs becomes more restrictive. If a Scout would like to change program selections (merit badges), it is space permitting.

There are a number of reasons that a Scout may leave camp earlier than scheduled. However, we take the security and safety of our guests seriously and there is a process in place. We recommend that all parents complete the following steps below even if they don’t plan on their child leaving camp early. It’s better to be prepared than not. 

  1. Part A of the Annual Health and Medical Record has an area at the bottom of page 1 to list adults that are authorized to pick up a youth guest early from camp. There is also an area to list adults not authorized to pick up a youth guest from camp.
  2. When an adult arrives at camp to pickup a youth guest we will ask their name and for photo identification to verify their identity.
  3. That adult must be listed on Part A of the Annual Health and Medical Record of the youth guest they are trying to leave early with or they will be denied to leave with that youth guest. Even if the adult claims to be their parent or has the same last name, they will be denied to leave with the youth guest.
  4. Once the identity of the adult is verified and it matches Part A of the Annual Health and Medical Record, the youth guest will be paged to the camp office for departure where they will be signed out of camp.

The campership application can be found by clicking here. Applications must be completely filled out online by March 1st, prior to the upcoming summer camp season which applying for. For example, camperships for the 2023 summer camp season, must be submitted by March 1, 2023.

Absolutely! Below are guidelines for visitors in camp so we all have a good time.

  • All visitors must check in and out at the camp office.
  • Visitors are not allowed between the hours of 10:00 PM and 7:30 AM.
  • For Scouts BSA camps, parents and family members are encouraged at the Friday Order of the Arrow call out ceremony and closing campfire. Please contact camp in advance to make them aware of your visitation.
  • Siblings are not permitted to stay overnight at camp unless they are a registered in the Boy Scouts of America and have a complete health forms. (Parts A&B for Cub Scout Camps and Parts A, B & C with physician’s signature for Scouts BSA Camps.)
  • Visitors should not bring pets.
  • Guest meals, costs below per person, may be purchased at the camp office. Please contact the camp office at least 24 hours in advance to make a meal reservation. For camps with dining halls, dining halls can safely seat a certain number of persons. Once that capacity is reached, no additional reservations can be accepted.
    • Breakfast $8.00
    • Lunch $8.00
    • Dinner $8.00

There are no requirements for individuals to meet before they visit a Bay-Lakes Council camp. Upon arrival, visitors must check-in at the camp’s office where they will sign-in and receive visitor credentials. Visitors are not permitted to stay overnight. 

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Maple Syrup Days

Experience Maple Syrup making at Bear Paw Scout Camp in the Spring!

STEMpede

Scouts, guided by dedicated leaders and Merit Badge Counselors, will see how science, math, and physics make projectiles shoot into space, how we impact nature, and explore their world. STEMpede features Scouting program activities incorporating STEM learning with cool Scouting activities.

*Requires certified instructors.

Cabins

Indoor Facilities

Three-Season Buildings & Open-air Shelters

No. All participants, youth and adults, must turn in an official BSA medical with parts A, B, and C completed. Please note that a tetanus shot is also required to have been administered within the past 10 years. There is a religious exemption available for the tetanus shot. Please call our support team at 920-734-5705 to obtain a religious exception form.

Unregistered siblings are not permitted to attend camp.

There are some utensils/pots and pans left by units in the buildings. Highly suggested to bring your own cooking items.