Welcome to the website for Camp Parsons, maintained and contributed to by members and alumni of the Camp Parsons Staff. Any opinions or views expressed in any part of this website do not express the views of the Chief Seattle Council or the Boy Scouts of America. For official news from the Boy Scouts or to download any official documents, please visit their website at www.seattlebsa.org or visit the national website at www.scouting.org . However, if you want the real scoop on what is happening at camp, then you have come to the right place. All information regarding camp operations are up to date and current on this website including downloaded forms (EVEN IF THEY SAY 2008 ON THEM).
NEW UPDATES
Troops Arriving Sunday each week should plan for 1:00 PM arrival (The gates will not open prior to that so you will be waiting on the road. Also, try to arrive prior to 2:00 PM so you can have a relaxing day of settling into camp.) Monday morning Troops should arrive at 8:30 AM, any sooner then you will need to wait by your vehicles until that time. The first meal for Troops arriving Monday is Lunch.
ALL INFORMATION IS CURRENT FOR 2009 SUMMER CAMP AND WILL BE UPDATED IF THERE ARE CHANGES
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Reservations now available for 2010, see below.
High Adventure: There are still slots available for hiking and kayak trips. Contact the Camping Department at 206-796-0361.
Provisional Scouts: Each week there may be openings for individual scouts to attend Camp Parsons and be part of a returning traditional troop or be a part of our Adventure Troop if one is available. Contact the Camping Department at 206-796-0361 for more info.
Who are we?
Camp Parsons is a resident Boy Scout camp operated and maintained by the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is named after Reginald Hascall Parsons, a Seattle financier and philantrophist, who helped bring scouting to Seattle, served as the first Council President and who purchased and then donated the land on which camp is based in 1919. Although we operate predominantly throughout the summer, the camp is in operation year round, with the winter months reserved for weekend camping and training sessions as well as our world famous monthly work parties. Camp Parsons is one of the oldest Boy Scout camps in operation in the United States today. We are the OLDEST operating camp west of the Missisippi and one of the few camps that uses an open water saltwater base for all scouting aquatic activities. Since July 7th, 1919 Camp Parsons has never ceased operation nor moved from its original site. Situated in the Olympic Peninsula on the shores of the Hood Canal, we have an excellent location and facility to continue the grand experiment that Lord Baden-Powell (who was our guest in 1926) began over 100 years ago. Please take a look at our History page to get a better idea of our past.
What do we do?
Camp Parsons is a traditional boy scout camp which operates for nine weeks each summer season. We have an outstanding staff that come from all parts of the Pacific Northwest as well as the United States. Other than the traditional program within the 440 acre base camp, we also offer a High Adventure program with hikes into the Olympic Forest and Kayak/Canoe treks on the Hood Canal. Take a look at our Program and High Adventure information. Here is the Troop Application for summer camp 2009.
"Every week at Camp Parsons is our first and only week"
2009 Summer Schedule
Week 1 Complete
Week 2 Underway
Week 3 July 12-July 18th
Week 4 July 19th-July 25th
Week 5 July 26th-August 1st
Week 6 August 2nd-August 8th
Week 7 August 9th-August 15th
Week 8 August 16th-August 22nd
2010 Summer Schedule (reservation form here) Reserve now, we fill out fast.
Week 1 June 27th-July 3rd
Week 2 July 4th- July 10th
Week 3 July 11th-July 17th
Week 4 July 18th-July 24th
Week 5 July 25th-July 31st
Week 6 August 1st-August 7th
Week 7 August 8th-August 14th
Week 8 August 15th-August 21st