Summer Camp

2025 Summer Camp - Camp Rockefeller

Week 2-June 14 to June 20, 2026 

Important Camp Documents:

• Camp Rockefeller Leader's Guide

• 2026 Merit Badge Matrix 

• Annual Health and Medical Record (Youth and Adults must all have)

Waivers and additional forms 

• COPE/Climbing Activity Waiver

• Cowboy Action Shooting Waiver

• Merit Badge Prerequisite Form 

FAQ: Cove Creek Trapping Co. (see Camp Rockefeller Leader's Guide )

What is the Cove Creek Trapping Co. experience?

Cove Creek Trapping Company is a living-history, advanced wilderness survival program at Camp Rockefeller that simulates a classic “Mountain Man” style adventure focused on primitive outdoor skills.

What kinds of skills will Scouts learn?

Scouts practice hands-on backcountry survival skills such as:

• Primitive shelter building

• Tracking

• Fire building without modern tools

• Building traps and snares

• Using natural resources to live off the land

Who can participate?

Designed for older Scouts (about 14+), though many troops treat it as an older-scout or high-adventure style option.

What Scout Skills and Merit badge topics are covered? 

• Camping 

• Cooking

• Wilderness Survival

• Forestry/Nature 

• Fishing 

• Exploration

• Bird Study

• Mammal & Amphibian Study

Extra: tracking, animal identification, fish traps, animal traps and snares, Cove Creek Float

What else do you need to know?

Cove Creek Trapping Co. is a day long program; if signed up participants will be with the program all day, break for evening program, and return for the night. Items listed are contents of the program the participants will experience. NOTE: SCOUTS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A TENT.