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About Nobscot 

Since 1928, thousands of Scouts and visitors have enjoyed Nobscot Scout Reservation’s forested, environmental uniqueness year-round.  To this day, Nobscot continues to provide Scouts with the best hiking trails and wilderness camping experiences available in eastern Massachusetts.  Whether you are hiking, tenting, enjoying a lean-to or cabin, Nobscot provides Scout units with an outdoor experience that’s hard to find anywhere else.  

Located in Sudbury/Framingham, MA, the Reservation is comprised of over 450 acres and owned by Mayflower Council, Scouts, BSA.  A dramatic woodland and open space, Nobscot is a true, urban oasis and is one of the largest tracts of privately owned, undeveloped land within 20 miles of Boston.  Our Council enjoys a unique partnership with Sudbury Valley Trustees who invested in a stewardship program in 2008 to permanently protect 303 acres of Nobscot. 

The Nobscot Experience

From the top of Nobscot Mountain (el 602’) to the lowlands, the terrain is varied and includes large fields, flat wooded campsites, heavily forested rolling hills, streams, ponds, rugged slopes and superb observation vistas including Tipling Rock (el 426’) where you’ll find outstanding views of Boston on a clear day.  Animals abound – from countless birds, racoons, deer, fisher cats and flying squirrels. On rare occasions, you may even hear of the occasional bear lumbering through in its quest for blueberries.  

And for sure, Nobscot has played a prominent role in history from the days when Native Americans lived and roamed in the area to the Revolutionary period when well-known figures lived on the property.  Indeed, our own Order of the Arrow Tantamous Lodge was named after Tantamous or ‘Jethro’, a prominent Native American spiritual healer who lived at Nobscot with his family in the mid 1600’s.

Unlike the two other council camps owned by Mayflower Council – Camp Squanto and Camp Resolute, Nobscot is a ‘short-term’ camp vs. a summer camp.  cabins, lean-to shelters, and tentsites dot the landscape and acres upon acres of forested land. Indeed, our Northwest Territory provides a unique backpacking and hiking experience for a true Leave No Trace camping experience.  

Nobscot is a wilderness camp, which means that you backpack your gear in.  No private vehicles are allowed beyond the parking lots. The entire Reservation is supported by regularly-tested water wells and several latrines.  Key structures can also be rented to provide electricity, running water, toilets and showers when needed.  Nobscot facilities may be available for rent by your insured organization.  

When combined with our other Council camps, Nobscot provides a Scouting experience that truly rounds out a Scout.  Boys and girls are encouraged to join any of the BSA programs, including Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA in order to take advantage of Nobscot Scout Reservation.

Whether you enjoy the quiet stillness of a snow-covered landscape, the magnificent colors of a crisp New England fall day, the symphony of spring peepers or a night studded with summer’s fire flies, it’s hard to beat the Nobscot Scout Reservation Experience!

About This Website 

This website was developed by volunteers of the Nobscot Alumni Association.

• For Hikers & Day Visitors – Check out Plan Your Visit for helpful tips.

• For Scouts & Scouters – We’ve included a host of information that should answer most of your questions about your Nobscot overnights.
  Your Nobscot adventure starts Here!

Please use the Feedback links at the bottom of each web page to forward suggestions and corrections to the Nobscot Alumni Association.

Our Current Crews

Within the Nobscot Alumni Association are several “crews” of volunteers, working on specific areas:

• Hammer Crew  Open to adult outdoor enthusiasts and former Scouts who show their passion for Nobscot by working regularly as volunteers on building maintenance/repair/improvement projects and on forest management activities.

• Trail Crew  Open to older Scouts, Venturers and Order of the Arrow (OA) Members and adults who learn and donate trail building and trail maintenance skills from experienced outdoorsmen.

• Sign Crew  Open to Nobscot Alumni Association and Friends of Nobscot who help construct and install new trail signs and building signs throughout Reservation.

• Marketing Crew  Open to Nobscot Alumni Association members and adult Scouters with Nobscot experience who help maintain this website and implement marketing and recruiting projects in support of the Nobscot Alumni Association and the Nobscot Scout Reservation.

• Program Crew  Open to adult Scouters who provide ongoing program for Cubs, Scouts and members of the public.

• Landscape Crew  Open to all Adults interested in the new and ongoing beautification program for the entrance area.

Campmaster Corps  Open to Adult Scouters who provide camp oversight – typically on weekends when there are Scouts in camp. They act as hosts at the Welcome Center in the Campmaster Headquarters in Base Camp and provide check-in, guidance and information contact.