page_title: Westchester–Putnam Council
section_title: Camp Buckskin
hierarchical_section_title: Westchester–Putnam Council / Camps and other properties / Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation / Camp Buckskin
caption_attribution_description: English: Newton Hall, the dining hall of the Boy Scouts of America's Camp Buckskin at the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, Brant Lake, New York.
context_page_description: Westchester–Putnam Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America, serving Boy Scouts in southeastern New York State.
context_section_description: Camp Buckskin is the largest camp on the reservation where Scouts can camp out in platform tents and earn merit badges. There are fourteen different campsites, among them Teheco, Pawnee, Ranger, and Blackfoot. Throughout the course of the summer there are a variety of events and competitions.  There are also opening and closing campfires every week.
  Scouts eat three meals a day in Newton Hall, the main dining hall, unless they are enrolled in the Cooking merit badge program of study. The option is also available for troops to cook meals at their own campsites. The field in front of Newton Hall is known as the "parade field" where ceremonies such as the daily lowering and raising of the flag take place. The field is also used for recreational purposes, like games of Ultimate Frisbee or soccer. Located nearby are the First Aid office, Main Office, campfire area and Trading Post.
  Camp Buckskin has its own lake, known as Rogers Lake.  At the waterfront Scouts can earn aquatics merit badges, participate in instructional swim courses or just check out rowboats, canoes or other watercraft.
  Campers can earn merit badges in the Scoutcraft, Handicraft, Aquatics, Ecology (known as the "ECON" Lodge for "ecology" and "conservation"), and Field Sports program areas. These different areas offer a wide variety of merit badges; including some Eagle Scout required merit badges such as Camping, Environmental Science, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving and Emergency Preparedness. For merit badge requirements and recreation, there are shooting ranges for shotguns, rifles, and archery.  A program designed for newer Scouts helps orient them to Scouting, camping and rank advancement. Recently, this program was named the Anthony Long Rank Advancement Program in memory of a past staff member.
  Showers and latrines are available around the camp. For the summers of 2008, 2009 and 2010, new latrines were built in several locations throughout camp.  In 2009 and 2010 three new shower houses with private stalls where erected for usage by the Scouts and leaders.
caption: Newton Hall, the dining hall for Buckskin
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