FACILITIES:

Fireplace in Dining Hall

Lobby Entrance at Dining Hall

Whether an executive retreat, business sales meeting, youth group, education conference or other type of organization event, your meeting will be worry-free. Beaumont Scout Reservation offers a terrific conference center environment situated on the 2,400-acre Scout reservation.

The Beaumont Dining & Education Facility offers 24,000 square feet of meeting rooms.

Dining Hall/Meeting Room  Maximum capacity of 350

Theatre room       Maximum capacity of 190

• Large meeting room - Maximum capacity of 75
• Three small meeting rooms - Maximum capacity of 60

A large screened porch is also available for additional meeting space, weather permitting.

A fully equipped kitchen with walk-in refrigerator is available for an additional fee. Catering arrangements for conferences can be secured through a local company. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus as well as pricing are available upon request.

Kitchen Counter Adjoins to Dining Hall

Kitchen Work Area

CAMPING AREAS:

Lane, Shippey, Laemmli and Nusser -- These camping areas are open for free use by Boy Scout troops.  Water and latrine facilities are found in each area.

Outpost Camps -- Troops may hike to outpost camps in Blackberry Hollow and Toad Hollow.

Winter Cabins -- Nine cabins are available for Scout troops as follows:

• 7 - with capacity of 20, heated by wood stoves
• 2 - with capacity of 14, heated by furnaces

All cabins have electricity, electric stove and double bunks with mattresses.

Cabins are available for Webelos use from April through September only.

A cabin lottery is held around Aug. 15 of each year for units wishing to use a cabin or lodge.

The unit's deposit is returned by the camp ranger when there is no damage, the cabin is left clean and the woodbox is refilled.

Nagel Base -- Our base of operations for our horse and hayride programs also has the following:

• Rec Hall -- Great for a pack meeting or  Venture crew activity.  Heated and has electric.  Outdoor bathrooms.  Sleeping  quarters available, with one room, bunks for 12
• Adirondacks -- 13 shelters hold four persons each for year-round Scout, Venturer or Explorer weekends
• Camping -- For Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers
• Picnic Area -- For Cub Scouts

PROGRAMS:

Orienteering -- How good are you at finding your way using a map and compass?  Improve your skills and have a lot of fun when you use the orienteering facilities available at Beaumont. An orienteering kit is available to those units who have leaders certified to use the kit.  With it you can learn to use a map and compass, to make your own map and to run a real orienteering course.  Units that feel already skilled in map and compass can use a 21-stake permanent orienteering course -- available by reservation. 

Pioneering Kit  -- This is a great experience just waiting for your troop.  All the materials necessary to build more than 12 different pioneering projects are available to Scout troops.  Scout troops can rent the kit.  Each troop provides its own instructor to conduct a day of fun and challenge.  Leader training is available in the spring and fall.

Charter Oak Camp -- This excellent weekend program is designed to give new troops, or newly reorganized troops, a good first overnight camping experience, guided by trained veteran Scout leaders.  A staff of Charter Oak campmasters conducts training in camping, cooking, hiking and how to live comfortably in the outdoors. Weekends are in the spring.

Horseback Riding Trips -- Available for Scouts and Explorers. Hundreds of enthusiastic Scouts, Venturers and Explorers took advantage of this program last year and are signing up again this year.  The Greater St. Louis Area Council sponsors this fun-filled adventure, with experienced members of the Trail Guide committee guiding the horseback riding sessions.

Horseback riding sessions of various lengths are offered any Saturday or Sunday on a year-round basis, weather permitting.

Rides are scheduled as follows (all costs are per person, per ride):

• 5-1/2 hour ride (Venture crews only): 9 am to 2:30 pm. with your own lunch on the trail, cost $30
• 3-hour ride : 9 am., 12:30 pm.; cost $20

There are generally 20 horses available from September to June.

Restrictions: Persons weighing more than 250 lbs. will be safety checked and may not be able to ride.

NOTE:  The trail guides have the responsibility to restrict any person from riding who may, in their opinion, pose a safety risk to themselves, others, or the horse.

Hayrides -- Wagons are available to packs, troops, teams, crews and posts for hayrides.  Hayride groups may rent the Nagel Recreation Hall after hayrides for parties.  All hayrides begin and end at the Nagel Base and last for approximately one hour.  Horse and hayrides will not be cancelled because of weather until the day of the event.  Available March through May and August through November.

There is a maximum of 20 persons per wagon.

Hayrides are for Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers and Explorers.

Trail Rides are for Boy Scouts, Venturers and Explorers.

NOTE: A leader from the unit is required on the rides.

Climbing Tower -- Available to Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers.  It's even lit at night for night climbing.  The troop or post provides its own trained leader.

Ropes Course -- This 12-event low-course and exciting high-course is a team-building and self-esteem boost!  Your unit provides the trained leaders for each group of 12 maximum. Two trained leaders are required to lead the group.

CAMP GRIZZLY CUB WORLD
Located at Beaumont Reservation

Akela's Council Ring -- A ceremonial site has been developed which allows for Cub pack and den awards ceremonies or for having a fun-filled Scout-type campfire.

Cub World Activity Building -- A large meeting room is available for pack meetings.  A fee is required for its use.

Tiger Den Family Camp -- There are campsites available for dens and packs to enjoy tent camping.  Each campsite has a picnic table, fire ring with cooking grate, and trash can. A shower facility with indoor toilets is also available April 15 - Oct. 15.

Cub World contains the following activity areas:

Castle Blackhawk -- Located high on a hillside is a castle with a dungeon, attack ladder, catapult, and slide.  Knights of Yore theme is a natural in this area.

Eagle's Nest Tower -- Located behind Castle Blackhawk on one of the highest points of Beaumont is the Eagle's Nest Tower.  A three-level tower more than 20 feet high offers a spectacular view of the surrounding countryside.

Webelos Way Obstacle Course -- A series of physical challenges.

Maze -- Have fun trying to get through the many corridors of the maze.  Only one way is correct, so don't be surprised if you find many dead ends.

Fort Hussmann -- This area provides your Webelos the chance to dream about life in a frontier fort.  The area contains a fort, fire ring and picnic tables.

Sea Wolf Pirate Ship -- Relive the days of Blackbeard the Pirate.  The ship contains cannons, knotting racks, sails and rigging.

Lost Beaumont Mine -- Sand and tunnels abound in this unique area.  A miner's cabin with a potbelly stove is a major feature, along with an ore wagon and panning for gold in Antire Creek.

Sports Field -- A sports field exists for softball or other sports activities in which your Cub Scout pack or den wants to participate.

Use of Camp Grizzly Cub World and Tigers Den Family Camp is by reservation only for dens or packs, not by an individual family.  Reservation forms can be secured at the council service center.  Fees due must be paid at the time the reservation is made.  For further information, contact Activities Service at 314-361-0600 or toll-free 800-392-0895.

NOTE:  Because of insurance requirements, any unregistered youth or adult using Camp Grizzly Cub World or Tigers Den Family Camp must pay a fee of 50 cents per day for insurance coverage.  This fee is due when the pack arrives at Cub World.