SUMMER CAMP 2023

CAMP T. BRADY SAUNDERS

The Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation is located in Goochland County, Virginia.  It consists of 604 acres of land and comprises three separate camps.  Camp S. Douglas Fleet is a short-term camping area located near the entrance to the Reservation.  Cub & Webelos Adventure Camp is a Summer Camp specifically designed for Cub & Webelos Scouts and was opened in 2002.  Camp T. Brady Saunders is the oldest camp on the Reservation and provides a long-term summer camp for Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, and Venture Scouts.

Mr. Thomas Brady Saunders of Goochland, owner of the Miller Manufacturing Company of Richmond, donated the original land to build Camp T. Brady Saunders in 1964.  It replaced Camp Shawondassee, now Camp Thunderbird owned by the YMCA.  Over the years, additional land for the Camp and the Reservation was acquired as gifts from Nawakwa Lodge #3 of the Order of the Arrow, Mr. Thomas Starke, III, the Chesapeake Corporation of West Point, the Boisseau Estate, and through various other purchases.

Camp T. Brady Saunders has 16 separate campsites, four shower houses with individual rooms, a large dining hall equipped with air-conditioning, a trading post, a health lodge, an aquatics program on Lake Dillon, remote controlled multi-station shotgun range, covered archery and rifle range, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program, a 3D archery range, 10 miles of a mountain bike and hiking trails, a compass and geocaching course, a sandpit volleyball court, a Gaga Pit, a traverse wall, a nine-hole disk golf course, a 28-foot tall Wet Willy waterslide, Canoes, Kayaks, Paddleboards, Paddle boats, Sailboats, an administration building and dining hall equipped with high-speed wireless internet, Scoutmaster Lodge with Internet and a basketball court.

C.O.P.E. IS BACK FOR 2023!

The Reservation is located in the Virginia Piedmont.  It has deciduous and coniferous woodlands, rolling hills, lakes, and beautiful valleys.  Wildlife abounds with deer, squirrel, beaver, turkey, fox, rabbit, Canada geese, ducks, and even a skunk or two.

Through the foresight of the Council Property Committee, Camping Committee, and Conservation Committee, Camp T. Brady Saunders provides a modern facility that does not detract from the natural beauty of the Reservation.  Camp T. Brady Saunders provides a great outdoor experience with modern facilities and excellent program opportunities for Scouts of all ages!

Learn more about Summer Camp 2023 here!

Staff Application:

Download a PDF staff application OR apply online at https://hovc.org/articles/2023/01/2023-summer-camp-team/