Live the Adventure.

Gardner Dam Adventure Base provides a GREAT 6 night / 6 day OUTDOOR ADVENTURE for Scouts BSA & Venturing Scouts, their trusted adults and leaders on 400 acres of pristine nature along the banks of the Wild Wolf River in Langlade County, Wisconsin!

The camp program is designed to meet the needs and interests of units looking for more emphasis on high energy, exciting activities and adventures. The program consists of Waterfront Activities, Range and Target Activities, Whitewater Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, COPE/Climbing, Bouldering, ATVing, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Nature, Fly Fishing, Campfires, and much more! Leaders will have the opportunity to learn as well with adult activities; leader Dutch Oven cook off, whitewater rafting, and various trainings. While the emphasis is more on adventure, we will still be offering a variety of merit badges, many of which are best earned at camp!

Camp amenities include a shower house, adventure outfitters, meals served cafeteria style in an air conditioned dining hall (or patrol cooked at the discretion of the unit), onsite climbing/rappelling tower and COPE courses, WiFi, trading post, chapel, miles of trails and world class river access for fly fishing. 

Units will need to provide their own tents.

Payment Windows: The total cummulative due when signing up during a certain window, not the end of the month.

• The payment window calendar gives units the option to pay monthly instead of lump sum payments - Note: this is optional.
• Required payment dates to be met are at individual registration sign-up - a $15 non-refundable per person deposit and a final balance payment by 5/31.
• A late fee of $25 will be applied to all unpaid balances effective 6/01/27.
• Payment and Booking Options:
  • Online payment may be made through our online registration system using a credit/debit card or Bank ACH.
  • If paying by credit or debit card, a 3.5% convenience fee will be added.
  • Checks can be sent payable to: Bay-Lakes Council, BSA.,  2555 Northern Road, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912.

Parent Portal is available to set up in your registration under additional actions tab. Use this feature to populate individual logins and passwords for parents to pay directly online for their Scouts! See Parent Portal Set Up PDF under the Attachments tab on the right side of this page for directions and a step-by-step video. 

Please Note: Scout Accounts in Scoutbook cannot be used to pay camp registration fees directly, and Council does not have access to unit Scoutbook accounts. If a family pays through Parent Portal, the unit Treasurer may reimburse them from their Scout Account funds, but those funds cannot be applied directly in the camp registration system (Black Pug 24/7 Scouting).

When to expect additional information:

• Camperships: The link to the 2027 Campership Application will go live January 2, 2027. 
• Leader Guide: The Leader Guide will be available here in February 2027. 
• Menus: The menus will be published in the Spring of 2027.
• Final Merit Badge Class Schedule and sign-up will be released in the Spring of 2027 - We will send an email to all registered campers who have provided us an email address, alerting them to the release date a few weeks in advance.

Additonal campers may be added to the Troop registration at anytime; the required payment due at sign-up will coincide with the payment schedule. If a scout or leader needs to cancel, you may update the information in the individual registration with new committments instead of canceling the spot.