Resica Falls Scout Reservation
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| Owner | Cradle of Liberty Council |
| Location | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1957 |
Resica Falls Scout Reservation is a camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (near the Pocono Mountains) operated by the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Besides being a camp, Resica is notable for its picturesque waterfall and for its attractive fly fishing waters along the Big Bushkill Creek. The reservation is part of a conservation easement with the Natural Lands Trust.
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[edit] Camp history
In 1955 the Philadelphia and Valley Forge Councils purchased the property jointly. Dedicated in April 1956,[1] the camp opened in 1957 and operated the camp together until 1965 when Valley Forge Council bought out the Philadelphia Council's interest. Originally, the reservation was to consist of six camps, each holding two hundred and fifty boys. These six camps were to be divided with three on each side of Route 402. Camp #1 was to be situated above the current Firestone Camp; Camp #2 about where Firestone Camp is now; Camp #3 where the family cabins are located, behind Bushkill Lodge. Camp #4 is now Big Spring Camp; Camp #5 was to be on top of Big Ridge; and Camp #6 was Great Bend.[2]
Camp Firestone is currently closed because of lack of campers. Resica Falls is used heavily in the summer as a week-long summer camp for many different Boy Scout troops from all over the East Coast.
The property is now owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council and sits on 4,600 acres (19 km2) of undeveloped land. There is also a museum which is located on the camp that displays 19th century tannery village relics and local Native American artifacts which go back to 500 BC.
[edit] Camp geography
Big Bushkill Creek runs through the camp and also runs into neighbor camps. The camp is also built around, and gets its name from the 45-foot waterfall on the property, one of the more scenic of the waterfalls in the Poconos.[3][4]
The camp is used by hunters and fishermen with the permission of the scouts. It is well known among fisherman, especially fly fisherman.[5] During the fall fishing season, the camp rents cabins to fishermen looking to fish along the Bushkill Creek.[6] Even though there are certain retrictions, fisherman fish along the eponymous falls.[7]
[edit] Conservation
In February 2006, the Natural Lands Trust completed a conservation easement on the reservation on behalf of Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County. [8] The Pennsylvania DNCR contributed a $900,000 in grants to the project. The easement restricts development on the property ensures that an additional 1,028 acres (4.16 km2) of valuable natural open space will be permanently preserved while allowing scouting activities to continue.
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 Cool Dip a common swimming hole at Resica |
 Lake Roger at Resica Falls |
 The Resica Falls |
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Coordinates: 41°06′41″N 75°05′41″W / 41.1115°N 75.0946°W
[edit] References
- ^ "Scout Camp to Be Dedicated". New York Times.. April 15, 1956. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A14F63459137A93C7A8178FD85F428585F9&scp=7&sq=resica&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ History of Resica Falls Scout Reservation
- ^ "You'll Fall For Water — Head East Or West For Flowing Grandeur". Wilkes Barre Times Leader. May 12, 2000. ""Resica Falls Located on the Resica Falls Boy Scout Reservation, this is a 45-foot waterfall. A picnic area and pathways are available""
- ^ "Wonderful waterfalls: motorcycling in the mist". Rider Magazine. September 1, 2004. ""Resica Falls is actually on a Boy Scout reservation, and the Scouts are gracious enough to allow visitors...""
- ^ Attardo, Vic (April 27, 2006). "Point nose towards Poconos trout streams". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2424244&type=story. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ McIntosh, Ann (1998). Mid-Atlantic Budget Angler: Fly-Fishing for Trout in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia. Stackpole Books. pp. 247 pages. ISBN 081172851X. http://books.google.com/books?id=U5vyIInNXU0C&pg=PA23&dq=resica+falls.
- ^ Wolf, Dave (2007). Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania. Wilderness Adventures Press. pp. 527. ISBN 1932098518. http://books.google.com/books?id=m4OpVaeIFMsC&pg=PA28&dq=resica+falls.
- ^ More of Resica Falls Scout Reservation Preserved - February 15, 2006 resource - Pa. DCNR
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