Our Story
Scout Camp Kariong exists to serve Youth and Community Groups
both within Scouting and from the general public.
The camp is set on 100 acres of bush within the Brisbane Water National Park.
We offer both indoor accommodation and camp sites.
both within Scouting and from the general public.
The camp is set on 100 acres of bush within the Brisbane Water National Park.
We offer both indoor accommodation and camp sites.
The Scout Camp Kariong area was initially used in the 1930's by Scouts who would hike up from Gosford.
In the 1960's the area’s use was formalised and the infrastructure was started.
The idea of a permanent Scout Camp was the vision of Len Walpole a local Scout Leader who had been coming
to the area for many years as a Scout.
Initially camp sites were set-up and maintained by the local Scout groups.
It was then envisioned that permanent facilities were needed to help the camp grow.
The first of the buildings for the camp was the Apex Hut.
The hut is made from local sandstone and built, as the name suggests, by local Apex clubs.
Most of the work to form the camp was done by a combination of local service clubs like Rotary and Apex, local companies
and people involved in Scouting, a real community effort.
The Cottage, Main Hall and Kitchen / Dining room were the next to be built in the mid to late 1970’s.
Since then many additions have been made including camp shelters in three sites, funded by the local Freemasons.
In 2015 the Kitchen Dining room was fully renovated with funding from The Chapman Bequeath.
In the 1960's the area’s use was formalised and the infrastructure was started.
The idea of a permanent Scout Camp was the vision of Len Walpole a local Scout Leader who had been coming
to the area for many years as a Scout.
Initially camp sites were set-up and maintained by the local Scout groups.
It was then envisioned that permanent facilities were needed to help the camp grow.
The first of the buildings for the camp was the Apex Hut.
The hut is made from local sandstone and built, as the name suggests, by local Apex clubs.
Most of the work to form the camp was done by a combination of local service clubs like Rotary and Apex, local companies
and people involved in Scouting, a real community effort.
The Cottage, Main Hall and Kitchen / Dining room were the next to be built in the mid to late 1970’s.
Since then many additions have been made including camp shelters in three sites, funded by the local Freemasons.
In 2015 the Kitchen Dining room was fully renovated with funding from The Chapman Bequeath.