Archive for category: Recent News

The $1 Million Investment in Goshen Scout Reservation strengthens our future and improves the camper experience at our properties and programs. With new program equipment, facilities and infrastructure upgrades, and expanded outreach, we look forward to sharing the magic of Goshen with more Scouts and Units. Highlights from this past month include:

• Aquatics: Program Equipment, Infrastructure
  • Landscape specialist has visited all aquatics areas to provide feedback and help plan a beach retention project to address erosion concerns.
  • Plans for a centralized winter boat storage structure are designed with a planned construction date in March.
• Range Upgrades: Berm Work, Structures, Safety
  • A contract has been signed to re-roof 4 RATA pavilion / range structures ahead of this spring.
• Camper Tents
  • Over 100 canvas camper tents have been purchased from Scouting America Outfitters at a significantly discounted rate! Because of this discount, this project has been expanded to include purchasing 250 new cots! The new tents are anticipated to be delivered to camp early next week.
• Picnic Tables
  • A down payment has been made on the order for 35 sets of picnic table legs, with an anticipated delivery date in March.
• Priority Tree Removal
  • This month, over 170 trees identified as being potentially hazardous have been felled in a strategic and select cut manner.
• Infrastructure
  • A ventilation upgrade project at the Camp Marriott shower house is in progress, replicating the same successful projects at Camp Olmsted and Ross completed in 2025.

• Unit Registration Contacts
  • If you are no longer the Registration Contact for your unit, this post goes over how to update your registration:

    • Registration Tips: Changing Your Registration Contact: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-changing-your-registration-contact/

• Accessing Your Unit’s Camp Registration
  • If you need to access your registration, this post goes over how to do so:

    • Registration Tips: Re-Accessing Your Registration:  www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-re-accessing-your-registration/

• Camper Deposit Phase Extended to February 28, 2026

  • The “Camper Deposit” phase of our registration has been extended from February 15th to February 28th. The $100 camper deposit locks in a Scout’s place at camp until full payment is made, allowing for families and units to make “partial” payments prior to the end of the early bird deadline (April 15th). The camper deposit is counted towards the total cost of camp and serves as a commitment to your youth’s attendance for the coming summer. An early commitment to attending camp helps us to best plan and prepare for our total summer attendance and helps to inform items including material and equipment ordering and staff hiring.

• Adding Campers to Your Registration
  • Remember, as you begin to add participants to your registrations, you should only add participants as you are ready to pay for them. For guidance on how to add participants, use this post has a quick walkthrough:

    • Registration Tips: How to Add More Campers: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-how-to-add-more-campers/

• How to Spilt Adult Leader Registrations
  • We recognize that many adult leaders may find it difficult to attend a full week of summer camp with your unit. Goshen Scout Reservation supports “splitting” multiple adults across one adult participant registration. For example, one adult can attend camp with your unit Sunday – Wednesday, and another adult take over for Wednesday – Saturday.
  • To register “split-week” adults, please write the first and last name of the first adult in the “first name” box, and the first and last name of the second adult in the “last name” box.
• Utilizing the Parent Portal
  • Did you know that your unit’s camp registration has a built in Parent Portal? The Parent Portal function allows for unit’s to give parents and guardians limited access to your unit’s summer camp registration to pay for Scouts once added to a unit’s camp registration. This function can also be utilized for Merit Badge signups (Scouts BSA camps only).
  • For video tutorials on how to use Parent Portal, please view the registration system’s How To Videos.
    • Parent Portal: Unit Leader’s Guide – youtube.com/watch?v=RBJmmnQuSo4
    • Parent Portal: Parents Guide – youtube.com/watch?v=Xflql-R-VZE

  • If your unit is the Parent Portal feature for your families, don’t overpay for your adults! Book your free adults before giving out Parent Portal credentials.

• Early Bird Registration Closes April 15 at 11:59 pm
  • Early Bird Registration will close Friday, April 15 at 11:59 pm. Participants who have registered before this time will receive the posted discounted price when attending camp.