Circle 10 Council Camps
Camp Wisdom
972-298-3177 | MAP: 6400 W Red Bird Lane, Dallas, TX 75236
Camp Maps PDF: Campsites & Program Areas Map
11 miles from downtown Dallas
Home to Shirley Sowell Cub World (Fort Farrington, Sir Dee Brown Castle, pirate ships, and activity center)
BB range
Archery range
Home of Billy Sowell Scout Camp
Gill Clements Shooting Sports Complex (opened May 2017)
50-yard rifle range
5-stand, 5 position shotgun game with multiple targets
Designed specifically to accommodate teaching Scouts, so there is an instructional range, as well
Shooting sports building with air-conditioned/heated classroom and storage
Flush toilets
COPE course
Swimming pool
Fishing lakes
700 seat Jim Ince Outdoor Amphitheater
18,000 sq. ft. Camp Wisdom Leadership Center (banquet hall, meeting rooms, kitchen, dorm rooms)
Fully plumbed private bath houses and restrooms
With 371 acres, there is plenty of room for a great camping experience close to Dallas. As one of the oldest camps in Texas, this camp is filled with lots of camping history. Many Dallas natives spent a week of their summer at Camp Wisdom. Because of its location, the camp is ideal to host many district and council events.
Billy Sowell Scout Camp, located on the western half of Camp Wisdom, includes 28 weekend sites for unit camping. Don't miss the Sowell Center headquarters building, a health lodge, and the Jack Harbin Scouting Memorabilia Museum. There are also four program lodges and three camporee fields.
Clements Scout Ranch - Trevor Rees Jones
903-675-3781 | MAP: 11217 FM 2970, Athens, TX 75751
Camp Maps PDF: Trevor Reese Jones Campsites Meisenbach Campsites Ft. Bridger Trail Map
3,200 acres of pine forest with five lakes
Fishing, swimming, canoes, rowboats, shooting sports
COPE cour
Gaga ball pit
ATV program (summer camp)
Horses (equestrian program, including monthly trail ride programs for Scouting units)
Air-conditioned dining hall
Fully plumbed private bath houses and restrooms
"Philmont style" backcountry camps
The Clements Scout Ranch is home to Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp and Camp Meisenbach.
Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp has nine weekend campsites with two large pavilions and 19 summer campsites complete with a dining hall, headquarters building, first aid lodge, swimming pool, waterfront, horses, the 60 ft. John Coffman Climbing Tower, the Roy & Frances Rea COPE Center, and many more traditional program areas. Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp is also home to a first class Museum of Natural History. A variety of wildlife trails, great fishing on all four lakes, rowboats, canoes, rifle, shotgun and archery ranges are available.
Camp Meisenbach has eight weekend campsites with two large pavilions and beautiful Lake Murchison which provides 160 acres of great fishing, several fishing docks and a large pavilion along the water's edge.
The Roy & Frances Rea COPE Center located at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp is a challenge course designed for boys at least 13 years old. The programs have been carefully developed to build trust in one another and strengthen the self esteem of the participants. While solving problems and accomplishing challenging tasks participants overcome obstacles while swinging, climbing, jumping, zipping and camping together. There is a fee for each boy to attend a weekend session.
The John Coffman Climbing & Rappelling Complex is also located at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp. This 60 ft. wooden structure is for climbing and rappelling activities for Scout Troops, Varsity Teams and Venturing Crews.
The ranch also has a herd of horses just waiting to be ridden. Trail rides can be reserved on Saturday only.
Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp and Camp Meisenbach have some of the best-stocked fishing lakes in the State of Texas. Just bring your rod and reel along with some bait, and you just might land yourself a giant largemouth bass.
Camp Constantin
940-779-2131 | MAP: 3003 Park Road 36, Graford, TX 76449
Camp Maps PDF: Campsites & Program Areas Map
Located on 6 miles of Possum Kingdom Lake shoreline
Strong emphasis on water sports and activities, including sailing and water-skiing
Shooting sports, including a new five-stand shotgun range
Gaga ball pit
700+ seat chapel/amphitheater
Air-conditioned dining hall
Fully plumbed private bathhouses and restrooms
Camp Constantin/Jack D. Furst Aquatic Base is located on Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County. This camp has over 385 acres and covers six miles of shoreline that look towards the majestic Castle Cliff on Possum Kingdom Lake. Activities include hiking, rifle, shotgun, archery, canoeing and swimming in one of the clearest lakes in Texas.
Summer camp programs include one of Scouting's largest waterfront areas with sailboats, waterskiing, canoeing, swimming, motor boating, snorkeling, and blobbing. Camp Constantin also offers a variety of program areas such as: Trail to First Class, Handicraft, Nature, Scoutcraft, Shooting Sports and much more.
The Jack D. Furst Aquatic Base is famous for its waterskiing program featuring a fleet of ski boats for skiing some of the very best water in Texas.
Weekend camping is offered at Camp Constantin year round except during the summer months. Programs include: camping, hiking to Johnson Peak, canoeing, rowing, and shooting sports.
While at Camp Constantin you also might want to wet a fishing line. Bring your rod and some tackle and you may pull in one of the abundant striper or bass from this clear lake.
Camp James Ray
903-786-2591 | MAP: 2026 Mill Creek Road, Pottsboro, TX 75076
Camp Maps PDF: Campsites & Program Areas Map 3-Mile Loop Trail Map
540 acres on Lake Texoma
Fishing/water sports/shooting sports
New pool with slide and beachfront entry - opened May 2018
Air-conditioned dining hall
Host to eight sessions of resident camp for Cub Scouts and Webelos and six annual sessions of NYLT
Fully plumber private bath houses and restrooms
Camp James Ray is located on Lake Texoma near Pottsboro, Texas. This 540 acre camp offers camping, hiking, canoeing, sailing, rifle, shotgun and archery ranges, swimming, and 11 year-round campsites.
If hiking and exploring are what you want, take a hike across Homesites Road. You can enjoy our many trails with lots of wildlife.
Lake Texoma is famous for sand bass and stripers. Come explore miles of shoreline on Camp James Ray which will provide some great fishing and many opportunities to see the geese that call the area home! Don't forget to bring your fishing gear and cameras!