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Encyclopedia > Camp Rainey Mountain

Camp Rainey Mountain is a Boy Scout camp near Clayton, Georgia. It has 20 Camp sites, and is owned by the Northeast Georgia Council. The camp is centered around Lake Toccoa, and has a large dining hall, trading post, and a stone ampitheater. Summer camps are offered from June to August, but the area is avalible for Scouts to camp all year round. For more information regarding visitind, contact your local Boy Scout troop.


It is generally considered one of the best camps in its region, if not the best. Troops from all over the Southeast attend summer camp there. Typically, the camp runs for eight weeks out of the summer, with one week as Staff Week when staff members are trained and camp is prepared, and seven weeks for campers (occasional, the camp will run for a ninth week for campers).


The main activity during camp is the merit badge classes. Classes are typicaly one hour long, but many classes must cover more material and may take two or three hours. There are currently 43 diffrent merit badge class (two of which cover two merit badges). Also, a class called TNT (The New Trail), which focus on rank advancement rather than a merit badge. There is also a swimming class that does not focus on the swimming merit badge, and a class to train and certify lifeguards with the BSA. Links The following is a list of modern Boy Scouts of America merit badges. ...


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