Camp Wapello
- 16830 Doe Ave
- Drakesville 1,
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- P.O. Box 123 Bloomfield, IA 52537-0123
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Camp Wapello
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Is a privately owned camp that used to be the scout camp for Bo-Qui or Wapelo (I was never a Scout there and can't remember which)Council. It sits on Lake Wapelo and has access to the lake. The amenities are dated and repairs would help, but it is a wonderful camp that is now managed by a private foundation dedicated to Scouting.
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This+is+a+wonderful+camp+has+been+up+and+going+for+many+years+my+father+and+brothers+and+now+my+own+sons+and+daughter+who+is+venture+go+there+it+is+also+used+by+may+troops+and+packs+just+for+weekend+camping+you+have+to+see+it+it+is+wonderful%0d%0a
Camp+Wapello+was+begun+in+the+Southern+Iowa+Council%2c+which+merged+with+the+Tall+Corn+Area+Council+in+the+early+1970%27s+to+form+the+Mid%2dIowa+Council%2e++Bo+Qui+was+the+name+of+the+OA+Lodge+that+begun+in+Southern+Iowa+and+merged+with+Mitigwa+to+form+the+Mitigwa+Lodge%2e++Now%2c+the+camp+property+is+privately+owned+by+a+corporation+of+Scouting+Leaders+and+former+Scouting+Leaders+who+lease+its+use+back+to+the+Mid%2dIowa+Council+for+summer+camp+during+each+summer%2e%0d%0a
Camp+Wapello%27s+facilities+arent+really+outdated%2e+Unless+your+counting+the+scout+masters%2e%2e%2e%28j%2fk%29+i%27ve+gone+to+wapello+since+i+was+old+enough+to+go+to+camp+and+now+im+on+staff%2e+i+would+recommend+Wapello+before+any+other+resident+camp+and+the+only+reason+the+camp+is+still+running+is+because+of+mama+gail%27s+and+the+rest+of+Wapello+preservation+board%27s+dedication+to+giving+all+of+us+kids+a+second+home%0d%0a
Camp+Wapello+is+the+best+camp+ever%2e++It+is+small+but+it+has+alot+of+friendly+people+there%2e++this+camp+is+used+for+Golden+Eagles+Order+of+the+Arrow+work+weekends+and+Venture+Crew+453%27s+projects%2e%0d%0aI+work+for+staff+there+this+last+summer+and+this+is+nothing+wrong+with+the+camp+the+builds+are+old+but+all+the+money+the+counicl+gets+goes+to+mitigwa+and+we+have+to+have+people+come+do+work+for+free%2e%0d%0a%0d%0aArron+Andrews%0d%0aTroop+52+APSL%0d%0aWapello+Venture+Crew+453+Assistant+President+of+Promotions%0d%0aGolden+Eagle+vice+cheif+of+communications%0d%0a
Camp+Wapello+has+a+great+history+in+scouting+and+it+is+wonderful+that+the+preservation+board+has+manitained+the+camp%2e++Keep+up+all+the+good+work+I+have+many+memories+there+as+a+youth+and+adult+in+Scouting%2e%0d%0a%0d%0aDale+Keho%0d%0aScoutMaster+%0d%0aTroop+4084+Hornersville%2c+Mo%2e%0d%0a
I+am+the+chairperson+and+one+of+the+famous+5+that+incoporated+CWPG%2e++Yes%2cwe+are+a+primitive+camp+but+far+from+needy%2e++Camp+Wapello+has+passed+National+inspection+each+year%2e++The+improvements+to+Camp+Wapello+are+to+long+to+lisit+here%2e++Mission+statement%2d+it+is+the+mission+of+CWPG+to+provide+a+permanment+camp+setting+to+serve+as+an+outdoor+laboratory+for+youth+of+Southern+Iowa+to+develop+mental%2c+physical%2c+and+moral+skill+provided+to+them+through+recognized+youth+agenices%2e++CWPG+does+not+receive+any+state%2c+federal+or+United+Way+funds+but+only+rents+and+donations%2e++Come+see+us%2e+Lets+talk+and+I+will+show+you+what+every+summer+camp+should+be%2e++2007+was+the+75th+anniversery+for+Camp+Wapello%2e+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%0d%0a%0d%0a