Open year round. Offers 44 different merit badges during summer sessions including Sailing and Motorboating. Close to Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens, both less than one hour away. Excellent stop for those heading to Jamboree or Washington DC (between 1-2 hours away). Over 970 acres offering traditional camping and Leave No Trace sites.

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We+attended+this+first+week+of+the+2003+summer%2e++We+cannot+recommend+this+camp%2e++The+program+was+very+poorly+organized+and+staff+was+inexperienced%2e++The+one+notable+exception+being+their+program+for+new+Scouts+called+%22Huskinaw%22+which+was+well+run%2e++Poorly+run+mess+hall%2c+our+boys+did+not+get+enough+to+eat%2e++We+will+not+return%2e%0d%0a

Pipsico+is+a+GREAT+CAMP%0d%0a

Things+are+already+shaping+up+for+a+great+year+in+2009%2e++Check+our+our+new+website%3a+http%3a%2f%2fwww%2epipsicobsa%2ecom+%0d%0afor+more+information+about+the+new+programs+and+facilities+we+have+to+offer+your+unit%2e%0d%0a%0d%0aIf+you+haven%27t+been+to+Pipsico+in+the+last+4+years%2c+you+truly+are+missing+a+new+and+exciting+summer+camp%21%21%21%0d%0a

Pipsico+is+a+GREAT+CAMP+its+the+best+it+offers+alot+u+can+go+downto+the+james+river+because+its+right+on+it+and+u+can+go+to+the+pipsico+tree+and+it+was+planted+by+chif+phowateen+him+self+and+its+hudge+and+hes+barried+under+it+and+u+can+go+to+the+trading+post+nice+people+and+now+the+dining+hall+has+airrrr+conditioninggg%21%21%21%21%21%21+o+ah+o+ah+and+it+offers+the+water+front+and+it+even+has+a+swimming+pool%2e+it+has+weblow+camp+and+boycout+camp%21%21%21%0d%0a%0d%0a

i+was+just+at+camp+lions+for+the+fall+fellow+ship+it+was+a+blast+so+go+to+camp+lions+yaaaaaaaaaaa%0d%0a

Pipsico+is+an+amazing+camp%2e+They+had+problems+in+the+past%2c+but+it+has+certainly+changed+in+the+past+few+years%2e+The+food+was+excellent+in+their+freshly+air%2dconditioned+dining+hall%2e+A+few+of+our+boys+took+part+in+the+Sail+Hampton+Roads+program+%28they+sailed+from+camp+all+the+way+to+Norfolk%2c+VA%29%2e+They+had+a+BLAST%21%21+Some+facilities+could+be+updated+but+they+had+a+very+well+run+staff%2e+I+would+definitely+recommend+this+camp%21%0d%0a

I+worked+on+staff+at+Pipsico+during+2001%2d2002+summer+years+and+had+a+blast%2e++2003+and+on+truly+presented+some+problems+and+have+since+been+corrected%2e++%0d%0a%0d%0aCamp+Lions+now+has+a+new+Ranger+and+new+professional+staff+guiding+it+to+be+one+of+the+greatest+camps+on+the+East+Coast%2e++Don%27t+let+the+poor+recommendations+from+prior+years+keep+you+away+from+visiting+Pipsico%2e++%0d%0a%0d%0aThe+program+and+infrastructure+has+vastly+improved+under+the+new+leadership+and+I+would+strongly+recommend+this+camp+to+anyone%2e+%28No%2c+I+am+not+currently+affiliated+with+Pipsico+Scout+Reservation%29%0d%0a