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430+acres+located+on+the+Missouri+River+near+Yankton%2c+SD%2e+Camped+nearly+1000+Boy+Scouts+during+Summer+Camp%2c+and+is+available+for+camping+year+round%2e+Some+heated+and+improved+buildings+are+available+for+winter+events%2e+www%2esiouxbsa%2eorg+%0d%0a

This+camp+has+one+of+the+best+first+year+campers+programs+I+have+ever+seen%2e+The+staff+cares+about+the+campers%2c+and+they+try+to+interact+with+them%2e+I+really+like+that+the+staff+sits+by+campers+during+the+meals%2e+This+camp+is+top+notch%2c+except+for+their+waterfront+which+could+use+some+updates%0d%0a

Troop+59+from+Topeka+KS+just+returned+from+this+camp+%28July+%2707%29%2e++Our+Scouts+had+a+blast%2e++Older+Scouts+went+a+week+early+to+participate+in+the+high+adventure+canoe+trip+down+the+Missouri+and+then+joined+the+rest+of+the+troop+for+a+week+of+summer+camp%2e++Four+enjoyed+the+COPE+course%2c+our+new+scout+enjoyed+the+First+Class+program+and+all+enjoyed+the+merit+bage+programs%2e++All+had+fun%2e%0d%0a%0d%0aThe+coffee+drinkers+among+the+leaders+enjoyed+the+daily+delivery+of+coffee+to+the+campsite+in+the+morning%2e++Why+can%27t+all+camps+do+that%3f%0d%0a%0d%0aBring+hiking+boots%2c+sturdy+walking+shoes+and+throw+away+clothing+for+Challenge+Valley%2e++The+camp+sits+on+bluffs+above+the+Missouri+River%2flake+and+the+waterfront%2c+camping+areas%2c+trading+post%2c+and+some+activity+areas+are+down+low+while+dining+hall%2c+administration%2c+parking%2c+COPE%2c+and+other+activity+areas+are+on+top+of+the+bluff%2e++%0d%0a%0d%0aTell+Barry+and+his+staff+we+said+hi+and+thanks%2e++Excellant+food%2c+service+and+staff%2c+most+of+which+are+multiyear+returnees%2e%0d%0a

Lewis+and+Clark+I+have+honorably+called+my+home+for+the+past+two+summers%2e+I+was+one+of+the+First+Class+Trail+Instructors+in+2006+and+2007%2e+If+you+want+to+go+to+a+camp+that+not+only+do+the+staff+care+for+the+campers+but+the+campers+also+care+about+one+another%2c+this+is+the+camp+for+you%2e+The+warm+atmosphere+that+the+local+and+nonlocal+scouts+bring%2c+make+this+camp+very+extraordinary%2e+I+personally+think+the+First+Year+Camper+program+is+top+notch%2c+especially+the+sharp+objects+instructing%2e+The+staff+knows+what+they+are+doing+and+will+very+rarely+lead+you+wrong%2e%0d%0a

this+is+the+most+awesome+summer+camp+in+the+history+of+the+world%21+the+staff+is+just+terrific%2c+and+their+COPE+program+is+unbeatable%21+Definately+a+camp+any+scout+would+want+to+go+to%2e%0d%0aHi+to+all+of+the+COPE+staff+of+2008%2c%0d%0a%2dWrestler%2d%0d%0a