Camp Elmore - Davie, Florida, USA
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N 26° 04.537 W 080° 20.319
17R E 566144 N 2884225
One of three Boy Scout Camps within the South Florida Council Boy Scouts of America. Previously known as Camp Seminole.
Waymark Code: WM1242V
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2020
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"Located in Davie, Florida, the Council received the 117-acre land parcel as a gift from the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County in 1958 and developed it as Camp Seminole. It was devastated by Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005, which caused extensive damage to 80% of the buildings and infrastructure. In the wake of the tropical cyclone's destruction, the camp was closed for the next seven years."
"A master plan was formulated for extensive re-development, resulting in a new 300-seat dining hall, swimming pool and lake, along with upgrades to utilities and other recreational facilities. By the time the camp re-opened in 2012, the reconstruction cost $10 million, much of which was underwritten by various philanthropists and corporate donors. Road paving contractor Robert Elmore donated $1 million towards the rebuilding and the camp was renamed in his honor. A similar donation for clearing and in-kind engineering work was provided by Downrite Engineering, which also rebuilt the camp's lake to a depth of 12 feet (3.7 m), making the water body "now swimmable, which it wasn't before", the Council Executive said to a reporter. In recognition of the Miami-based engineering firm's contributions, the Council now titles the facility "Camp Elmore at Downrite Engineering Scout Reservation". Other area corporate contributions towards the re-building of the Council's principal camp included the Huizenga Family Foundation's funding of the chapel and Publix Supermarkets' donation for construction of the amphitheater."
"Ten campsites are available at the property. Nine are named for the Council's Order of the Arrow O-Shot-Caw Lodge chapters: Elgixin, Gokhos, Paldani, Pooca Tooka, O-Shot-Co-Chee, Tomoka, Hnu-Ra-Con, To Hopki Lagi, and Nok Su. One of the campsites within Camp Elmore is named Camp Seminole, in remembrance of the past, when many South Florida Scouts and Scouters spent their time at Camp Seminole."
Excerpted from Wikipedia
Visit Instructions:
As of 1/26/06 you will need to post a photo of the camp gateway that also shows you and/or your GPS. If the photo is not posted, your log will be deleted.