Camp Rainey Mountain - Clayton, GA
N 34° 51.957 W 083° 20.508
17S E 285938 N 3860679
This is also in the Boy Scout Camps category, but it fits here as well.
Waymark Code: WM9TE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2006
Views: 55
"Camp Rainey Mountain is a Boy Scout camp near Clayton, Georgia. It has 21 campsites, 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 amphitheater. There is also a trail leading to Big Rock, a granite cliff used for rappelling. Summer camps are offered from June to August, but the area is available for Scouts to camp all year round. For more information regarding visiting, contact your local Boy Scout troop. The Mowogo Lodge of the Order of the Arrow is based from Rainey Mountain.
"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 (occasionally, the camp will run for a ninth week for campers). Service around the camp is provided by the Mowogo Lodge.
"The main activity during camp is merit badge classes. Classes are typically one hour long, but many classes must cover more material and may take two or three hours. There are currently 43 different merit badge classes (two of which cover two merit badges). Rather than focusing on traditional merit badges, Camp Rainey Mountain also offers some lesser-known merit badges, including many science, technology, and culture related badges. Also, a program called TNT (The New Trail), which focuses on rank advancement (Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class) rather than a merit badge, is offered. There is also a swimming class that focuses on the swimming merit badge, and a class to train and certify lifeguards with the BSA. High Adventure Classes are available as well; some are hosted week-long by North East Georgia's other camp, Scoutland. A newer program called Gold Rush is held at Camp Rainey Mountain. Gold Rush focuses on more pioneering type lifestyle; you spend the week (excluding Sunday and the Campfires)in Adirondack-style cabins and eat meals from a huge cast iron skillet. There are opportunities to learn blacksmithing, knife throwing, tomahawk throwing and more.
"The staff hosts organized campfires every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday nights at the stone amphitheater. Every Sunday night, the staff introduce themselves and put on skits for entertainment. Wednesday night hosts the Order of the Arrow campfire, in which many troops conduct skits for camp. Afterward Scouts of the Order of the Arrow give a short speech about the Order and its meaning to Scouts. On Friday nights, awards are given out by the staff to the exemplary Scouts of the week, and troops give out staff awards. The senior patrol leaders (SPLs) of the troops get together and vote on the "Staffer of the Week"."
--From Wikipedia
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