Nims Lake
270 acres of water with six miles of shoreline and seven coves — the second-largest privately owned man-made lake in Missouri. Water skiing, motorboating, small-boat sailing, paddleboards, and genuinely good fishing.
A week of Scouting adventure
Summer Camp
Each summer, Troop 25 spends a week building skills, earning merit badges, and sharing new adventures together. Our destination changes from year to year, giving Scouts a chance to experience different camps and programs.
2027 camp: Camp Famous Eagle at S-F Scout Ranch, Session 4 — July 11–17, 2027. See the camp event →
Summer 2027
Camp Famous Eagle
Troop 25 is headed south to S-F Scout Ranch for Session 4 — a week on Nims Lake with a dining hall, a water park, real rock to rappel, and 5,200 acres of Missouri woodland around it. After a long haul to Wisconsin in 2026, this one is about 75 minutes from home.
- Dates
- Sunday, July 11 – Saturday, July 17, 2027
- Session
- Session 4 of 4
- Where
- Camp Famous Eagle · S-F Scout Ranch · Knob Lick, Missouri
- Our campsite
- Simpson
- Meals
- Three a day in the dining hall — no patrol cooking
- Drive
- About 75 minutes from south county
Huck’s Cove
The ranch water park: two water slides, a zip line, and rope swings. It is where a hot Missouri afternoon goes, and it is what Scouts describe first on the ride home.
Leadership Hall
A 16,000-square-foot dining hall seating 450, serving three family-style meals a day. Famous Eagle is the dining hall camp — no patrol cooking and no cleanup rotation, which buys back hours in the program areas.
The Eagle Range
A combination trap and skeet facility with five trap stations and eight skeet stations, alongside the rest of the shooting sports program. For many Scouts this is the week they first shoot a shotgun under a certified instructor.
Real rock
Climbing and rappelling on the cliffs of Freedom, Ranger Falls, Collarbone, and Baby Snake — actual Missouri bluff, not only a tower — plus a climbing wall and a challenge course built for older Scouts.
First-year program
A dedicated track for new Scouts working Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements. A Scout who crossed over this spring comes home with real advancement rather than a week of watching the older guys.
Plus horseback riding, STEM badges including Welding, handicraft and nature, camp-wide game nights, and Order of the Arrow ceremonies during the week.
Famous Eagle opened in 1966 as the first camp built on the ranch, and the name is pure St. Louis — Famous for Famous-Barr, Eagle for Eagle Trading Stamps. Troop 25 last camped here in 2023.
Why a full week matters
What Scouts gain at summer camp
Patrol life
Scouts live and work together, building friendships and learning how to lead.
Skills and advancement
Daily programs make room for merit badges, outdoor skills, and new challenges.
Confidence and independence
A week away gives Scouts space to make decisions, try new things, and grow.
Where we have camped
Camp archive
Recent destinations show the range of summer camp experiences Troop 25 chooses—from Wisconsin’s Northwoods to the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s S-F Scout Ranch.
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation
Pearson, Wisconsin
July 12–18, 2026
Troop 25 returned to this nationally accredited camp for six nights of advancement and adventure.
- Twelve program areas with merit badge opportunities
- Trailblazer program for first-year Scouts
- Aquatics, climbing, cycling, horseback riding, and shooting sports
Camp Gamble
S-F Scout Ranch · Knob Lick, Missouri
A patrol-method camp on the north shore of Nims Lake, with Scouts cooking together in their campsite.
- Water skiing, sailing, paddleboarding, and motorboating
- Huck’s Cove water park and shooting sports
- STEM badges, rock climbing, and an older-Scout challenge course
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation
Pearson, Wisconsin
A return to Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan’s East and West camps for classic Scoutcraft and lake-based adventure.
- Swimming, boating, paddleboarding, and war canoe races
- Scoutcraft including navigation, fire-building, and shelters
- Climbing wall, zip line, cycling base, and horse ranch
Camp Famous Eagle
S-F Scout Ranch · Knob Lick, Missouri
A dining-hall camp centered on the programs and water sports of the 270-acre Nims Lake.
- Leadership Hall dining facility and camp-provided meals
- Lake adventures, water sports, and fishing
- First-year program, STEM, shooting sports, and game nights
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation
Pearson, Wisconsin
A week in the Northwoods combining advancement with hands-on outdoor challenges and troop traditions.
- Aquatics, ecology, handicraft, Scoutcraft, and shooting sports
- Trailblazer instruction in knots, first aid, camping, and navigation
- Merit badges balanced with open program time and camp-wide events
Camp descriptions use current information from the camps’ official websites. Programs and facilities available during each historical trip may have differed.