Editing Scouting in Colorado (section)

===Adventure West Council===
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''Adventure West Council'' of the Boy Scouts of America is headquartered in [[Greeley, Colorado]]. Composed of the former Longs Peak Council (named after the tallest peak in the council territory) and the former Greater Wyoming Council, the Adventure West Council supports [[Scouting]] youth in northeastern Colorado north of Denver, central and eastern Wyoming and the [[Salient (geography)|panhandle]] of western Nebraska, and is chartered by BSA to organize, extend, support, and control the Scouting program within its exclusive territory. The ''WyoBraska Council'' of [[Scottsbluff]] merged into the Longs Peak Council in 1975, and Longs Peak Council merged with the Greater Wyoming Council to form the Adventure West Council in 2021.

====Organization====
The council's territory is divided into seven geographic districts:
[https://awbsa.org/districts/ Adventure West Council - Districts Map]

* Bighorn District
* Frontier District
* Golden Plains District
* Shoshone District
* Thunder Basin District
* Tri-Trails District
* Wapiti District

====Ben Delatour Scout Ranch====
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Encompassing {{convert|3200|acre|km2}} at {{convert|7200|ft|m}} to {{convert|8000|ft|m}} in elevation, ''Ben Delatour Scout Ranch''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Delatour Scout Ranch |url=https://campreservation.com/062/Camps}}</ref>  near [[Red Feather Lakes, Colorado]] is operated by the Adventure West Council and includes four Scout Camps:

* Jack Nicol Cub Scout Camp
* Camp Charles Jeffrey (Boy Scout Camp)
* Soaring Eagle (Boy Scout Camp)
* Elkhorn High Adventure Base

''Camp Charles Jeffrey and Soaring Eagle'' features several summer program areas including Rock Climbing at the Pancake Climbing Base and on some of the many peaks in the camp, C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience), Shooting Sports, Scout Skills, Handicraft, and Nature Studies offered through a traditional Merit Badge program. The camp also has a Scouting Museum and Chuck Wagon Cooking area where traditional [[dutch oven]] meals are prepared daily. Scout units can choose between a dining hall experience or a patrol cook option where meals are cooked at your campsite.

''Elkhorn High Adventure Base'' is open to older scouts and Venture Crews for a week of backpacking the Rockies. Backpacking treks of various difficulty levels are offered on the ranch property and in the nearby [[Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest|Routt]], [[Roosevelt National Forest|Roosevelt]], and [[Arapahoe National Forest|Arapahoe]] National Forests. Shooting sports, C.O.P.E, climbing and repelling, a horse program, and white water rafting activities round out week-long treks or 10-day-long super-treks.

''Jack Nicol Cub Scout Camp'' is the newest resident camp on the ranch, completed in 2001. It offers age-appropriate programs that are not necessarily designed for rank advancement. Camp Nicol consists of 3 major themed program areas (Fort Unfug, Castle Walker, and the Everett Seaport) and offers a summer program featuring a new camp-wide theme each year. The 2014 theme is Time Travel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Nicol Cub Scout Camp |url=http://camps.longspeakbsa.org/nicol}}</ref> Program activities include BB gun and archery shooting, hiking, handicrafts, hiking, games and a 'light parade' around the lake at night.

Ben Delatour Scout Ranch includes summer camp and year-round camping, with several buildings available for year-round use. The ranch has been an active site for sustainable forestry and in 2011, the ranch became protected from future development through a conservation easement with [[The Conservation Fund]], the Longs Peak Council, and the [[Colorado State Forest Service]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Delatour Scout Ranch |url=http://www.conservationfund.org/projects/ben-delatour-scout-ranch/}}</ref>

====Chimney Park Scout Camp====

''Chimney Park Boy Scout Camp'' is located in the [[Snowy Range Mountains]], approximately {{convert|33|mi|km}} west of [[Laramie, Wyoming]] on US Highway 230 and about {{convert|6.4|mi|km}} west of [[Woods Landing, Wyoming]].  The approximate coordinates for the Baldwin Lodge are 41° 4' 19.78" N 106° 6' 29.2" W (NAD83/WGS84).

Chimney Park Boy Scout Camp offers year-round camping, especially winter camps, at an altitude of about {{convert|9000|ft|m}}. The winter snow depth varies typically from 30 to 150&nbsp;cm (1 to five feet), and the winter daytime high temperatures vary typically from -9 to +7&nbsp;°C (+15 to +45&nbsp;°F) The winter nighttime low temperatures vary typically from -26 to 0&nbsp;°C (-15 to +32&nbsp;°F). A lodge with a stove and fireplace are available.  Lodge use must be reserved through the Longs Peak Council Office.  There is a usage fee. See  https://campreservation.com/062/Camps/909 for more information.

====Camp Laramie Peak====

''Camp Laramie Peak'', at the base of [[Black Mountain (Wyoming)|Black Mountain]] near [[Wheatland, Wyoming]], offers summer camp and year-round camping. It was purchased in 1920 by a group of volunteers wanting a place to take Scouts in the wilderness. The rugged terrain, rambling brooks, and mountain backdrop offer Troops a place to experience the traditional camp experience including the merit badge camp program. The camp also offers a first-year camper program, horseback riding, rock climbing, ziplines, mountain boarding, and mountain biking.

Hiking is available in the camp and in the nearby [[Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest|Medicine Bow National Forest]], including to the top of Laramie Peak. The elevation at the Camp is approximately {{convert|8000|ft|m}}, and summer temperatures range from the 40s at night to the 90s during the day.

====Camp Patiya====

''Camp Patiya'' is a 30-acre camping and day-use camp about seven miles west of [[Boulder, Colorado]]. Camp Patiya was started by the Camp Fire Girls. The Camp Fire Council purchased the original twenty acres for the camp in 1960 and began holding group and family camps shortly thereafter. All the buildings on site were constructed between 1963 and 1981. In 1977, an additional ten acres of land was donated, bringing the camp to its present size. Camp Fire continued to hold group camping year-round and Day Camps in the summers. In the 1980s, membership in Camp Fire declined. In 1987, it was determined that the goals for operating the camp could best be met by transferring the ownership to Adventure West Council.

====Kola Lodge====
Kola Lodge #464, chartered in 1951, serves over 100 Arrowmen as of 2022. The totem of this Lodge is the Fire of Friendship centered in a gray arrowhead with a red feather and an antelope antler in the background, and the name translates to "Friend" in the [[Lakota language]]. In 1973, Kola Lodge absorbed Wiyaka Luta #403 of the Wyo-Braska Council. In 2021 Kola Lodge absorbed Tatokainyanka  Lodge #359 of Greater Wyoming Council.