Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Woodruff Scout Camp in Blairsville
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Location on the map
Blairsville, Union County, Georgia, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Phone: +1 770-956-5687
Site: https://www.campwoodruff.org/
Site: https://www.campwoodruff.org/
Opening hours
- Monday:Open 24 hours
- Tuesday:Open 24 hours
- Wednesday:Open 24 hours
- Thursday:Open 24 hours
- Friday:Open 24 hours
- Saturday:Open 24 hours
- Sunday:Open 24 hours
Comments (128)
Beautiful place. And great experience and fun for your cub/boy scout.
I came here in maybe 2003/2004 and had an okay time. I remember the class locations were super far apart through fields and unmaintained trails, and I definitely remember the bathrooms being a nightmare. The staff back then was decent, but didnt provide much unscheduled free time for us, felt like we were rushed from class to meeting to powwow to meals and more classes. Looking back, that could have just been trying to organize 11 year olds and keep them focused on scouting, but it was a little intense for introverts. (could have been a troop thing not a camp thing) All in all glad I went.
Our favorite mountain Scout Camp
Staff was extremely professional & made our week absolutely fantastic. By far the best BSA summer camp Ive had the privilege of going to. Our troop will definitely be going back! 🙂
Great place beautiful views and the boys have fun!!
Its a scout camp on a mountain. Expect to walk uphill most anywhere you go. Very humid this week. Lots of sun during the day and cool nights.
Great camp used by the he Boy Scouts.
Oh my goodness! Twenty eight years ago I came along with the Boy Scouts at a Church that I was attending to this wonderful place Woodruff. I have made such great memories from all the great activities at this place. I was just rummaging through my stuff, and I found one of the patches that they gave me from 1992 when I was there. I had to put a great review for it.
Woodruff has to be among the best Scout Camps in the country
The most fun I’ve had my entire life.
Great camp overall. We thoroughly enjoyed our week with the scouts. Very crowded the week we were there. Food was decent but portions were the same for the 70lb first year camper as they were for a 200lb adult. Very nice waterfront and great white water trip.
Like the platforms for the tents. The indoor bathrooms and showers are usually clean and heated during winter. The location beautiful and you can see the Milky Way at night. The campsites are nicely spaced from each other. Be prepared for uphill walking.
Great place for Scouts. Lots of activities and a lake.
We came here for a boy scout trip and it was awesome...the had basically everything a boy scout can ask for. Trading post, gaga ball pits, lake to swim in, dining area, nurse place. For a camp the food was pretty good. I loves this place. I would come back
Definitively one of the nicest scout camps ive ever been too. They have great facilities and a huge range of programs. I visit this camp several times a year and they are always adding new things and making even more improvements. They just added a new pavilion outside the dining hall and it looks great!
Wow, what an amazing place and staff. Our Troop 217 was here for 2017 summer camp #7. All the merit badge classes were top notch. Food not bad, but there was an adult area with better choices for us. The boys couldnt choose just one thing in camp that was their favorite thing. Although we did do white water rafting but that was off property. I have been hearing from others that the horse back riding was fun. The facilities and tents were nice no problems. I can see that if the camp was fully loaded extra porta potties for just that would be helpful. Out of all that, We will be Back!
We plan every year for our boyscout pack during the fall time to camp there. Nice facilities for camping has showers for hot and cold water. Kids friendly and has places for tents. Woodruff camp is a big site and lot to explore. Contain a decent size lake for fishing and good for campfire. prepare for cold weather
This camps food is terrible and the staff just dont care about anything. I thought that they could help instill the values of the scout oath and law in my child but they have surely failed. The facilities are ok but i hate looking at that fake tree in the foreground.
My son loves Woodruff. The staff is amazing. The camp itself has a picturesque view. The activities are always enjoyable. This is a great place to send any scout that enjoys adventure.
One of the Best Scout Camps in the South
This camp ground was amazing! I came here with my 2 kids and our cub scout troop for two nights of camping, but the grounds and potential activities were so great that Im going to try to figure out how to come back myself. I want to do summer camp here!The swimming in the lake looked fantastic and those who went fishing actually resulted in a few people catching some rainbow trout.The activities fields were great, although the kids in the cub scouts spent nearly all their time in the Gaga ball courts near camp site 10.The camp site we were in, site 10, offered 2 different bathroom facilities but only a single electric point. Several wooden platforms for smaller tents were available, but I pitched on a flat dirt spot near a big rock that served as my cooking table. Next time Id move to the grass to cut down on dirt in the tent.Awesome spot - cant recommend highly enough
This camp is so fun and pretty
So it is a really nice camp for boyscouts and merit batches are not to hard. My friends said that the shooting sports merit batch teachers are strict and the class was not realy fun. Rather than that l had a good time and the food was good and you could get vegetarian options as well.
Very big camp, it had a lot of great staff and options for merit badges. Our troop will certainly be going back in the future.
Was very fun most of the food was decent. The reason i give it 3 stars is because some of the staff were very VERY mean and had no patience for children I want to thank all the staff who are dedicated for this and not just in it for the money. Also the bathrooms and showers are a mess and i dont even want to go because of how bad they are. My Final complaint is how some staff do not know how to teach a class and just do random stuff and thats why sometimes merit badge does not get done a camp just like my emergency prepardness class from last year.But its a nice place 2 have fun otherwise.
It is pretty good. There are ups and downs like that the water from the fountain tastes like copper. There are tons of bugs such as horseflys and daddy long legs but youll get over it. The waterfront is fun but is dirty. The slush puppies are AMAZING. But the bathrooms have thicc bugs in them (I recommend showers #6 and #7 because they have hot water in them and they are less dirty). The food is ok but the adult food was WAY better. Overall, the week was good but I am happy to go home.
This is honestly my favorite summer camp that ive ever been to the people were amazing and friendly. Their opening and closing camp fires were amazing and they also have the best flag retirement ceremony on the east coast. All in all the best camp.
LOVE THE CAMP!
Woodruff Scout camp is like a second home for me I love going up there and doing cheerful service and taking care of a great camp
This was my first time at this camp with my Scout. Very impressed as to the layout, amenities, and staff! The camp sites were much better equipped than others we have been to.
Great facilities, friendly staff. Our Scouts had a great summer camp.
I went this year (2016) and it was pretty good, everyone was nice and it was the best summer camp I had with good teachers. They have rifle, shotgun, archery (my favorite) and of course, white water rafting
Way better than TK
This year Woodruff converted to self serve buffet style on the meals. The staff bragged they can now serve 1200 scouts in 20 minutes and with reduced waste. While true, what we saw was the boys skipping the food and grabbing a stack brownies/desserts every meal. The lack of supervision by staff and line gating made it impossible for adult leaders to govern. At least with the old method the boys were limited on the desserts. High five for efficiency, low five for nutrition.
Back for our 11th year. They constantly try new programs to make the troop visit memorable. Camp staff including Bion. Caroline and Clark go beyond cheerful service to meet your needs.
Woodruff is a great scout camp and after 5 years as a camper made me want to come work here. Recommend for all troops no matter how far away
Awesome summer camp. Well run. Great staff. Lots of great activities. 2nd year here and will be back for sure next year.
I came here as a scout in 1983, when I came here we had to prepare our own meals. I still keep in touch with my friends I made here. Such great memories!!
The water tasted like rust and I am pretty sure it had led in it. The food made my child not poop for three days and he didnt want to because of the sanitation of the restroom.
Great Summer program, beautiful waterfront, grounds well maintained, great bathrooms & hot showers, ONLY AT&T wireless service from the AT&Tree (tower made to look like a tree to blend in) on site
Super nice location for summer camp! 10° cooler than Atlanta in the summer. Beautiful views, well maintained facilities and great staff.
Very hilly but absolutely the best scout camp you could attend.
Great camp. The boys highlights were Horsemanship Troop Climbing, Motor Boating, Water Skiing, Rifles, Shitguns, and Whitewater
Trail Days was a great experience, set up and executed very well. Kudos to Bob and Chris for all the planning. It showed.
One of the most picturesque and beautiful places that I have seen. Wonderful scouts experience ☺️
Great staff and a wonderful facility. I wish there had been a camp this great when I was in Scouts.
Worked on kitchen staff for two weeks this summer. Great staff to be part of.
I think its the best Boy Scout Camp in the Atlanta area.
This is a nice Camp I just wish they would have had ice in the water kegs to keep the boys cool while hydrated
This was my sons first summer camp. It was very disorganized in the beginning, but did get better as the week went on.
Fun time but there were too many kids 🥵
Very nice place on a beautiful lake. Boy Scouts will love it.
Great camp, Everyone was nice for the most part and a very scenic area.
An awesome Boy Scout camp and so many fun activities great food and an awesome staff.
Great program, facilities are second to none. Staff is hit or miss, but a good value for the money.
It might be the camp that coke built, but it is a great facility
My son enjoyed his 1st summer (for 1 week)camp in 2018.
Great staff, decent enough food, and the week is always packed with stuff to do!
Good camp. Some stuff in the trading post is over priced.
Great summer camp.
It has amazing breathtaking scenery along with hills to climb for a lot of exercise
Great program for youth, especially for first year campers.
Good camp my big toe hurt after.
Its a amazing place for boy scouts to learn abd have fun.
The staff isnt adequately trained to handle many people at once. Dining hall is disgusting and people are rude!!! We will never bring our troop here again!!!
Few camps rival Woodruff.
My son and I had a great time here. Wonderful location.
This is an awesome camp, I miss it when I have to go.
Super fun camp, lots of memories there
If you are looking for a place to bring your scouts next summer this is the place
Nice facilities. Very well maintained. Perfect setting for scouting.
The best non-high adventure camping experience you can get in Scouts.
My son enjoys scout camp
Wonderful weekend of camping! Beautuful spot.
I really enjoyed my days of going through JLT there
Best high adventure I have ever had, I think about it often
Many campsites are close to bathrooms, and the bathrooms are clean.
Awesome place for Scouting adventures and time under the stars
My sin had a great time
A very easy 95 mile drive from Metro Atlanta.
Beautiful place
Great place. Watch out for the beaver-sharks!
Better than most scout camps.
Awesome place to go camping for scout camp
My favorite BSA camp in the Atlanta area.
Did Woodbadge here so it is extra special for me.
Beautiful facilities and warm/energetic staff
Nice looking Scout camp, lake, trails, store
Huge camp but long walks to program areas
A lot of fun and staff was great.
Woodruff is a great BSA camp!
Well worth the long drive from Florida!
Next door to Mt. Olivet Baptist church
Good scout camp amazing.
Lots of fun, amazing staff
Wow, meaning of life is found in this campsite
Great scouting camp!
Beautiful scenery
Loved every minute of it
Beautiful facilities
My son loved it
I am the camp ranger.
Great!
Whats not to like?
World class scout reservation.
Bring back trays
Was smaller than I thought
Wonderful facility
Great Boys Scouts Camp
A beautiful place.
Fun
Incredible staff.
Wonderful scout Camp
Great camp
GREAT WEBSITE.
I went there
Best Scout camp in the South. Great programs with lots of resources and terrific grounds. Something for everyone from first year scouts to high adventure for others.
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Total reviews rating 4.7
128 Reviews for Woodruff Scout Camp 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-23This year I worked at Woodruff in the dining hall for 5 weeks, after working it last year for a week. I just fell in love with this camp, its setting in the Georgia hills, the camp staff are awesome, the opportunities it afforded my scout in leadership skills as a CIT, the programs that they offer are outstanding. We drove up from Texas to be part of the team. Will be returning again next year. What an experience.
Review №2
2022-04-25One of the nicest scout camps in GA, facilities are always well kept and clean.Also one of the best places for scouts to fish, lots of carpe and bluegill to catch
Review №3
2022-03-15Went here last year, had the time of my life with my friends, counselors are very welcoming and energetic, every morning they had a skit and a newspaper activity after the flag ceremony. My troop consists mostly of girls, and received several comments about it, but they addressed the issue publicly and made us all feel validated. Overall a great time.
Review №4
2022-07-14It is very pretty and has cool sights, but that staff is just the most unenthusiastic people compared to any camp Ive been to.
Review №5
2018-06-27My son came here last year and couldnt stop talking about it so I decided to come with him this year. This is a phenomenal place for Scouts and their leaders and highly recommend it to any troops looking for an awesome summer camp
Review №6
2018-06-04Love the views with a lake with tee pees on an island and mountains in the background. Dining hall has a beautiful outdoor pavilion with views to a great lawns, flags and lake. Lots of energetic scout volunteers. Lake has small boats, sailing, motorboating and skiing. The are gun and archery ranges. Easily take a 5 mile hike on camp property.
Review №7
2017-07-12Great Scout Camp! Facilities are very nice. Individual bathroom/shower facilities. Do the canoe/hammock overnight trip. It was lots of fun. Amazing view of the night sky. Staff was great.
Review №8
2022-07-16I absolutely love this summer camp! I went for summer camp 2022 and they have many fun activities.
Review №9
2021-06-20Just a great place to spend a week with scouts.
Review №10
2019-08-31Very quiet and peaceful. I was there to do a wedding and it turned out beautiful