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Camp Robert Drake offers activities such as kayaking and fishing at Poncho Pond, water volleyball during pool games, and volleyball at the sand pit. Participants can take part in Card Board Boat Races, use the Gaga Ball Pit, and join a float tube trip on the Salt Fork. The program also includes practicing first aid, learning marksmanship during the rifle merit badge, archery during Cub Scout adventure camp, ATV riding in the former TreX program, a Scoutmaster cookoff, Order of the Arrow Big Games, and a Cubmaster belly flop competition.
• Schedule: Facilities are available for rental by Scout units and other organizations most weeks of the year
Scouting in the Prairielands Council connected to Camp Robert Drake traces back to 1919, with the camp itself dedicated on May 28, 1932 and named for former scout executive “General” Bob Drake. The first service organization at the camp was the Fire Crafters, whose members became the charter members of ILLINI Lodge 92 in 1936. A new dining hall was added in 1968, and additional buildings and facilities have been added over time, including after the 1992 merger of Arrowhead Council and Piankeshaw Council to create Prairielands Council. Service clubs such as the Rotary Club and the Lions Club led efforts to seek funding for the purchase of the land and later for camp facilities. By registering a reservation online, the reserving group acknowledges that it will comply with all Camp Drake Rules and Regulations and all Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection policies, including Two-Deep Leadership, during its stay.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
• Schedule: Facilities are available for rental by Scout units and other organizations most weeks of the year
Scouting in the Prairielands Council connected to Camp Robert Drake traces back to 1919, with the camp itself dedicated on May 28, 1932 and named for former scout executive “General” Bob Drake. The first service organization at the camp was the Fire Crafters, whose members became the charter members of ILLINI Lodge 92 in 1936. A new dining hall was added in 1968, and additional buildings and facilities have been added over time, including after the 1992 merger of Arrowhead Council and Piankeshaw Council to create Prairielands Council. Service clubs such as the Rotary Club and the Lions Club led efforts to seek funding for the purchase of the land and later for camp facilities. By registering a reservation online, the reserving group acknowledges that it will comply with all Camp Drake Rules and Regulations and all Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection policies, including Two-Deep Leadership, during its stay.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
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