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Camp Patiya History

Camp Patiya was acquired by the Longs Peak Council from the Camp Fire Organization in April, 1987. The Camp Fire Council purchased the original twenty acres for the camp in 1960 and began holding group and family camps shortly thereafter.

The buldings on site were constructed between 1963 and 1981. The name, Camp Patiya, "At Home in the Hills" was given by the Camp Fire Council in December, 1967. 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 1980's, 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 Longs Peak Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Since the property was acquired by the Boy Scouts, the land has continued to be used in the same general way that the earlier owners had envisioned. It is used primarily for short-term camping, servicing primarily the youth of Longs Peak Council. Other Scouting groups also use the facility, and several times a year it is used for training the adults who work with the Scouts.

The Camp Patiya Logo is taken directly from the emblem designed by Camp Fire, with the addition of Scouting's traditional trefoil.

Last Updated Thursday, 01-Mar-2007 20:52:42 MST