Description: Virginia Elks Youth Camp — Building Character and Making Memories. Est. 1949. Outdoor programs, leadership, and camp experiences for youth across Virginia.
Around 1947-48, it was decided by the membership of the Virginia State Elks Association to promote a camp for deserving boys as a State Project. At that time a Board of Directors was elected and committees were appointed to purchase property and to organize and carry out the work. As a result, we have one of the finest camps in the country. Over the years girls were included in the camp. Boys and girls between the ages of 8 to 13 are now accepted at the camp.
Situated in one of the most beautiful mountain areas of Virginia, in the heart of the Alleghenies just north of Clifton Forge in Bath County, our camp location is described by the residents of the area as the "prettiest hundred or so acres on the Cowpasture River". Nowhere is there to be found more majestic mountain ranges, more crystal clear mountain streams than those surrounding the Virginia Elks Youth Camp. In a picturesque bend of this beautiful stream, which is the beginning of our fabled James River,
In addition to its beautiful natural setting, Virginia Elks Youth Camp is blessed with very good physical facilities. The large combination Dining Hall- Recreational Lodge is used for numerous activities. There are enough cabins to sleep 125 campers and 12 counselors comfortably. Mission The American Camping Association defines "organized camping" as a creative educational experience in cooperative group living in the out-of-doors. It utilizes the resources of the natural surroundings to contribute signific