Dan Beard

As a former staff member at Camp Horseshoe, I found that Dan Beard campsite provides the best scouting experience due to it's all canvas tents for scouts and one of the best maintained sites in the camp. Location wise, it's right in the middle of camp so everything is a short walk away. Personally, I believe it's better than Staff City, which is where the staff members stay.

I think that this is one of the best campsites at Camp Horseshoe. It seems to be centrally located to most activities, without requiring a super long walk to get places. There's a path down the hill that leads to the pool, the dining hall isn't far, nor is the bath house. And the scouts can easily and quickly make it to the trading post also. Our troop of around thirty fits nicely here with the wooden platform, two-person canvas tents. There are two adirondacks (usually for leaders) and a really nice pavilion with picnic tables under it. One latrine and two hand washing stations are about it for amenities, but it does the job. I should also mention that there is no electricity down here.

This campsite is a complete disgrace to every other one. Overall, I would say that Boonsboro is clearly the best campsite in the whole camp, because of the far superior latrines.

I am from Troop 14 and we go there every summer. It is a very good campsite and close to the troop bus parking bend and a short walk from the mess hall, not as close as Timberline, but close.

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