Camp Dechinta

Updated: 2022-06-07. Something not right? Please update the information.

Size	20 ha (49 acres)
Coordinates	62.563407,-113.986875
Street Address	Prelude Main, Ingraham Trail, Yellowknife, NT (Map may be inaccurate)
Nearest town	28 km east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
NTS Map	85I/12: Prelude Lake
Operated by	Girl Guides of Canada, Alberta, NWT, Yukon Council
Information	Web Site; Contact: Email; Phone: +1 780 424 5510
Bookings	Same as above

Accommodation	Facilities	Program
Tenting sites: Yes Adirondack shelters: No Villages: No Cabins: Yes	Drinking water: No Emergency phone: No Mobile phone coverage: Yes Electric vehicle charging: No Picnic tables: Yes Cooking shelters: No Appliances in cabins: Yes On-site store: No Shopping nearby: No Showers: No Indoor washrooms: No Wheelchair washroom: No	Swimming Rocky beach. Water is cold even for northerners. PFDs are a must. Major hiking trails nearby Prelude Lake Nature Trail (3 km loop), Prelude Lake Scenic Overlook Trail (1 km out and back). Close driving distance to Cameron Falls and Cameron River Ramparts trails. Opportunities Hiking trails, formal campfire circle, fishing, canoeable water.

Description

Camp Dechinta is located just outside the Prelude Lake Territorial Park. The camp is owned by the Yellowknife District Girl Guides. Administration (booking) for the camp is managed through Alberta Council Girl Guides. Scouting and other non-Guiding groups may be able to book the camp.

One two-room cabin with propane heat and lights. Open sleeping area for up to 20. Propane griddle, stove and fridge. Large screened porch with picnic table seating for approximately 25. Picnic tables inside for dining area. The second room is used for storage of camping equipment.

Small selection of snack foods available at nearby lodge during summer months, but most necessities need to be brought in from Yellowknife.

Boat rentals on Prelude Lake available. Fishing is great. Canoes available from Yellowknife Scouts. Nature trail, about 45 minute loop close to camp.

The camp formerly was under joint ownership of the Guides and Scouts Canada, Yellowknife.

For More Information

Information	Web Site; Contact: Email; Phone: +1 780 424 5510
Bookings	Same as above

Driving Directions

Nearest Other Camps

O
Pontoon Lake Scout Cabins (3 km)
O
Yellowknife Scout House @ Folk on the Rocks (26 km)
C
Rangifer Canoe Base (Nemeiben Lake) (728 km)
N
Engstrom Lake Scout-Guide Camp (728 km)
C
Skeleton Lake Scout Camp (874 km)
O
Camp Sugeema (875 km)
O
Camp Vanier (919 km)
C
Chatwin Lake Camp (942 km)
O
Bonnie Lake Scout Camp (943 km)
O
Chickakoo Scoutland Camp (994 km)

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