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General Information Camp Name Manitou Scout Camp
Size — State units (hectares, acres). 39 ha (96 acres)
Coordinates — of the camp gate. 43.448037 ,-79.957214
Street Address — Street address. 7484 Twiss Road, Milton, ON (Map may be inaccurate)
Nearest town — Nearest town, province, direction and distance from major town/city. Campbellville, Ontario, 23 km northwest of Burlington
NTS Map — Map number from the Canadian National Topographical System, 1:50,000 scale (e.g., "40P/9").30M/5: Hamilton-Burlington
Operated by Scouts Canada, Central Escarpment Council, Burlington Area
Information Web Site http://campmanitou.scouter.ca/
Information Name Doug Entwistle
Information Email <dougentwistle@hotmail.com >
Information Phone empty
Bookings Web Site http://www.cosccamps.ca/…
Bookings Name Rob Warkentin
Bookings Email <manitourangers@hotmail.com >
Bookings Phone empty
Description Located on the Niagara Escarpment, the camp has two lodges both with
complete kitchens, electrically heated, bunk platforms, and hot and cold
running water. One lodge has flush toilets in the same building while
the other has a wood-burning fireplace and flush toilets in a separate
building.
There is a picnic shelter, nine campsites, including one with an Adirondack shelter, and open areas consisting
of four separate fields which can easily accommodate 1000 campers.
Additional water and toilet facilities are located throughout the camp.
Various nature trails are available in camp and access to the Bruce
Trail is across the road. On the Bruce Trail, it is a 17 km hike
south to Mount Nemo Scout Camp , a
3.5 km hike north to Crawford Lake Conservation Area which features
a reconstructed Native village, and a 10.9 km hike north to
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area which has caves and group camping.
Program Swimming — Describe (e.g., nearby pool, on-site beach, etc.). empty
Major hiking trails nearby — e.g., Bruce Trail, West Coast Trail. Bruce Trail
Theme area — Such as caboose cabins. empty