| Little Sioux Scout Ranch | |||
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| Owner | Gilwell Foundation[1] | ||
| Location | Little Sioux, Iowa | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Coordinates | 41°52′40″N 95°58′50″W / 41.87778°N 95.98056°W | ||
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| Website Official website | |||
The Little Sioux Scout Ranch is a 1,800-acre (730 ha) Scout reservation owned by the Gilwell Foundation[1] and operated by the Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is located in Little Sioux, Iowa, about sixty miles north of Omaha, Nebraska in Iowa's Loess Hills and 15 minutes east of Interstate 29.[2]
Hiking trails cover the camp, which is forested with mowed meadows and has both developed and remote campsites. There are also four cabin shelters and a 15-acre (6.1 ha) lake. The Mutual of Omaha Administration Building was completed in 2000, and two years later the MidAmerican Energy Pavilion was finished, seating 300 at picnic tables. Individual packs, troops and posts use the facility, along with Order of the Arrow conclaves, and district and council camporees. Pahuk Pride, a week-long National Youth Leadership Training event, was held annually at the camp until 2017.[3]
The camp was the site of a tornado that killed four Boy Scouts and injured 48 others on June 11, 2008.[4] Many awards for heroism were awarded. The camp reopened in 2009.
In 2021, the Gilwell Foundation announced its intention to sell the camp, citing declining attendance. In January 2023, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) announced that it had signed an agreement to purchase Little Sioux Scout Ranch.[1]
- ^ a b c "Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation purchases Little Sioux Scout Ranch - Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation".
- ^ Whye, Mike (2004). The Great Iowa Touring Book: 27 Spectacular Auto Trips. Big Earth Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 1-931599-35-1.
- ^ "Little Sioux Scout Ranch". Mid-America Council. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Official: 4 dead after twister tears through Scout camp". CNN. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-13.