Yawgoog Scout Reservation | |||
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Owner | Rhode Island Boy Scouts | ||
Location | 61 Camp Yawgoog Rd. Rockville, Rhode Island 02873 | ||
Country | United States | ||
Coordinates | 41°31′15″N 71°46′37″W / 41.52083°N 71.77694°W | ||
Founded | 1916 | ||
Founder | Donald North | ||
Reservation Director | Jonathan DiLuglio | ||
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Website Official website | |||
Yawgoog Scout Reservation (Camp Yawgoog) (pronounced YAH-goo[1]) is a 1,800-acre (7 km2) reservation for scouting located in Rockville, Rhode Island and operated by the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Founded in 1916, Yawgoog is the fifth oldest Boy Scout camp in the United States.[2] At the camp is run an eight-week camping program every summer where Boy Scouts stay for a week with their troops. The reservation is divided into three camps: Three Point, Medicine Bow, and Sandy Beach.