Camp Roy C. Manchester, (named after one of the Council’s first Scout Executives) is located on Kentucky Lake. Since 1954, it has offered Scouts a broad range of programs for advancement, learning new outdoor living skills, and lots of just plain fun. Situated in America’s heartland, Camp Manchester is easily accessible via I-24, the Western Kentucky Parkway and Purchase Parkway. The camp enjoys six miles of shoreline on America’s second largest man-made body of water - Kentucky Lake. Our location makes the camp a prime facility for aquatics including sailing, water skiing, and motorboating, swimming, canoeing, fishing, and rowing.

The camp has three areas of emphasis. Our program for older Scouts has been developed to challenge even the veteran Eagle Scout. Whether it’s going through a full week on the COPE course, or sailing one of the camp’s 21 foot sailboats; your Scouts will find the older Scout program exciting and challenging. We have also added an exciting new Wilderness Trek program!

Since 1979, Camp Manchester has provided a special opportunity for the new Scout never having attended a Scout camp. Our expanded First Year Camper - Eaglebound Program uses the patrol method to give these special Scouts the very best opportunity to advance and have a good first camp experience.

Our third emphasis is on the traditional camp merit badges and some that are not so traditional, such as space exploration. These are designed to offer broad opportunities for advancement to the second and third year camper.

We offer volleyball, horseshoes, basketball, troop swim, troop boating and several other activities for your troop's special time at sunset after the program day. We call these and other offerings our twilight program. Come visit us. We assure you that we will try our very best to provide your Scouts with an exciting and challenging summer camp. In recent years, troops from Maryland, Iowa, Massachusetts, Texas, Oklahoma. Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, and Tennessee have visited us. Many come because of a recommendation of a neighboring troop who participated in our camp the previous summer. Last summer Camp Manchester welcomed two staff members from Czech Republic. Both staff members returned home with an invaluable experience.

This year is very special at Camp Manchester. This is will be our 50th Anniversary! There will be special activities and events throughout the summer. Make your plans now to join us at Camp Manchester!