BERT ADAMS SCOUT CAMP FACILITIES
LOCATED IN COVINGTON, GA | 50 MILES FROM ATLANTANatural Beauty. Minutes from Atlanta.
Bert Adams Scout Camp
Escape into the outdoors without traveling far from the city. Set among more than 1,300 acres of forests, trails, open spaces, and lakes near Covington, Bert Adams Scout Camp offers a beautiful natural setting just outside metro Atlanta. Its wooded landscape creates the feeling of a true outdoor getaway while keeping the camp convenient for weekend trips, retreats, meetings, and group events.
From peaceful campsites and scenic gathering areas to modern facilities and spaces for outdoor recreation, Bert Adams offers groups the flexibility to create an experience that fits their needs. Whether camping under the trees, gathering for a special event, or simply enjoying time away from the city, Bert Adams makes it easy to experience the beauty of the outdoors close to home.
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Featured Experiences
Explore just some of the featured programs Woodruff Scout Camp has to offer below. For a complete list of activities and program details, check out the Summer Program Guide, then visit the Calendar to sign up.
From climate-controlled meeting and dining facilities to pavilions, classrooms, campsites, and a 1,200-seat amphitheatre, Bert Adams offers spaces for groups large and small.
Turn a gathering into an experience with opportunities for swimming, climbing, team building, hiking, lake activities, and other outdoor recreation.
Give your group the feeling of getting away without going far, with a beautiful wooded setting near Covington that's convenient to metro Atlanta.
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Facilities at a Glance
Set on more than 1,300 acres just outside Atlanta, Bert Adams Scout Camp combines a beautiful wooded setting with modern facilities designed for camping, training, recreation, and group events. From climate-controlled meeting spaces and an air-conditioned dining hall to aquatics, climbing, ranges, and powered platform tents, the camp offers flexible spaces for both outdoor adventure and comfortable gatherings. Learn more about our facility rentals.
Love Dining Hall
Air-conditioned dining and gathering space.
Eliis Amphitheatre
Lakeside campfire arena seating more than 1,200, with lighting and PA system.
Modern Shower Houses
Climate-controlled shower houses provide added comfort and privacy with individual-use restrooms and showers, locking doors, and hot water.
Adventure Campsite
Permanent four-person platform tents with electricity, pavilions, picnic tables, and lighting.
Fort Brumley
Indoor/outdoor teaching center with classrooms, breakout spaces, stage, pavilion, restrooms, and seating for 100+.
Williams Aquatic Center
Modern swimming pool for instruction, recreation, and advanced aquatics programs.
Waterfront
Dock and lake access for swimming, kayaking, motorboating, lifesaving, and other aquatic activities.
Langford Nature Center
Climate-controlled classroom with nature displays and outdoor learning areas.
Rifle & Shotgun Ranges
Dedicated facilities for supervised range and target activities.
Ashley Leaders Training Center
Dedicated space for adult leaders to work, connect, and gather.
A Century of Scouting Adventure
The story of Bert Adams Scout Camp reaches back to the earliest years of Scouting in Atlanta. In the 1920s, Atlanta Council President Albert S. "Bert" Adams helped acquire property near Vinings for a permanent Scout camp. Adams died in 1926 before the camp was completed, and the council voted unanimously to name the new camp in honor of the leader who had helped make it possible. Bert Adams Scout Camp was officially dedicated on June 11, 1927.
For 33 years, generations of Scouts camped at the original property before Bert Adams moved to its present location near Covington following the 1960 summer season. Today, the camp continues the legacy that began a century ago, giving new generations of Scouts a place to explore the outdoors, develop skills, build friendships, and create their own chapters in the continuing story of Bert Adams.
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