Preface
	It is very IMPORTANT to note that this Camp Leader’s Guide has been created for you as the Scoutmaster to better prepare for camp. A great week at Scout camp does not automatically happen. It takes a great deal of planning on the part of the Scoutmaster, troop committee, parents and boys, as well as the camp staff and the council. With proper planning, your troop can have a program that will meet the needs of the boys in your troop.
	This book will describe the excellent program resources that are available in each of our camps: Camp Little Lemhi, Treasure Mountain, and Island Park. Don't limit your program to these items alone. Use our camps as a base and expand the possibilities for your troop. The camp staff will be there to help you where possible.
At each of our camps there are so many things to do in camp that it is impossible to do and really experience everything in and around camp. You should plan your troop's program to have new opportunities and experiences each year. You should remember, however, to not over plan. Leave enough flexibility in your program to allow for spontaneous activities that always seem to happen. Often these activities are the ones the boys will remember the longest and fondest. The open program at Scout camp is designed to accommodate to a somewhat flexible schedule. The camps of the Grand Teton Council, Boy Scouts of America, are operated to provide an opportunity for troops to camp under their own leadership in a campsite set apart for their use so that they might run their own program within the operational plan of camp. Along with the necessary physical facilities, the council provides the services of a camp staff, who are available for counseling, coaching, and supervising. The camp staff exists for one purpose...to ensure that every Scout unit has a successful camping experience, by making the Scoutmaster a successful leader. It must, however, be understood that the camp staff can in no way take the place of the unit leader. They will serve rather, as program assistants to him in the normal operation of the unit. By following these guidelines, under the leadership of the Scoutmaster and your unit youth leaders, your unit should have a wonderful, memorable and successful camping experience.