Summit Bechtel Reserve Archives

High-adventure guides share tips for Family Adventure Camp

July 12, 2021 2

If you’ve never been to any of BSA’s high-adventure bases, what are the must-do activities and attractions? Let’s ask some BSA guides from each of the bases.

You can still register for next year because BSA high-adventure bases are #Open4Adventure

July 1, 2021 1

If you and your Scouts want to take part in one (or more) of the life-changing experiences available at high-adventure bases, you can still do so in 2022.

Tying knots: Summit Bechtel Reserve now hosts weddings, too

June 18, 2021 1

The Summit Bechtel Reserve, the BSA’s high-adventure haven in wild and wonderful West Virginia, is now hosting weddings.

Registration now open for National Wood Badge Course at the Summit — the most fun you’ll have getting trained

May 26, 2021 1

Registration is open for the next National Model Linked Troop Wood Badge Course, set for Jan. 17–21, 2022, at the Summit in West Virginia.

Win a trip to one of BSA’s Family Adventure Camps

May 1, 2021 1

Adventure is for everyone. Both Scouts and their families can now enjoy the amazing experiences Philmont Scout Ranch, Sea Base and the Summit Bechtel Reserve offer by attending the BSA Family Adventure Camps held at

New River Gorge, just minutes from the Summit, becomes our 63rd national park

April 12, 2021 1

The New River Gorge in West Virginia, located in the Summit Bechtel Reserve’s backyard, has become our country’s 63rd national park.

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., patriarch of the family for whom the Summit Bechtel Reserve is named, dies at 95

March 18, 2021 1

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Buffalo recipient, and CEO Emeritus of the Bechtel Corp. construction group, died peacefully at his home in San Francisco on Monday. He was 95. In the business world, Bechtel

National Jamboree

At Telescopium, spend 4 nights at the Summit charting a course for future National Jamborees

December 14, 2020 2

At the Telescopium Experience at the Summit, you’ll join other passionate Scouts and volunteers as you craft a new vision for jamborees.

At Wonderland of Trees event, the Summit shows what it means to be a good neighbor

November 30, 2020 0

At the Wonderland of Trees event, the Summit decked its halls and helped the local United Way rebound during a difficult year.

2021-2022 preview: Paul R. Christen High Adventure Base at Summit Bechtel Reserve

October 29, 2020 0

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Bryan on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Paul R. Christen High Adventure Base at the Summit.