Claytor Lake Adventure
BRSR Water Sports at Claytor Lake
About Camp
Claytor Lake is a beautiful 4,500-acre highlands reservoir on the New River and is the largest body of water in Southwest Virginia. The Claytor Lake program is like no other scouting camp, and is designed to challenge and meet the needs of older scouts, particularly those interested in earning aquatic merit badges or awards. Participants in the Claytor Aquatics program will camp with their troops at Camp Powhatan, and will travel daily to the lake in 15-passenger vans, returning to Camp Powhatan for dinner and evening activities.
Claytor Lake Aquatics offers thrilling water sports activities including:
- Motorboating - MB offered
- Small Boat Sailing- MB offered
- Paddleboarding
- Kayaking- MB offered
- Water Sports (water skiing and wakeboarding) - MB offered
- Personal Watercraft
Frequently Asked Questions:
Scouts age 13 and older who have passed the Swimmer’s Test.
After spending Sunday night at base Camp Powhatan, Monday through Thursday will be spent canoeing the New River. While on the river, a support vehicle will shadow the trek, moving gear to each day’s camping area. Participants will only carry personal items such as water, food, and rain gear on the river—we do recommend a small dry bag for this purpose. Due to summer water levels and dam construction there are some discontinuities in the voyage that require both human- and vehicle-assisted portages so be prepared to work hard both on and off the river. After a quick trip down the river on Thursday, your group will be transported to West Virginia where you will spend the night. Bring a little spending money as the group will stop somewhere along the interstate. Friday, you will go whitewater rafting in the New River Gorge, returning in time for the closing campfire at Camp Powhatan.
- Canoeing gear- life vests, paddles, and helmets
- Safety Equipment- first aid kit, z-drag kit, throw bags
- Trowel and toilet paper
- Cooking gear for three meals a day
Evening & Extra Activities:
Claytor Aquatics participants will return to Camp Powhatan in the evenings and may participate in Powhatan Evening Programming with their troops
