Camp T.L. James & Camp Attakapas

Camp T.L. James
Camp T.L. James is located in Union parish, Northeast Louisiana and consists of approximately 1142 acres of land. It is owned and operated by the Louisiana Purchase Council, Inc.
The scout reservation is divided into three different areas-Camp T.L. James, cub world, and the Wood badge Field training center. The three areas share many of the same facilities by design, but they are distinctively different in program use.
Facilities at Camp T.L. James include a central shower house, an air conditioned dining hall with a capacity of 250, ten campsites, one lake for swimming and boating, and one lake for fishing, a trading post, quartermaster building, and an administrative center/health lodge/Scoutmasters lounge. Camp T.L. James is also home to the BLOB, Zip Line, and an Amazing C.O.P.E. course.
Camp T.L. James boasts both broad leaf and pine woodlands. Wildlife abounds with populations of deer, squirrel, beaver, turkey, black bear, and many species of birds.
Although facilities are modern and up-to-date, the natural beauty of the reservation has been maintained by careful planning on the part of the camping committee and of the conservation committee.


Camp Attakapas

Camp Attakapas is located in Trout, LA near Jena (LaSalle Parish) and is approximately 35 miles from Alexandria. The Louisiana Purchase Council currently leases this property from Resource Management Services.
The camp consists of 33.3 acres and has a 15 acre lake available for boating activities and fishing. Searcy Lake has a dock and is ideal for aquatics activities.
Wildlife is routinely seen at Camp Attakapas and the fishing is great on Searcy Lake.
Facilities include a large air-conditioned dining hall with a capacity of 200, a beautiful chapel for Vespers services, recently enhanced shooting sports ranges, the Steve Ayers training center, a trading post and warehouse facility, shower/bath houses in the campsites and the Adirondacks for overnight camping. Camp Attakapas has an ideal layout, which makes it easy to get around camp.