Welcome to Great Falls Council!
Scouting is for your family and every family in our communities, providing a platform for everyone to come together and enjoy fun and adventure. We offer safe, fun, educational, age-appropriate programs for all youth from ages five to 20.
Whether your child wants to go camping, serve their community, race pinewood derby cars, learn life skills, or hang out with friends, Scouting offers it all. The Great Falls Council provides first-rate Scouting programming and facilities throughout Western New York and the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania.
Please join the adventure and we’ll see you on the trail!
Facts About the Great Falls Council
- We serve over 3,000 Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Explorers in over 200 units across the Twin Tiers and Western NY
- We run three Scout Camps: Camp Gorton in the Finger Lakes, Scouthaven in Cattaraugus County, and Camp Sam Wood near Letchworth State Park.
- We offer Birchbark Expeditions: high-adventure canoeing programs in Western NY, the Adirondacks, and Ontario, CA.
- We run an annual Scouting for Food drive that benefits community food pantries across our region.
- We send contingents to Scouting’s High Adventure bases, such as Sea Base, the Summit, and Philmont.
- We continue to rank near the top in the country in both trained leaders and youth protection-trained leaders.
