Welcome to Camp Hughes!
Camp Hughes is a semi-wilderness camp, located in the Central Interior Area of the Cascadia Council. It is located in hilly spruce woods at 21970 Blackwater Road in Prince George, BC.
Camp Hughes was originally donated to Scouting in 1946 by Mr. William Hughes, a long time merchant in Prince George. The property consisted of eighty acres with about a mile of shoreline on West Lake. An additional one hundred and sixty acres adjoining this property have been leased continuously since 1946. During the 1960’s, the College of New Caledonia, which required instructional areas for their students in earth-moving techniques, created many of the open areas that we currently use. The beachfront, large and small playing fields, campfire circle, loop road, and the open areas near the Cub cabins all exist thanks to the College of New Caledonia.
Provincial Jamborees transformed Camp Hughes during the 1990’s. The camp was selected to host PJ91, which resulted in the construction of Northwood House and numerous picnic shelters. Although Northwood House was originally built as a heated storage building, it has been renovated for use as a multi-purpose facility.
In addition to the buildings, PJ91 gave us Fort Simpson, the Amphitheatre, two road bridges, a second drilled well water system on the loop road, the upper parking lot, an expanded beachfront, and a new sewage lagoon system uphill from the Rotary Pavilion area. In 1995 Camp Hughes again hosted the Provincial Jamboree as well as SOAR, a Provincial Girl Guide camp. The benefits from PJ95 included a climbing wall and the upgrading of the existing facilities. A network of hiking trails crisscross the property.
PLEASE NOTE:
****All bookings with Camp Hughes must be made within a minimum 3 days prior to the desired arrival date***
Weekend Overnight bookings are based on a minimum 2 night stay, from Friday arrival to Sunday departure
To create your booking with Camp Hughes, please follow the steps outlined below
1. Scroll down the page slightly to locate the facility calendar
2. Select desired item from the Category dropdown menu; for Overnight (Sun-Thurs) bookings, please select the desired number of nights from the Duration dropdown menu
3. If inquiring for a Weekend Overnight (Fri-Sun) booking, please select a Friday arrival to generate availability
3. Upon completing these steps, you will see which assets are available with applicable pricing and capacity numbers
4. Select the Reserve button to add preferences to your cart
5. Kindly proceed through the checkout process!
If you are a third party, like-minded organization and are interested in reserving Camp Hughes, please note that you will be required to submit a Certificate of Insurance naming Scouts Canada as an additional insured on a Comprehensive General Liability insurance policy in force, valid for the full duration of the rental period, in an amount no lesser than $2,000,000; such certificate is required to show any exclusions contained in the policy.
You will also be required to sign a third party rental contract which will be provided to you upon completion of your reservation.
(Girl Guides of Canada groups are exempt from the above noted requirements)
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Should any questions or concerns arise regarding the facilities/accommodations onsite, or to discuss the arrival/departure process, please contact the Camp Hughes Team at camphughes@scouts.ca, or visit the camp website: https://www.camphughes.ca/
*****Please note that Camp Hughes will be unavailable for weekday bookings between July 1st and August 31st due to youth programming*****
To obtain information regarding Provincial Fire Bans & Restrictions, please visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions
***To book a special/private event at Camp Hughes, please contact the Camp Team at camphughes@scouts.ca prior to completing your booking. Booking rates for special/private events will be provided by the Camp Hughes Team***
We greatly look forward to welcoming you on your next adventure with Camp Hughes!
*** Fees subject to change without notification ***
