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Heart Butte Scout Reservation

★★★★½ 4.76 reviewsElgin, NDAges 5–11

Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America

Heart Butte Scout Reservation is the Northern Lights Council's Scout camp on Lake Tschida near Elgin, hosting Cub Scout resident and adventure camps for Lions through Arrow of Light ranks. The 80-plus-acre property has campsites, a lodge, chapel, and campfire areas, and older Scouts and troops also use it for overnight camping.

Camps

CampDatesAgesPriceStatus
Heart Butte Spring Fling 20267:00pm9:00amRegister →See camp website5–11$95Open
Pricing notes

Early (before 3/30): $75 Youth / $35 Adult; Late (after 3/30): $95 Youth / $40 Adult (price stated on https://scoutingnlc.org/campingprograms/weekend/, which describes this event's dates as 'April 24-26' — conflicts with the May 15-17, 2026 dates shown on the registration page itself; see concerns).

. DATE CONFLICT -- not written as fact: the program overview page (https://scoutingnlc.org/campingprograms/weekend/) states 'Join us April 24-26' for this event; the event's own registration page 'When & Where' schedule (https://scoutingevent.com/429-100221) shows Friday 05-15-2026 7:00 PM CT to Sunday 05-17-2026 9:00 AM CT. Both claims are on this operator's own site and cannot be reconciled; start/end date columns left blank per no-inference rule.

Availability shown as of Aug 14, 2026.

The practical details

Ages
Ages 5–11
Environment
Waterfront
Operator
Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America
Financial aid
Available
Before you register

We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.

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★★★★★Abe Abrahamson

A great facility that's got a great team of volunteers working to make it even better

★★★★★Nas 186

14 kids 5 adults it was a great 4 Day adventure for the pack

★★★Jack Steel

Needs heat very very cold almost gave up and went home

★★★★★James Kraig

So much fun here for summer camp.

★★★★★Sherry Lee

Beautiful area! Wonderful staff

$95 per sessionVisit camp website