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Seeking Camp Staff Applicants

There are several adult camp staff positions open at this time.

Dowling:  Aquatics Program Director

Wehinahpay:  Climbing Director, Ecology Director, Archery Director, Trading Post Manager, Health Officer

There are also several Instructor positions available at both camps.

The council is always interested in interviewing staff applicants who have camp staff experience in other councils.

For staff position descriptions, salary and season information, contact the Conquistador Council at 575-622-3461 or email conquistador@scouting.org.

“Wild Man of Wehinahpay” Programs

“There is something in each of that yearns for the wild.”

Building on that theme, there will be some new contests at Wehinahpay this summer, like the  “Wild Man Cookoff” and the “Wild Man Contest.”

The ”Wild Man Cookoff” contest will have two parts.  The Scoutmaster cookoff will feature a main dish prepared by Scoutmasters.  The Mountain Man Scouts will make their own Mountain Stew. 

The “Wild Man of the Mountains” Contest:  Each troop will be able to enter one Scout costumed as a “Wild Man.”  The Scouts will then parade through the dining hall and one will be selected as the “Wild Man of the Mountain.” 

More information will be distributed in the Camp Leaders Guide.

Peter Hurd Painting of Scout

Peter Hurd, a New Mexico artist from  the Hondo Valley, painted this picture of a Boy Scout cooking in camp and presented it to the Conquistador Council.

Coming to Camp From Another Area- Contact Us

Planning Travel Through the Conquistador Council

If you are planning to travel through the Conquistador Council en route to another camp (Philmont), or to visit the Carlsbad Caverns area, or on your way to Wehinahpay Mountain Camp or Dowling Aquatic Base, contact the Conquistador Council service center at 575-622-3461 or conquistador@scouting.org for information about sightseeing highlights that may have some interest for your Scouts.

For example:  Hobbs– Museum of Western Heritage; Carlsbad Living Desert Museum State Park; Artesia- downtown artwork; Roswell- Goddard Museum of Rocketry; Clovis- Blackwater Draw Museum (Clovis Man). 

There is more to see in southeast New Mexico than open space, oil wells, and cactus.  We can help you get the most out of your travel.

Stay Over At Dowling

Troops can make arrangements to stop over at Dowling.  There may be a small fee, but the camp is centrally located in Carlsbad and has hot showers and toilets.  Contact the council service center to make arrangements.

Minor Huffman in Old Wehinahpay Lodge

ca. 1927

Minor Huffman and Boy Scout in the old Wehinahpay Lodge.  Only the stone foundation pillars remain of this early camp building.  This is the only known photo of the old lodge.

1967 Council Staff at Wehinahpay

 Some leaders may remember these Scouters, the council staff of 1967.

Front row:  Doyle Boyd, Jack Stoltz, Bill Tarter

Back row:  George Miller, Bill Law

Scouting alumni may want to share some stories about Scouting in 1967.  Please send comments to conquistador@scouting.org

Camp alumni- Send us your story

1967 Council staff at Wehinahpay

Back row- L-R  George Miller, Bill Law, George Budd

Front row- L-R Doyle Boyd, Jack Stoltz, Bill Tarter

The Calkins House at Wehinahpay

APPLY FOR CAMP STAFF NOW

The camping committee of the Conquistador Council is taking applications for the 2010 summer camp season for all positions.

Away from home, increased personal responsibility, learning new skills and work habits, and making new friends, makes summer camp staff a rewarding and life-changing job.

Dowling Aquatic Base positions:  Aquatics Program Director, Aquatics Skills Instructors (swimming, lifesaving, rowing, canoeing, sailboarding, snorkeling, waterskiing, motorboating), camp cook, dining hall steward, kitchen staff.

Wehinahpay Mountain Camp positions:  Program Director, Director positions for Outdoor Skills, Shooting Sports, Climbing, C.O.P.E., and Crafts.  Other adult positions include:  Trading Post manager, Camp Cook, and Health Officer.  Youth positions include instructors in all of the above areas plus kitchen/dining hall.

Some adult positions require specialized training.

The council is seeking qualified and interested persons from all troops who have attended a camp, but Boy Scout experience is not a requirement.

Contact the Conquistador Council for more information about Summer Camp Staff positions.  (575-62-3461)  (Conquistador@bsamail.org)

Promote Dowling – Wehinahpay – Earn Award

Earn a Dowling-Wehinahpay Fleece Jacket

Troops from many areas attend Dowling Aquatic Base or Wehinahpay Mountain Camp.  Leaders now have the opportunity to earn one of our camp fleeces by getting another troop to attend camp.

Here’s the guidelines:  When a troop reserves space at one of the camps, they must provide your name as the person who provided information about the camp and sold them on attending.  The council will send you the fleece jacket of that camp in recognition of your effort.

Come try camping in New Mexico!  See Carlsbad Caverns, come to wild in the Sacramento Mountains.  Tour Sunspot Solar Observatory, White Sands National Monuments, hike the mountains.  Learn swimming, sailing, motorboating, and other aquatic skills on the famous Pecos River.

Contact the Conquistador Council for more information about next summer’s camp program features.  (575-622-3461)( conquistador@bsamail.org).