Editing Scouting in Arkansas (section)

=====Camps=====

Currently the Quapaw Area Council owns and operates the Gus Blass Scout Reservation,<ref>[http://www.camprockefeller.org/ Gus Blass Scout Reservation]</ref> west of [[Damascus, Arkansas|Damascus]].<ref>{{coord|35.373777|-92.450513|display=inline|name=Gus Blass Scout Reservation}} -  Gus Blass Scout Reservation</ref>

The first permanent camping facility for the Quapaw council was Camp Quapaw, opened in 1925.  It was located on the Saline River west of Benton in Saline County.  This early facility was limited, so between 1930 and 1931, fifty-five additional acres were purchased, and a mess hall was constructed.  The numbers of scouts attending camp increased, which led to overuse of the facilities. Additionally, the Army Corps of Engineers was considering a dam on the Saline River.  This would have flooded a section of the camp.<ref name=EofA/>

In 1975, the council acquired Camp Kiwanis in order to accommodate more Scouts and camping activities. This was an unimproved site which included over 2,900 acres west of Damascus. It was renamed the Cove Creek Scout Reservation and opened in 1976. Camp Quapaw was then closed and later sold.<ref name=EofA/>

In 1981, the portion of Cove Creek that was used as a permanent summer camp was named Camp Montgomery, after Nile Montgomery, a previous scout executive. The lake was named Lake Butler, for Richard C. Butler Sr., a supporter of the local scouting program.<ref name=EofA/>

In 2001, the Cove Creek Scout Reservation and Camp Nile Montgomery were renamed the Gus Blass Scout Reservation and Camp Rockefeller in honor of Gus Blass II and Lieutenant Governor Winthrop P. Rockefeller, both of whom were supporters of the Boy Scout program for many years.<ref name=EofA/>

The Gus Blass Scout Reservation also includes the Donald W. Reynolds Scout Training Center. This facility includes a 320-seat dining hall with commercial kitchen, 88 person/28 room sleeping wing including two ADA compliant rooms, three large classrooms, an area with a large fireplace, two large terraced areas and additional camping on the adjacent property.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald W. Reynolds Training Center|url=http://www.quapawbsa.org/facilities/blass/reynolds/|publisher=Quapaw Area Council|access-date=12 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918171721/http://www.quapawbsa.org/facilities/blass/reynolds/|archive-date=September 18, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>