Welcome to Five Rivers Council
Welcome to the Five Rivers Council, Boy Scouts of America!
Scouting is for your family and every family in our communities, by providing a platform for everyone to come together and be part of the fun and adventure. We offer safe, fun, and educational age-appropriate programs for all youth from kindergarten to 20 years of age.
Whether your child wants to go camping, provide service to their community, race pinewood derby cars, learn life skills, or hang out with friends, we offer it all. Five Rivers Council provides first-rate Scouting programming and facilities throughout the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania, serving the youth of eastern Allegany, Chemung, southern Livingston, Schuyler, Steuben, and western Tioga counties in New York, as well as Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania.
Please join in the adventure and we’ll see you on the trail!
Five Rivers Council, BSA
Facts About the Five Rivers Council
- We serve over 1,000 Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Explorers in over 80 units across the Twin Tiers
- We run Camp Gorton, the premier Scout Camp in the Finger Lakes region
- 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 each year, 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.
- Scouting has recognized us as a Gold Journey to Excellence Council, the highest rank a Council can receive