Camp Steiner, elevation 10400, is found in the heart of the Uinta Mountains approximately 33.5 miles from Kamas, Utah, and about 45 minutes from Evanston, WY. The camp is owned by the Boy Scouts of America's Great Salt Lake Council. It is the highest camp in the Northern Hemisphere, and the second highest camp in the world, only trailing a camp in South America. The camp is surrounded by several mountains; Agassiz, Paul's Point, Mount Baldy and Reid's Peak. There is a heart shaped lake, Scout Lake, in the heart of the camp, and serves many purposes during the week.
Camp usually runs from end of June to August. Most of the time there is snow until mid to late July and afternoon thunderstorms the rest of the camping season. Boys' love coming up to camp to get away from the city life. There is no electricity in camp, and the water is pumped out of Scout Lake, filtered, then run through several water lines to the different camp sites. Usually the first couple of weeks there is no running water, and water is brought in from East Fork, another GSLC camp nearly 25 miles away. Living up at Camp Steiner would seem to some as unheard of. Living is rough and takes a lot of strength to survive the summer.
Camp usually runs from end of June to August. Most of the time there is snow until mid to late July and afternoon thunderstorms the rest of the camping season. Boys' love coming up to camp to get away from the city life. There is no electricity in camp, and the water is pumped out of Scout Lake, filtered, then run through several water lines to the different camp sites. Usually the first couple of weeks there is no running water, and water is brought in from East Fork, another GSLC camp nearly 25 miles away. Living up at Camp Steiner would seem to some as unheard of. Living is rough and takes a lot of strength to survive the summer.
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