The Transatlantic Council had one of the largest assortment of camping and outdoor facilities in the Boy Scouts of America. At one time, the TAC had nine summer camps all operating during the summer months for it's members and those members of the Direct Service Council living in Europe, Africa or the Middle East. The camp segments display the flag of the country or principality in which the camp was located in with the name of the camp in black with a black border.
I have attempted to describe where the camp was located; in some cases, I don't have any idea because I never attended that camp facility. If you know where those camps were located or have other camps which I do not have segments for, please let me know and I'll update the page and give you the credit for assisting me.
The ones in which I've earned appear with a green background; the ones that I've collected over the past ten years appear with a red background:
| CAMP FREEDOM -- located outside of Giessen, Germany and is the home to the Black Eagle Lodge; the Council's oldest camping property | |
| CAMP FREEDOM -- this was an alternative segment (scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) | |
| CAMP FREEDOM -- this is a current issued segment (patch provided by Chuck Kirkland) | |
| CAMP TUSCANY --- camp closed; located outside of Pisa, Italy (Camp Darby, Italy is the nearest military installation) | |
| CAMP YASOO -- camp closed; camp was located southeast of Athens, Greece (scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) | |
| CAMP PALAMITHI -- camp closed; no background information on camp | |
| CAMP KARADENIZ --- near Istanbul about a mile from the Black Sea ; camp may close in 1997 or sooner because of lack of American facilities there | |
| CAMP FLUER-DE-LIS -- camp in France; don't know anything about the camp (scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) | |
| CAMP YOULBERRY -- shared British Scouting Association camp; camp was located near Greenwich Common, England | |
| CAMP MOHAWK --- located north of London, England; camp is shared with British Scouting Association and is second oldest TAC summer camp facility | |
| CAMP OLE' -- camp closed; located near Moron AFB, Spain | |
| CAMP DU MOROC --- camp closed; located outside of NATO base Morocco; offered in addition to regular camping program, camel riding (instead of horseback riding) | |
| KANDERSTEG INTERNATIONAL SCOUT CENTRE -- one of the most scenic camp areas, the camp belongs to the World Association of Scouting Movements, and BSA units are permitted to camp there two weeks during each summer in which a BSA-style program is offered; other units can "drop in" anytime during the year | |
| CAMP EDELWEISS -- camp closed; shared facility with Scout Association of Lichtenstein; small camping facility but very scenic (and cold; the camp lies between two parts of the Alps mountain range) | |
| CAMP DAHN --- camp closed; camp was located outside of Dahn, Germany (close to Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern) is used primarily as a Cub Scouting and family overnight camping facility | |
| BAYERN HIGH ADVENTURE BASE --- camp closed; camp was located outside of Garmisch, Germany, the home to Kean Lodge, an alternative facility for the Black Eagle Lodge and the best in alpine mountain climbing and all-seasonal camping; and family overnight camping facility | |
| CAMP NOVARE --- located outside of Vicenza, Italy (the site was later used as a missile site) | |
| CAMP HERITAGE --- camp closed; located at the NATO Training Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany | |
| CAMP DEEDS --- camp closed; camp was located north of Goeppingen, Germany (while Scoutmaster of the Troop there, one of our spring service projects was to go to Camp Deeds and to fix up and repair the facility for camping groups and families) | |
| Camp In England --- for those non-BSA camps located within England | |
| Camp In England --- alternative segment for those non-BSA camps located within England (scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) | |
| Camp In Turkey --- for those non-BSA camps located within Turkey | |
| Camp In Greece --- for those non-BSA camps located within Greece | |
The TAC issued several Camporee segments over the years; the official booklets of the TAC states that "one color is provided each year"; however in reality, there existed a "Spring", "Fall", "Winter", and special Camporee segments for Exploring youth and adults. Each Camporee segment is identical except for the background and "tipi" colors used, with the wording "Camporee" in black lettering in the center of the segment:
| SPRING CAMPOREE |  |
| FALL CAMPOREE |  |
| WINTER CAMPOREE |  |
| EXPLORING/SPECIAL CAMPOREE |  |
| CAMPOREE(Orange background) |  |
| CAMPOREE(White tipi) |  |
| CAMPOREE(scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) |  |
| CAMPOREE(scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) |  |
| CAMPOREE(scan provided by Bob Cylkowski) |  |
Other special camping and outdoor program segments:
| LONG TERM CAMPING -- This segment is earned by Scouts, Explorers and their adult leaders for taking part in a camp of at least 6 days and nights OR who have qualified for the 50-Miler Award. The two emblems on the segment are a tipi (for camping) and a shoe (for hiking) |  |
| KLONDIKE DERBY -- This segment is earned by Scouts, Explorers and their adult leaders for taking part in a Klondike Derby, either as part of a winter camporee or as a separate event (not too popular in Greece, Morrocco or on the Azores Islands!) |  |
These segments are part of the personal insignia collection of Mike Walton .
Thank you, Chuck Kirkland and Rev. Carl D Bartholomew, for additional background information on some of the camps as well as segments sent to me to be scanned; and to Bob Cylkowski for the additional segment scans. Please post him if you have Far East or Transatlantic Council items for trade or sale!