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Welcome to Camp Illinek
Camp Illinek was established in 1939 on 80 acres of leased property on Lake Springfield. It is now the home of Cub Scout and Webelos Resident Camp, some of our Cub Scout Day Camps, and countless weekend camping trips by troops and packs, as well as many adult and junior leader training events.
It is conveniently located between Springfield and Chatham, east of Iron Bridge Road. As you travel the long, winding road back to camp, you will feel like you have not only gone forever, but you will leave the city behind- mentally and figuratively.
Over the last several months, it has been a busy time for projects at Camp Illinek. Quite a number of projects have been completed- some readily visible to all, like the new entrance; others are out of sight, literally below ground.
Some of the many Projects completed are:
- New Gateway
- Completion of the Sailing/ Training Center
- Rebuilding Indian Village Latrine Pit
- New Roof- Shelter, Bunker Hill
- Booth Lodge Repairs:
Repainting
New Window Screens
New ADA Door Locks
New Sign
Repair Kitchen Hood Motor
Repair Deck and Floor Joists
Repair Valves - Restrooms
- Sertoma Lodge Repairs
Repainting
Insulating & Caulking Windows
New Window Screens
- New Ceiling - Maintenance Shop
- Water Valve Pit Repairs
- Shower House
ADA Handles
New Lighting
- Repaint Historic Flagpole at Lyman Grove
- Raising and Reseeding the Activities Field
We are grateful to the dozens of volunteers and contractors that made all of this possible. Our camps truly run on volunteers- our caretakers are part timers, so can't possibly keep up with everything that needs to happen.
Funding for many of these projects comes from Friends of Scouting Contributions, allocated by the Board of Directors to the Properties Committee.
Major Capital Projects such as the Sailing/ Training Center were funded by donor restricted gifts, accepted by the board for the specific purpose. They are generally accompanied by additional endowment funds to help maintain them in the future.