Connecticut Rivers Council

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Connecticut Rivers Council is the local Boy Scouts of America council based in Hartford, Connecticut. It was formed in 1995 when the Indian Trails Council (Norwich) merged with the Long Rivers Council (Hartford). It is the largest Scout council in Connecticut, serving more than 17,000 youth with about 5,000 volunteers across much of the state.

Camps
- Mattatuck Scout Reservation — Plymouth, Connecticut. Opened in 1939 and sits on about 500 acres. It features Tomlinson Pond and offers a Scouts BSA resident camp, a Cub Scout resident camp, and a Cub Scout Day Camp, along with seasonal events. Laurel Music Camp has been hosted here since 2021.
- June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation — Ashford, Connecticut. Opened in 1964 on about 1,200 acres with a large lake (Goss Pond). The reservation has two camps: Base Camp for Boy Scouts and Cub Country for Cub Scouts. It is the largest Scout camp in Connecticut and has hosted major events, including section conclaves.
- Camp Workcoeman — New Hartford, Connecticut. Established in 1924 on the shore of West Hill Lake, it is one of the state’s oldest continuously operated Scout camps. It offers aquatic programs and other activities. It stopped offering Scouts BSA resident camp in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now runs shorter-term summer programs. Laurel Music Camp formerly used the site as well.

Order of the Arrow
- Tschitani Lodge No. 10 is the council’s Order of the Arrow lodge. The name means “stronger one” in Lenape. It was formed in 1995 from the merger of Sassacus and Eluwak lodges and has hosted major conclaves and earned national recognition for its programs.

Former camps
- Camp Tadma in Norfolk was a Long Rivers Council property that operated as a resident camp until 2013. It was sold to a church in 2015.

This council oversees programs, training, and activities for Scouts across the region through its camps, events, and Order of the Arrow lodge.