Scouting in Arkansas, Youth development organization in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
Scouting in Arkansas operates through multiple councils that provide outdoor education and leadership development to thousands of youth across the state. These organizations run year-round programs and maintain dedicated facilities for camping and skill-building activities.
Scouting arrived in Arkansas in 1913 with the establishment of the Little Rock Council under volunteer leadership. The movement expanded over decades, creating specialized honors societies and camp systems across multiple regions.
The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut, built 1938–39 as a National Youth Administration project, is owned by the city but its use is controlled by the Scouts. Around 1958 the Boy Scouts began letting local Girl Scout troops meet there; today Cub Scout Pack 3024 and Girl Scout Troop 454 share it. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Camp Preston Hunt, near Texarkana, covers over 250 acres and is used year-round, with cabins, tent areas, a dining hall, a lake with canoes and shower facilities. The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut, owned by the city, is used by Cub Scout Pack 3024 and Girl Scout Troop 454. Kia Kima Scout Reservation, opened in 1916, lies at Hardy.
The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut, built 1938–39 as a National Youth Administration project, is the only known NYA-built structure in the city and the only surviving New Deal-era Rustic-style building there. The city owns it, though two local troops control its use; since about 1958 Girl Scout troops have shared it, and today Cub Scout Pack 3024 and Girl Scout Troop 454 meet inside.
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