Hárshegy Training Park, Scout campsite in District II, Budapest, Hungary
Hárshegy Training Park is a scout campsite in Budapest District II, located within the Buda Hills with natural terrain and designated facilities. The grounds contain areas for camping, outdoor educational programs, and team activities spread across the sloped landscape.
The site began operations in 1927 as the training center for the Hungarian Scout Association and served as a key gathering place. Scouting activities ceased in 1948 when communist authorities suppressed the organization and its operations.
The site carries the legacy of scouting education and community gathering, rooted in the visit of Baden-Powell during the 1928 World Scouting Conference. You can sense the continued spirit of youth development and outdoor learning that defines the space today.
The park operates year-round and is accessible via Budapest's public transportation network for those visiting. The hilly terrain means visitors should prepare for uneven ground and changing weather conditions typical of the forested hills.
Within the park grounds stands the Bathory Cave, where a Pauline monk named László Báthory lived in solitude for around twenty years. This cave marks a completely different chapter in the location's past, long before scouting ever took root there.
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