General Rules:

• Follow the Scout Oath and Law and obey all BSA, Youth Protection, and Guide to Safe Scouting policies (including BALOO and IOLS trained leaders)
• Water is not safe to drink. Please bring in your own water.
• Please leave your “campsite” better than you found it. Examples include:
  • No writing or carving on the walls, buildings or trees.
  • No chopping standing trees or chopping wood in the buildings. Please utilize the ax yard and follow BSA safety rules.
  • No hanging clothes from stove pipes or stoves as this is a fire hazard.
  • Clean out ashes from stoves and fireplaces when you first come to camp.
  • Please report any damaged equipment to the Council Service Center.
  • Units will be expected to be conservative in their use of firewood.
• No alcoholic beverages, tobacco, firearms or explosives are allowed on BSA property.
• No electric or kerosene heaters inside any buildings.
• Canoe Usage at Klaus:
  • Unit must use BSA Safety Afloat
  • A properly certified adult must accompany and supervise the canoe activities.
  • PFDs must be worn by all occupants of canoes.
  • Return canoes, paddles, PFDs to storage area.
• Units should plan to pack in toilet paper and hand sanitizer to be used in the latrines at either camp during the off-season.
• Anyone 16 years of age, or older, needs a fishing license to fish on John Deere Lake at Camp C.S. Klaus. All persons who fish for trout must have paid the current trout fee. However, children under 16 years of age may fish for and possess trout if they fish with a licensed adult who has paid the current trout fee and they limit their combined catch to the daily limit of five trout. If these young anglers want to fish for and keep their own limit of trout, they only need to purchase the trout stamp. Licenses and stamps are not sold at camp. John Deere Lake contains bluegill, large-mouth bass and catfish. The lake also has native Iowa brook trout and brown trout. We encourage people to harvest brown trout and bluegills. 

Camp Klaus building rentals - please pick-up a key from the Council Service Center. Tent Camping rentals do not require a key.

A $75.00 fee will be charged for lost keys/locks.

Camp Klaus building rentals - please return a key from the Council Service Center. Tent Camping rentals do not require a key.

A $75.00 fee will be charged for lost keys/locks.

No refunds on canceled dates.  Some units reserve camp far in advance.  Meanwhile, we are turning other units, who also would like to reserve that weekend, away.  If inclement weather, council will work with unit to reschedule to another date.

Please leave your "campsite" better than you found it. Examples include:
a. No writing or carving on the walls, buildings or trees.
b. No chopping standing trees or chopping wood in the buildings. Please utilize
the ax yard and follow BSA safety rules.
c. No hanging clothes from stove pipes or stoves as this is a fire hazard.
d. Clean out ashes from stoves and fireplaces when you first come to camp.
e. Please report any damaged equipment to the Council Service Center.
f. Units will be expected to be conservative in their use of firewood.

Units should plan to pack in toilet paper and hand sanitizer to be used in the latrines
at either camp during the off-season.

Garbage: Units should plan to pack-out their trash.