Camp Plagens
The Plagens Conservation Area located South of Pittsburg, KS is a Council-owned property for use during Unit, District, and Council events. Local units can utilize the property for weekend campouts, regular meetings, or other such scout events as they wish to use the property. Use of the property and its facilities must be reserved beforehand to ensure that the Plagens Properties Committee is notified, and to check for overlapping events. Non-Scout use of the property must be requested through the Springfield Council Offices and subject to providing appropriate fees and proof of insurance. When planning events or meetings at Plagens, please be sure that you follow these procedures:
Please note there will be no water access after Nov 14, 2023 so we can winterize camp until after we are out of freezing temps. PLease plan accordingly.
You must reserve the property with the Black Pug Reservation System.
For units Camping at Plagens:
Overnight Camping usage fees:
- $20 per night for less than 40 people
- $35 per night for more than 40 people
Units wishing to complete service work at Plagens will have camping fees waived. Projects must be pre-approved in order for the fee to be waived.
For units Holding Meetings at Plagens:
The daily usage fee has been waived by our Council Camping Chairman for units wishing to hold regular unit meetings on the property
You must still reserve the property with the Springfield office ahead of your meeting
You may not just show up at Plagens on your own without advance notification
Meetings will not have water and restroom facilities available
The Ozark Trails Council does not employ a full-time ranger or caretaker of the Plagens Conservation Area. Rather, the job of maintenance is handled by a group of dedicated volunteers in the area that have a vested interest in seeing the property maintained for our Scouts with the help of regular mowing of the pavilion area. The property is also occasionally leased to a local farmer for his cattle. Since the Langdon Lane tornado in 2019, the property experienced significant damage to much of the fencing and the property doesn’t currently have cattle on it, but the plan is to return once fences have been repaired. Mowing may not happen if short notice is given. Please keep that in mind as you plan activities at Plagens. “A Scout is COURTEOUS”
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12:00 PM
10:00 AM
CAMP PLAGENS BOY SCOUT CAMPING RULES
- Please protect your campground environment by not hanging lanterns in trees, trenching around tents, and littering.
- Leave the property and its facilities better than you found it, and in the condition you would want the next group to find it.
- It is your responsibility to clean up after yourselves (including bathrooms, campsites, trash, and activity areas).
- There is no trash disposal on site. Units must pack out any trash.
- Unit must notify Council of any non-functioning areas (inoperational water, toilets, lights, etc.)
- Please keep your site clean and orderly.
- No throwing rocks.
- No smoking, tobacco, or alcohol allowed on Boy Scout property.
- The discharging of firearms, BB guns, paintball guns, bow and arrows, sling shots or any devices that use burning powder, explosives, compressed gases, etc. is prohibited.
**The Use of Water and Restroom Facilities**
a. Events that will require the use of restroom facilities and/or water must be noted in your reservation
b. If you fail to make these requests, you cannot expect the water to be on when you arrive
c. You must turn off the water at the shut off when you leave
All units must reserve the property ahead of any camping or meetings.
You may not just show up at Plagens on your own without advance notification.
All Items must be left in as good if not better condition then when found. If items are not cleaned you will be accessed a cleaning fee.
You must turn off the water at the shut off when you leave
Payment option to send in a check or to pay later will appear after you accept the option to make a payment in full.
Cancellation Fees Administered at Council Discretion
All Items must be left in as good if not better condition then when found. If items are not cleaned you will be accessed a cleaning fee.
