Musser Scout Reservation
Musser Scout Reservation is a Boy Scouts of America camp located along the Unami Creek on over of Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania. The Reservation is made up of three distinct camps: Camp Delmont, Camp Hart, and Camp Garrison. The reservation is part of the largest contiguous forest in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The camp is owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council.
The Cradle of Liberty Council, Natural Lands, Montgomery County Lands Trust, and Montgomery County signed a perpetual conservation easement permanently protecting over of the Musser Scout Reservation.
History
Prior to 1996, the Philadelphia Council owned and operated Camp Hart, while the Valley Forge Council owned and operated Camp Delmont. Subsequent to the merger of these councils in 1996, these adjacent camps joined to create a new reservation.Initially, this merged Scout camp was called "Delmont-Hart Scout Reservation". Later, the camps were renamed under "Musser Scout Reservation", to honor the late son of Pete Musser, a financial contributor who had a son that enjoyed camping there as a scout.
Camps
Camp Delmont
Camp Delmont was named after the two counties that made up the original Delmont Council. For many years, Delmont consisted of two camps: Camp Cedar, which focused on one-week camping, and Camp Pioneer, which focused on two-week camping. As such, Delmont was a "Scout Reservation," since it included more than one camp. In later years, as Valley Forge Council focused summer camp on Resica Falls Scout Reservation, Camp Cedar was used for residential Webelos summer camp and Camp Pioneer was allowed to return to nature. Summer Camp was first held there in 1916.As part of the Cradle of Liberty Council's contribution to the Scouting BSA victims support settlement, Camp Delmont is currently expected to be contributed as part of the total $6.8 million settlement. This does not include Camp Hart or Camp Garrison. So far this is non-binding, however the council's Executive Board unanimously approved the council's participation in the proposed settlement. This is part of the greater Scouting BSA tentative settlement
As of 2025, Camp Delmont is no longer used for Scouting activities, with the final event held there being Unami Lodge, One's Brotherhood Blitz in November of 2024.
Camp Hart
Hart Scout Reservation was first opened in 1930, and has been in continuous operation since the first summer of operation. The property was provided in an endowment by Dr., and he is honored in the titling of the Camp.There are two distinct areas of Camp Hart divided by the Unami Creek. The western portion of the camp currently hosts Cradle of Liberty Council Leader training programs, and acts of the focal site of the council Cub Adventures summer resident camp for Cub Scouts and Webelos.