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Wente Scout Reservation
(Willits, CA)
1959 - Present
(Willits, CA)
1959 - Present
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5401 Canyon Rd. (mailing address - PO Box 453)
Willits, CA 95490
707.459.2110
1903 feet above sea level
39 Degrees 24' 56.77" North
123 Degrees 16' 43.76" West
5 miles east of Willits
2088 Acres (1928 when property was first acquired)
14 campsites (7 when camp first opened)
$25.00 / week (1972)
80 acre lake, swimming, dinning hall, handicraft building
Purchased for $70,000 from the Foley Corporation in June 1959
Originally Willits Scout Reservation. Renamed in 1978 in honor of Carl F Wente (San Francisco Council Board member and Benefactor)
Boy Scouts of America, San Francisco Bay Area Council • 1001 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA 94577-1514, (510) 577-9000
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