Encompassing 3,200 acres (13 km2) at 7200 to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in elevation, Ben Delatour Scout Ranch at Red Feather Lakes, Colorado is operated by the Longs Peak Council BSA and includes four Scout Camps:
- Camp Jack Nicol Cub Scout Camp
- Camp Charles Jeffrey Boy Scout Camp (dining hall)
- Soaring Eagle Boy Scout Camp at Camp Ruth Coffin (patrol cooking and western theme)
- Elkhorn High Adventure Base.
Program areas on the Boy Scout Camps include Rock Climbing on some of the many peaks in the camp, C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience), Shooting Sports, Scout Skills, Handicraft, and Nature Studies. Elkhorn High Adventure Base provides backpacking on BDSR and in nearby National Forest areas in several levels of challenge.
Ben Delatour Scout Ranch includes summer camp and year-round camping, with an altitude about 2100 m (6800 ft).
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