Pictures of Seawood

This is one of the seven Adirondack shelters at Seawood. Each Adirondack has picnic tables and a fire circle for groups to use.






Here is a picture one of the three latrines available for use throughout the camp.







This is the kitchen area in Thaxter Shelter.

Property of the Month

Property of the Month – February 2010

Just a five-minute drive from many of New Hampshire popular beaches, Camp Seawood is located in historic Portsmouth, NH. Portsmouth is a great seaside town with lots of different activities for troops to participate in, check out this website on things to do in Portsmouth http://www.portsmouthnh.com/thingstodo/. Places to visit include Odiorne Point State Park (4 miles from Seawood), Strawberry Banks, Prescott Park, Isles of Shoals.

This property is a great facility for troops to use year - round. There are two winterized buildings, both sleep 16 people. Ranger’s Roost is a two story building, with nice kitchen and meeting are. There is a sleeping area upstairs with mattress. The bathroom facilities include four toilet stalls and two showers.
The other winterized building is called Thaxter Shelter. This building burnt down during the ice storm of winter 2008-2009, but has since been rebuilt. The building has a nice kitchen and gathering area, an area with bunk beds, and a small room for leaders to sleep in. There are no bathroom facilities in this building, they are shared with Ranger’s Roost.

There are also 7 Adirondack shelters at Camp Seawood. There are picnic tables and campfire rings at each Adirondack as well as a latrine facility located nearby. There is also a large fire circle in the center of camp and a pavilion called the Lobsta Pot.

Seawood is used by many groups throughout the year including, adult learning facilitators, troops for meetings, troop camping overnights, interest groups, Council programs and a 5-week day camp during the summer.

We have been conducting a timber harvest from during December 2009 – February 2010. We are doing this to remove some dead trees before they fall during a storm and to open up the tree canopy to encourage some new growth.

Photos of Sunset Valley

This is a photo of the field kitchen at Sunset Valley. The field kitchen is available for groups that are planning to camp out in the vast field at Sunset Valley.


This is the pavilion at Sunset Valley. It is located in the field behind the Program Center and the Barn.

Property of the Month

Property of the Month - January 2010

Sunset Valley in Gorham, NH is a great facility for groups to use. There are two year-round buildings onsite. The Program Center sleeps 24 people in three bunk rooms. There is a large industrial kitchen for groups to use while they are there, along with a meeting/gathering area. The Barn is connected to the Program Center and offers sleeping space for 16 in a sleeping loft. The Barn has a nice kitchen area and also has a meeting/gathering area.

During the summer months, Sunset Valley has plenty of room for tent camping, along with the use of the buildings. There is a field kitchen as well as a pavilion for groups to use. The property connects to the local Moose Brook State Park. Sunset Valley is a great base camp for lots of day trips in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire.

Over the past few years, a troop from Sanbornton, NH has spent many winter weekends at Sunset Valley doing all sorts of activities. Their leader shared, “We have done everything from badge requirements, to staying indoors all weekend and having a fashion show, snowshoeing and outdoor cooking. One year we helped to remove downed tree limbs and branches from the trail to Moose Brook. Another year we took our girls to Nestle Nook Estate and Resort in Jackson, NH to go ice skating as well as visiting with the reindeer. My girls love to stay in the Barn at Sunset Valley and look forward to seeing that orange furniture every year.”