History of Camp Joy 

In 1945, the Joy Foundation in Centralia Illinois, gave the land which is ow Camp Joy to the former Kaskaskia Council Camp Joy, located 45 miles east of St. Louis near Carlyle, Illinois is 165 acres. The camp offers a traditional Boy Scout summer camping program as well as a year-round camping opportunity for both Scout units and non-Scout organizations. The camp offers a lake for a wide range of aquatic activities, a full shooting sports program, and a Project C.O.P.E. ropes course. It also offers a full climbing tower program. A wide range of merit badges are offered during the summer camping season. Camp Joy is home to the Tribe of Mannaseh, a camping recognition program designed to encourage youth to return to summer camp each year. This program, along with the Order of the Arrow, further strengthen the Scouting program within the camp.

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