Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp (24MO77) | |
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| Location | Seeley Lake, Lolo National Forest, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 47°11′14″N 113°31′4″W / 47.18722°N 113.51778°W |
| Area | 6.7 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps, Clyde Fickes |
| Architectural style | Log Construction |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000584[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1986[1] |
Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp, located on the western shore of Seeley Lake, Lolo National Forest, Montana, is on the National Register of Historic Places. It started out as a summer camp for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and is named in honor of Montana western painter Edgar Samuel Paxson.[2] The United States Forest Service granted the Western Montana Council of the BSA permission to build a summer camp, originally with six small 12x24' clapboard structures and tents on just 4 acres (1.6 ha), in 1924. The camp was expanded beginning in October 1939, with more facilities constructed by the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The camp was completed in 1940 on 6.7 acres (2.7 ha) under the supervision of Forest Service engineer Clyde Fickes.