EVERYTHING IS BETTER
IN NATURE

Don B. Lowe purchased the property known as Camp Kootaga in 1922 The first long-term summer camp was held that year on the banks of the Hughes River. This camp consisted of one or two Troops from the Parkersburg area with Don B. Lowe as the Camp Director. In 1929 Col. R. L. Cole brought a Kiowa Indian named J. Dougannah to help with the camp program. He named the Boy Scout camp "Kootaga" which means "Good Friends".

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Through the years, Camp Kootaga has gone through many changes one thing has remained constant: Camp Kootaga is dedicated to keeping the authentic Scout camp tradition alive and continuing to serve as a sustainable outdoor adventure center and training ground to help develop youth and others into outstanding individuals and citizens representing the best that they can be.