Philmont Service Campout at Morgan Monroe

This campout is for Scouts headed to Philmont in 2024, the primary purpose is to complete the 10 hours of trail work, as follows: (such as clearing trail, cleaning up shorelines, improving waterways and/or structures, cleaning up campsites and springs, leaving wood supply, etc.). as determined by the Morgan Monroe State Forest.

6220 Forest Road
Martinsville, Indiana 47408
(765) 342-4026

We will be enjoying:

• Service for the Morgan Monroe State Forest
• Orienteering Course

Morgan-Monroe State Forest encompasses more than 24,000 acres in Morgan and Monroe counties in south central Indiana. The forest land encompasses many steep ridges and valleys, and is forested with some of the state's finest hardwoods.

The original settlers of the area cleared and attempted to farm the ridges, but were frustrated by rocky soil unsuitable for agriculture. The state purchased the eroded, abandoned land to create Morgan-Monroe State Forest beginning in 1929.