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Camp James Ray Beautiful Camp James Ray is located on Lake Texoma, near Pottsboro, Texas. The camp is an easy drive from the Dallas area. Facilities The 540 acre camp offers camping, hiking, canoeing, sailing, rifle, shotgun and archery ranges, swimming, and 12 year round campsites. Summer Camp programs include merit badge classes, rifle, shotgun, archery, sailing, canoeing, rowing, and motor boating using our waterfront on Lake Texoma. James Ray Scout Reservation is home to the Sanford Aquatics Center with a 280,000 gallon, one-of-a-kind swimming pool. This pool features a beach front entrance, two diving boards, two aqua jet systems, and a 141-foot water slide. Camp Map and Directions Click here to download a map of Camp James Ray, including driving directions. For those of you with a GPS receiver, the camp coordinates are:
History Camp James Ray, originally named Camp Grayson, held its first summer camp operation in 1949. The camp was moved to its location on Lake Texoma, after the previous site of a Boy Scout camp on the Red River was flooded by the Denison Dam. The high ground of Camp James Ray was a campsite for German prisoners of war who were required to work on the construction of the dam and Lak The camp has over 500 rolling acres of majestic stands of oaks, hardwoods, pines, and cedars, and some areas maintained in native grasses. The beautiful waterfront area is on the south shore of Lake Texoma. In 1982, Okiciyapi Lodge, Order of the Arrow, built a fort-style gateway to Camp Grayson. In 2000, the camp was renamed, the James Ray Scout Reservation, and a new masonry entrance was dedicated. The camp name honors Mr. James Ray, a long-time Scoutmaster in Idabel, Oklahoma and friend of Scouting. Also in 2000, the Sanford Aquatics Center opened. This magnificent pool and water slide was given to the camp, Scouts, and Scouters by Mr. Bob Sanford and his family. |
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