Kia Kima Scout Reservation

Kia Kima Scout Reservation
Name Translation	Nest of Eagles
Totem	Thunderbird
Owner	Chickasaw Council
Location	Hardy, AR
Kia Kima Scout Reservation Kia Kima Scout Reservation (Arkansas)
Coordinates	36°20′40″N 91°35′32″W / 36.34455°N 91.59223°W / 36.34455; -91.59223Coordinates: 36°20′40″N 91°35′32″W / 36.34455°N 91.59223°W / 36.34455; -91.59223
Founded	April 11, 1916 (April 11, 1916) (101 years, 2 months and 15 days ago)
Founder	Bolton Smith
Website www.kiakima.com

Kia Kima Scout Reservation /ˈkaɪ.ə kiːmə/ is a nationally accredited Boy Scouts of America summer camp outside Hardy, Arkansas owned by the Chickasaw Council. The camp was founded in 1916 by Bolton Smith. The name "Kia Kima" means "Home of the Eagles" in the Zuni language (commonly translated as "Nest of Eagles"). Summer camp program at Kia Kima generally begins during the 2nd week of June and runs through the second week of July. A Cub and Webelos Resident Camp is generally offered during the first week in June. There is also a winter camp offered which starts after Christmas and lasts several days. The original property, Old Kia Kima, is listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places.

Bolton Smith, an investment banker from Memphis, Tennessee and the first president of the Chickasaw Council, purchased and donated the original 206.28-acre (0.8348 km²) Kia Kima site on April 11, 1916. He went on to serve as Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Buffalo Award. The property consisted of a bluff overlooking the South Fork Spring River in Sharp County, Arkansas, near Hardy (in present day Cherokee Village). At the time the Hardy area was a popular vacation area for Memphis families.

The camp opened under the name Kamp Kia Kima for its first summer camp season in 1916. Edward Everett, the first Chickasaw Council Scout Executive, served as the camp director. Everett's wife served as the director of a nearby girl's vacation camp (future YWCA camp), Camp Miramichee.