Three Fires Council

Three Fires Council
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Country	United States
Website http://www.threefirescouncil.org

Camp Freeland Leslie
Chickamauga Campsite at Camp Freeland Leslie
Location	Oxford, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°48′37″N 89°35′57″W / 43.8103°N 89.5992°W / 43.8103; -89.5992
Founded	1972
Website http://www.freelandleslie.com/

The Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America is located in Illinois. In 1992, it was formed from the merger of Two Rivers Council and DuPage Area Council (named for Dupage County); it was briefly called "Two Rivers-DuPage Area Council". Its council service center is located in St. Charles, Illinois. Three Fires operates Camp Big Timber near Elgin, Illinois and Camp Freeland Leslie near Oxford, Wisconsin and Scout Shops in St. Charles, Illinois and Naperville, Illinois. It operates the BSA Adventure Camp jointly with Des Plaines Valley Council near Rochelle, Illinois.

The Three Fires Council owns and operates Camp Freeland Leslie (CFL) near Oxford, Wisconsin, approximately 25 miles northeast of the Wisconsin Dells. The camp offers over 500 acres of natural settings: oak forests, prairies, swamp, streams, abundant wildlife and a lake entirely on the property. The camp was purchased by the former DuPage Area Council in 1970. Camp Freeland Leslie was first used as a summer camp in 1972. Camp Freeland Leslie is a patrol cooking camp, and does not operate a dining hall.

The Boy Scout Camp at CFL runs in weeklong sessions. As with most Scout camps, CFL offers opportunities for Scouts to operate as patrols. A variety of activities are offered at Camp Freeland Leslie that allow patrols to grow and develop, ranging from meal preparation to organized patrol events during the weekly "Wednesday Games" and "Friday Night Event."

There are six program areas where merit badges are taught in CFL: Aquatics (Waterfront), Ecology-Conservation (Nature), Outdoor Skills (Scoutcraft), Eagles Nest, New Frontiers, and Shooting Sports (Range).

The Aquatics area (often called the Waterfront) uses the private Lake Emrick to offer the Canoeing, Kayaking, Lifesaving, Rowing, Small-Boat Sailing, and Swimming merit badges. They also operate the Mile Swim BSA, Snorkeling BSA, BSA paddleboarding, instructional swimming, and the Polar Bear swimming event.

The Eagles Nest area is based around helping Scouts obtain the rank of Eagle. Eagles Nest offers the Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Emergency Preparedness, Personal Fitness, and Welding merit badges. Eagles Nest also offers the First Class Trail program, which is designed to help Scouts earn their First Class rank.