Robert “Bob” Mazzuca

Walter Scott, Jr.
– The Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia is Scouting's newest national camp and high adventure base. In addition to being the permanent site for the National Jamboree, "SBR" will host the 2019 World Jamboree.

Honoring the visionaries...

For Robert J. “Bob” Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive from 2007 to 2012, the Summit Bechtel Reserve is a personal triumph – a visionary project that has evolved to become Scouting’s answer to Disney World.

Mazzuca’s leadership and vision during his tenure helped turn a reclamation project in southwest West Virginia into a Scout destination, and Scouting’s fourth national high adventure base. “When completed, this

project will draw thousands of Scouts, Venturers and out­door enthusiasts – both young and old – from across the nation and around the world for years to come.”

Despite a political climate of dwindling membership numbers and pressure from all societal sectors, Mazzuca assembled the Summit team to create this wilderness outdoor adventure destination.

Bob Mazzuca and his wife Nanette at the 2013 National Jamboree, and with artist Tom White; Detail of the monumental bronze artwork created by Tom White, one of eleven statues unveiled at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.