4434 Camp Binachi Rd, Meridian, MS 39301
Operated by Choctaw Area Council
550 Walter Lott Road, Seminary MS 39479
1-888-OKATOMA
A fun Kayak trip with camping and Bunk house available.
9200 Hamrick Road N. Collinsville, MS 39325
601-626-8431
Nice campground at Lake Okatibbee
2266 South College Rd., Suite E
Lafayette, LA 70508
337-235-8552
Weekend trips in the swamp
386 Clarkco Road
Quitman, MS 39355
(601) 776-6651
6890 Dunn's Falls Road
Enterprise, MS 39930
601-655-8550
Primitive camping along the Chunky river.
The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyage: Canadian Odyssey program is an experience like no other. For two weeks, you will join together with Arrowmen from around the country and experience the wild beauty of the Quetico Provincial Park of Ontario, Canada. Like its U.S. counterpart the first week of the program is spent giving back to the Quetico through portage trail restoration work. The second part is a trek through the Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada.
The Order of the Arrow Ocean Adventure program is a 7 day program conducted in the Florida Keys. The service portion of the adventure will be primarily based out of the Dry Tortugas National Park located 70 miles from Key West. Participants will have the opportunity to snorkel, kayak, paddle board and swim.
The Order of the Arrow Summit Experience program is an experience like no other! For eight days, you will join together with Arrowmen from around the country and experience all that the Summit in West Virginia has to offer!
Four days of the program will be focused on building or maintaining trail around the Summit Bechtel Reserve and the New River Gorge National River area. The remainder of the experience will revolve around whitewater rafting, along with mountain biking, climbing, and participation in other Summit activities. Participants will not only build trail, but also bonds of brotherhood as they start their high adventure journey.
The program is designed to entice younger Arrowmen to participate in OA High Adventure. Lodges and Chapters are encouraged to participate as a crew! Arrowmen ages 14 but not yet 18 will have the opportunity to explore all that the Summit has to offer in terms of adventure, brotherhood, and cheerful service.
The program is a fourteen-day experience. The first week focuses on trail construction and maintenance under the guidance of Philmont trail crew foremen. The second week is a seven-day backpacking trek that is designed by the participants. The program is not simply building trail and hiking as it is ultimately a journey that challenges Scouts mentally, physically, and spiritually.
The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyage program is an experience like no other! For two weeks, you will join together with Arrowmen from around the country and experience all that the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota has to offer.
The first week of the program is spent giving back to the Boundary Waters through portage trail restoration work. Participants have the opportunity to leave their mark on the Boundary Waters that will enable thousands of visitors each year to better enjoy their experience. Trail work involves restoring and protecting trails that have existed for centuries and are in dire need or repair.
The second part of the program is a trek planned by the crew! From the Height of Land to the pictographs on Fishdance Lake, crews have done and seen all in the Boundary Waters.
Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge was chartered in 1941 in the Choctaw Area Council (#302) located in Meridian, Mississippi. Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge changed its name from Choctaw Lodge sometime after 1955. The Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge totem is a Beaver.
We are currently part of Section E4. Our primary focus is supporting the Council's camping program and the camp itself, Camp Binachi.
Date | Event | Location |
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Jan 13 | Banquet | Binachi |
Jan 20 | E-Force Conf (virtual) | Service Center |
Feb 8 | Chili Bowl Unit Election Kickoff | Midway Baptist Church |
Feb 17 | Pinewood Derby Concessions Stand | Northeast Middle School |
Feb 22 | Eagle Breakfast Flag Team | Faith Baptist Church |
March 16 | Four Leaf Fellowship | Binachi |
March 22-24 | Cub Family Camp Carnival | Binachi |
April 12-14 | Conclave (Camp AlaFlo) | Camp Ala-Flo |
April 19-21 | Camporee - Callout | Public Service Training Facilities |
May 10-11 | Ordeal | Binachi |
May 17 | CRAWFISH BOIL | Binachi |
May 18 | Beaver Day | Binachi |
May 26-June 1 | Staff Week | Binachi |
June 2-8 | Summer Camp | Binachi |
July 27-28 | Float Trip | Okatoma |
Sept 21-22 | MS Gathering (Camp Hood) | Camp Hood |
Oct 18-20 | Fall Fellowship | Binachi |
Nov 1-2 | Officer LLD | Binachi |
Nov 23 | Winter Camp - Brotherhood | Binachi |
Jan 11 | Banquet | Binachi |
FOR HE WHO SERVES HIS FELLOWS, IS OF ALL HIS FELLOWS GREATEST.
Members are elected by their peers in their Scouting Unit. (Not by the OA) To be eligible you must be First Class and have 15 nights of camping (5 of which are from a Summer Camp) and approved by your Scoutmaster.
For Order of the Arrow participation (events, elections, etc.), a youth is anyone under age 21. Adults are those 21 or older. This holds true for everything except housing status at events, where adults are defined as 18 and older (YPT IS STILL IN EFFECT)
The OA (Order of the Arrow) is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America
As a Lodge we focus on supporting the council camping program and the physical camp, Camp Binachi and having a FUN time doing it.