Camp Horseshoe Signs

“Once you get the dust of Horseshoe in your moccasins, you can never get it out.”

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Camp Horseshoe Signs

The Camp Horseshoe sign, located at the intersection of Route 1 and Red Pump Road, is constructed of steel and has directed thousands into the camp.

This metal sign has greeted Horseshoe Campers for many years. It marked the old camp entrace off Route 1 before being moved to the new entrance farther north.

The same as the current sign, but back some years when the signpost was a bit taller and the forests a bit thinner.

After surviving the bumpy drive along the Octoraro on the old camp road, campers were greeted by the Horseshoe sign near Kindness Center.

Another look at the Horseshoe sign that welcomes all those who traveled down the Old Camp Road.

The Horseshoe’s Gate admonition is the Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared”. These are the last words seen as you exit Camp Horseshoe.

The Camp Horseshoe Entrance Sign near the Lane House.

Old sign directing visitors to HSR.

Where was this sign located?

Through contributions from its members, the HSRAA was able to construct matching gates at both Camp Horseshoe and Camp John H. Ware 3rd.

“Smokey the Bear” sign reminding campers to be vigilant about preventing fires as well as listing the daily fire warning about the chance of a fire happening due to drought levels.

Each week during the summer camp season, these signs display who’s in camp for that particular week.

The Horseshoe Road sign, dedicated to G. Ernest Heegard for his many years as Camp Director of Horseshoe, got a facelift several years after the 1999 unveiling.

This signpost at the top of the Stockade Trail directs campers to some of the original campsites as well as some the newest.

This sign sat at the top of the Stockade Trail until about 2011, and this one included Dan Beard unlike older versions of the sign.

This sign sat at the split of the Stockade Trail until about 2011.

Furnished by the HSRAA, this signpost shows folks where to go for the Stockade trail sites.

Used to demarcate the boundaries of Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 1760s because of a land dispute, this marker is one of the original laid down by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. This one resides near the present-day Archery Range.

2008 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

The One Way sign directs drivers counter-clockwise around the loop. In the background, Karl “Moose” Winsch is also walking that direction.

The Boat Docks sign directs you to the… boat docks.

Lots of logs and other materials must find their way down to Achgeketum Circle in preparation for Saturday Night campfires or OA ceremonies and this sign directs the architects there.

The sign speaks for itself. This is located at the Old Quonset Hut.

HSRAA sign for the Dan Beard Campsite.

Here is the Dan Beard sign in 2022, looking festive for the 4th of July.

HSRAA sign for the Sherwood Forest Campsite.

HSRAA sign for the Conestoga Campsite.

HSRAA sign to direct campers to the Horseshoe Swimming Pool.

HSRAA sign for the Goodman Pavilion.

HSRAA sign for Davy Crockett Campsite.

HSRAA sign for the Kit Carson Campsite.

HSRAA sign for the Camp Horseshoe Health Lodge.

HSRAA sign for the Boonesboro Campsite.

HSRAA sign for the Camp Horseshoe Headquarters.

HSRAA sign for the Lenni-Lenape Campsite.

HSRAA sign for the Col. Clifton Lisle Campsite.

Old iron Rothrock Campsite sign.

HSRAA sign for the Octoraro Campsite.

Horseshoe Road was named for G.E. Heegard at Chester County Council gala in 1999.

HSRAA sign for the Bayard Taylor Campsite.

The original Trailblazers sign in 1996.

HSRAA sign for the Timberline Campsite.

This C.O.P.E. sign directs travellers from the new camp road up the Flag Pole Hill trail to the Allen Forssmark C.O.P.E. Course.

The Mason-Dixon Marker sign installed by HSRAA.

Here is the Archery Range sign that is part of the uniform signage done by the HSRAA back in 2010.

This C.O.P.E. sign goes back to the early 2000s, as well as the Flag Pole Hill sign (partially obscured).

This sign reminds guests and visitors that the Scout Law is the law of the camp.

The Trustworthy sign is the first Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Loyal sign is the second Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Helpful sign is the third Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Friendly sign is the fourth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Courteous sign is the fifth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Kind sign is the sixth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Obedient sign is the seventh Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Cheeful sign is the eighth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Thrifty sign is the ninth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Brave sign is the tenth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Clean sign is the eleventh Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

The Reverent sign is the twelfth Scout Law sign visitors will see upon entering Camp Horseshoe.

This was the Timberline campsite sign in 1996.

Some volunteers came across the original Grand Poobah sign at the 2018 Spook-o-ree.

The new Horseshoe Chapel Reverent sign went up in 2019.

The Weather Rock sign, declaring all manner of weather conditions based on a single rock. Fascinating!

This sign was hung on the Chateau which was used for the Aquatics Staff housing.

This sign went up before the 2021 summer camping season to welcome back campers after a year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Browning Lodge sign, part of the HSRAA signage project.

The White House sign, part of the HSRAA signage project.

The Handicraft sign, part of the HSRAA signage project.

Here is the sign at the top of the Disc Golf course that begins at the old Basketball court near the Kindness Center.

Here is the Scout Law sign that adorned the old camp road.

Due to damage, the gateway signs were replaced in 2022 – here is the one for Camp Horseshoe (front).

Due to damage, the gateway signs were replaced in 2022 – here is the one for Camp Horseshoe (rear).

The first camp ranger C. C. Cole was selected at the 2022 Fire & Ice Gala as the name for the newest camp shower house.

This sign tells visitors that goats are “managing” the area near the Pole Barn for overgrowth.

This sign on the Pole Barn warns visitors to avoid the goats that are “managing” the area for overgrowth.

The “Tubing Launch” sign found down on the Horseshoe – Ware trail (Old Boatdocks Trail).

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April 27, 2026

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April 22, 2025

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