Buckskin Council
Our Mission
The mission of the Buckskin Council is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
About Buckskin Council
The Buckskin Council is a local council of Scouting America based in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia. Buckskin Council is proud to bring the Scouting program to so many youth, families, and communities across 40 counties. Buckskin Council is headquarted in Charleston, West Virgina, and operates three scout shops, in Charleston, Huntington, and Parkersburg. The council administers the Scouting program through six districs, providing volunteer support, training, program opportunites, and administrative services such as advancement and membership records, new unit development, and unit fundraising opportunities in the form of annual product sale.
Click here to learn more about the districts that make up Buckskin Council.
H. Bernard Wehrle, Sr. Scout Leadership Service Center/Scout Shop
2829 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-340-3663
Fax: 304-925-0533
Monday - Friday 8:30am -4:30pm
Huntington Scout Shop
1037 Sixth Ave. Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304-523-3408
Fax: 304-523-3409
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
(Closed for lunch 1:30pm -2:00pm)
Parkersburg Scout Shop
1900 Garfield Ave Ste D Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone: 304-422-4507
Fax 304-428-8594
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
(Closed for lunch 1:00 pm-2:00 pm)
The Charleston and Huntington Scout Shops are open one Saturday per month from September to May.
Check the Council Calendar or call us to learn more.
Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverent.
Districts
The council serves 40 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia. We have six districts to better service Scouts and Scouters your area.
Adena District
Cabell, Wayne, and Lincoln Counties in West Virginia; southern Lawrence County in Ohio; Boyd, Carter, and Lawrence Counties in Kentucky.
Chief Cornstalk District
Logan, Boone, Mingo, Kanawha, Braxton, and Clay Counties in West Virginia; eastern Pike County in Kentucky.
Kootaga District
Wood, Jackson, Wirt, Roane, Ritchie, Calhoun counties in WV, and the communities of Belpre, Little Hocking, and Coolville in Ohio
Mountain Dominion District
Monroe, Mercer, McDowell, Summers and Wyoming Counties in West Virginia; Giles, Bland, and Tazewell Counties in Virginia.
Seneca District
Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas, Webster, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties in West Virginia.
Shawnee District
Putnam, Mason, western Kanawha Counties in West Virginia; Meigs, Gallia, and northern Lawrence County in Ohio.
