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    • About Us
      • Council Information
      • Scout Shop
      • Council Executive Board
      • Job Openings
    • CAC PROGRAMS
      • Camp Binachi
      • Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge 193
      • The Camp Binachi Shoe
    • Events
      • All Events
      • Event Calendar
      • 2026 National Jamboree
    • Resources
    • Finance
      • Friends of Scouting
      • Coffee Fundraiser
      • Joe Brown Memorial Golf
    • Binachi Shooting Sports
Choctaw Area Council
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Council Information
    • Scout Shop
    • Council Executive Board
    • Job Openings
  • CAC PROGRAMS
    • Camp Binachi
    • Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge 193
    • The Camp Binachi Shoe
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Event Calendar
    • 2026 National Jamboree
  • Resources
  • Finance
    • Friends of Scouting
    • Coffee Fundraiser
    • Joe Brown Memorial Golf
  • Binachi Shooting Sports

Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge was chartered in 1941 in the Choctaw Are Council (#302) 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.

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LOCAL CAMPING

Camp Binachi

Twiltely Branch

Camp Binachi

4434 Camp Binachi Rd

Meridian, MS 39301

601-693-6757

Operated by Choctaw Area Council

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OKATOMA

Twiltely Branch

Camp Binachi

550 Walter Lott Road

Seminary MS 39479

1-888-OKATOMA

A fun kayak trip with camping 

and bunkhouse available.

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Twiltely Branch

Twiltely Branch

Twiltely Branch

9200 Hamrick Road N. 

Collinsville, MS 39325

601-626-8431

Campground at Lake Okatibbee

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SwampBase

Clarcko State Park

Twiltely Branch

2266 South College Rd., Suite E 

Lafayette, LA 70508

337-235-8552

Weekend trips in the swamp

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Clarcko State Park

Clarcko State Park

Clarcko State Park

386 Clarkco Road

Quitman, MS 39355

(601) 776-6651

Primitive camping-Glamping-RV Pads or Cabins. Plenty of hiking and water activities

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Dunns Falls

Clarcko State Park

Clarcko State Park

6890 Dunn's Falls Road

Enterprise, MS 39930

601-655-8550

Primitive camping along the Chunky River.

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OA HIGH ADVENTURE

PHILMONT - SEA BASE - NORTHERN TIER - THE SUMMIT

OA Canadian Odyssey

 The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyage: Canadian Odyssey program is an experience like no other. For two weeks, you will join Arrowmen from around the country and experience the wild beauty of the Quetico Provincial Park of Ontario, Canada. Like its U.S. counterpart, the program's first week 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. 

Ocean Adventure

 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, paddleboard, and swim. 

OA Summit Experience

 The Order of the Arrow Summit Experience program is an experience like no other! For eight days, you will join Arrowmen from around the country and experience all the Summit in West Virginia has to offer!


Four days of the program will be focused on building or maintaining trails around the Summit Bechtel Reserve and the New River Gorge National River area. The remainder of the experience will revolve around whitewater rafting, mountain biking, climbing, and participation in other Summit activities. Participants will build trails and 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 offers in terms of adventure, brotherhood, and cheerful service.

OA Trail Crew

 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 designed by the participants. The program is not simply building trails and hiking; it is ultimately a journey that challenges Scouts mentally, physically, and spiritually. 

OA Wilderness Voyage

 The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyage program is an experience like no other! For two weeks, you will join Arrowmen from around the country and experience all the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota has to offer.


The program's first week is spent giving back to the Boundary Waters through portage trail restoration work. Participants can leave their mark on the Boundary Waters, enabling thousands of visitors each year to enjoy their experience better. Trail work involves restoring and protecting trails that have existed for centuries and are in dire need of repair.


The second part of the program is a trek planned by the crew! From the Height of the Land to the pictographs on Fishdance Lake, crews have done and seen all in the Boundary Waters.

EVENT CALENDAR

"FOR HE WHO SERVES HIS FELLOWS, 

IS OF ALL HIS FELLOWS GREATEST. "

OUR OFFICERS

Olivia

Olivia

Olivia

Lodge Chief

An Eagle Scout from Troop 19 and a Brotherhood member of the lodge.  

Austin

Olivia

Olivia

 Vice Chief Programs

Brotherhood Member from Troop 16

Kahlan

Olivia

Kahlan

Vice Chief Ceremonies

 An Eagle Scout from Troop 19   

Claire

Olivia

Kahlan

 Vice Chief Communications

A Brotherhood member from Troop 19.   

FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

UNIT ELECTIONS REPORT

Frequently Asked Questions

 The OA (Order of the Arrow) is the National Honor Society of Scouting 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.  As a Lodge, we focus on supporting the council camping program and the physical camp, Camp Binachi, and having a FUN time doing it. 


 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.


 Members are elected by their peers in their Scouting Unit. (Not by the OA)  To be eligible, you must be First Class rank, have 15 nights of camping (5 of which are from a Summer Camp), and be approved by your Scoutmaster. 


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