South Plains Council
Texas council of Scouting America
South Plains Council was a former Scouting America council based in Lubbock, Texas. In 2026, the council merged with the Amarillo-based Golden Spread Council, with the merger becoming official on June 1. The new council name, Prairie Sky Council, was revealed on June 26.
Organization
Chaparral District (Including Tasiwoo chapter)
Comanche Trail District
George White District
Haynes District
Quanah Parker District
Camps
C. W. Post Memorial Camp (Camp Post), established in 1926, is a Boy Scout camp located in Garza County, Texas, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Post, Texas, off Farm to Market Road 669. It was named in honor of cereal magnate, C.W. Post, who founded the nearby town. The camp is located along the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado in the area formerly occupied by the headquarters of the Llano Ranch, also known as the Curry Comb Ranch. Camp Post utilizes the Curry Comb brand in its insignia, a capital T with two horizontal bars above it.
History
Around 1879 the Llano Cattle Company acquired approximately 120 square miles (310 km2) in Garza County, including the land on which Camp Post is now situated. In 1883 they moved their ranch headquarters to the current site of Camp Post. A two-story frame house was built and a well was dug, this being the first hand-dug well in Garza County.
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