The Stearns Staff Alumni Association, is an organization to provide support to the Cub Scout summer camping program at Stearns, and to provide continuing connections for alumni.
Stearns Scout Camp was founded in 1968 by the former Viking Council & was originally Camp Heritage, latter being changed to Stearns in 1985.
In 1975 Viking Council created Stearns Webelos Resident Camp, the first ever Cub Scout Resident camping program, & from its success Cub Resident camping has grown nationwide.
Stearns has six sub camps: Family Camp, Camp Gilwell, Camp Heritage, Camp Vikingland, Camp Whitewater, & Camp Woodland.
Camp has shoreline on six lakes: Lake Augusta, Lake Caroline, Cub Lake, Little Otter Lake, Otter Lake, Scout Lake, & two more unnamed ponds. The Clearwater River also flows through camp boundaries.
Camp Stearns is used year- round by the Northern Star Council BSA. Uses include: Stearns Cub & Webelos Camp; North Wind; Polar Cubs; Webelos Experience; LDS Encampment; District Camporees; OA Conclaves; Training camps; Troop & Pack campouts; Council Camporall's; church, school, & business groups; & family camping.