Leatherstocking Council is the Boy Scouts of America council which serves Herkimer, Oneida, Schoharie, and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of New York.

[1][2] The current council is divided into three districts:[3] The Leatherstocking Council owns and operates Camp Kingsley in Ava, NY for its summer Cub Scout program and off season camping by Scouts.

[5] The camp had opened in 1948 when the Otschodela Council BSA moved from a location on Otsego Lake to Crumhorn Mountain.

[8] Opened in 1918 on White Lake, Woodhall NY, Camp Russell was operated jointly by the General Herkermer Council and the Upper Mohawk Council of Utica NY.

[9] The Upper Mohawk Council acquired 5,500 acres in the Adirondack Town of Long Lake in 1964.

[12] The property was listed for sale in 2015, but due in part to the conservation easement had not yet been sold as of early 2022 [13] The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge.