In 1955, some 4,600 acres became available in Marshall's Creek.  Site of a hunting facility, it was found admirably suited for Scouting purposes and purchased jointly by the "Federation" of Philadelphia and Valley Forge Councils.  Joint development and use occurred until 1965, when Valley Forge Council bought out Philadelphia Council's interest and the federation was dissolved.  In 1996 the two councils merged and is now the Cradle of Liberty Council.  Once again the scouts from Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties are camping together at Resica Falls.

 According to the original plans, the reservation was to consist of six camps, each holding two hundred and fifty boys.  This would have given the reservation the capacity to handle fifteen hundred campers each week.  Each camp was to have an office, dining hall, pool, staff area, handicraft, ecology and Scoutcraft areas.  These six camps were to be divided with three on each side of Route 402.  Camp #1 was to be situated above the current Firestone Camp; Camp #2 about where Firestone Camp is now; Camp #3 where the family cabins are located, behind Bushkill Lodge.  Camp #4 is now Big Spring Camp; Camp #5 was to be on top of Big Ridge; and Camp #6 was Great Bend.

 Resica Falls opened for summer camp in 1957, and since then has served thousands of Scouts and Scouters.  Big Springs opened as a typical summer camp in 1957 and is still in a full 8 weeks of operation today.  Great Bend opened as a two week summer camp in 1958, but by the late 1960's it was mostly attended by one week troops due to the changing job world that made it difficult for leaders to commit to two weeks. Great Bend was forced to close at the end of the 1980 summer camp season, but some of it is still in use today as a part of Big Springs.  Camp Firestone was opened in 1958 as Firestone Explorer Base, and was used exclusively by Explorers as an outpost camp. The camp staff was very small and the campers were responsible for cooking their own food. Firestone was the birthplace of the Fawn Run program, which utilized guided trail excursions to fully staffed and themed outpost sites that were scattered all over the property. In 1969 Firestone Explorer Base became Camp Firestone and opened for a typical Boy Scout summer camp program with campers cooking their own food.  Lake Roger was opened in 1970 and used for aquatic programs for both Big Springs and Great Bend, with Lake Anne opening the same year for activities at Firestone.  Fawn Run eventually began using Big Springs camp as its home base, and offered a reservation wide trek each of 5 weeks offering programs such as Black Powder rifle, Field archery, tomahawk and knife throwing, mountain biking, and more.  The start of the Boot and Paddle program was right around that same time.  Boot and Paddle participants hiked about six miles to their launching point, where they would paddle canoes the 50+ miles to Treasure Island Scout Reservation.  Over time Firestone evolved into a patrol method based summer camp.  Their program emphasized the individual scout, patrol, and troop in everything from cooking meals in campsites to campwide activities.  Unfortunately, Firestone Camp was closed at the completion of the 2004 summer camp season due to lack of participation in the camp and financial restraints.  Today Firestone is primarily used for winter weekend camping.  After several years of hard work, the Council entered a land trust agreement with Natural Lands Trust.  The first 1,000 acre section of property was preserved in June 2005, several sections in 2006, and the final section was preserved in November 2007.  This land trust agreement preserves the property forever as an undeveloped forest for Scouting use.

 Resica Falls is still a busy place year round, even with the changes over the years.  Big Springs and Firestone are open for weekend camping during the off season, along with cabins available all over reservation for hunting season.  Resica Falls is also home to 6 miles of the best fly fishing in Pennsylvania, and is stocked several times a year with trout.  The summer camp season is also bustling with activities.  Big Springs is open for a full 7 weeks of Boy Scout camping including the option for troops to cook their own food in their campsites.  With the closing of Treasure Island in 2008, comes new changes for the Boot and Paddle program in 2009.  The newly redesigned program, now called Paddle-Rama, will have scouts paddle their canoes from their launch point in New York State to the Delaware Water Gap.  Paddle-Rama will run one trek a week for 7 weeks.

 In 2009, Resica Falls celebrates its 53rd summer season of Scout camping.  Since its founding, tens of thousands of Scouts have enjoyed an experience among the hidden natural treasures creating memories that will last a lifetime.  The camp capacity is 400 participants each week in our Dining Hall operation.  The camp boasts a brand new pool and shower house facility built in 2006 with a three-story water slide.  Additional recent improvements have included the construction of a new Health Lodge (Bear Lodge - 2002), a new boat house at the lake (2004), new office facilities (Unami Lodge - 2006), new Trading Post (2007), and a new Rifle Range (2008), making the future of Resica Falls very promising.