Deer Lake is a dammed

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

Killingworth, Connecticut Killingworth is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,174 at the 2020 United States Census. History Killingworth was established from the area called Hammon ...

, United States. It was the site of the BSA camp Deer Lake Scout Reservation operated by the

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and its predecessors. In 2022 the site was sold to Pathfinders, Inc., a non-profit organization which intends to continue to operate the property as a camp.

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