Sea Base

Scouting America high adventure base in Florida Sea BasePrevious nameFlorida National High Adventure Sea BaseOwnerScouting AmericaLocationFlorida KeysCountryUnited StatesCoordinates24°51′05″N 80°44′18″W / 24.8515°N 80.7383°W / 24.8515; -80.7383Founded1980FounderSam WamplerWebsitewww.seabaseha.org Scouting portal Sea Base, formerly known as Florida National High Adventure Sea Base, is a high adventure base run by Scouting America in the Florida Keys. Its counterparts are Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico; Northern Tier in Ely, Minnesota, as well as Manitoba and Ontario in Canada; and Summit Bechtel Reserve near the New River Gorge National Park in southern West Virginia. The main Sea Base is located in Islamorada, Florida, on the end of Lower Matecumbe Key. Other bases include the Brinton Environmental Center located on Summerland Key (which oversees Big Munson Island located 5.5 miles southeast of the center), the Bahamas Sea Base in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Sea Base in St. Thomas. Early history In 1928, the Sea Base property was the site for the first ferry terminal in the original overseas highway. Cars would board