Wayspot Title: Camp John J Barnhardt Climbing Tower Location (lat/lon): 35.451897, -80.131013 City: New London, North Carolina Country: United States of America Screenshot of the Rejection Email (do not include your personal information): N/A Additional Information (if any): This wa…

Thanks for the appeal, @OraEnoba ! We have taken another look, but stand by our decision to retire the Wayspots.

Welcome to the forum @OraEnoba You mention scouts. Is the campsite exclusively for scouting activities, or is it more general usage?

While it is a Scout camp, they host lots of other events, most recently a bigfoot festival and a viking festival, with thousands of participants. In addition, locals have access to the walking/hiking trails anytime there is not an active camp activity running. For safety reasons, the target ranges, …

[image] OraEnoba: Camp John J Barnhardt [image] Camp John J. Barnhardt, Central NC Council - Camp John J. Barnhardt Camp John J. Barnhardt · Central North Carolina Council Camp John J. Barnhardt Four weeks of resident camp on Badin Lake — climbing, swimming, waterskiing, shooting…

Having been to this camp myself, it is a Scout camp, owned and operated by Central North Carolina Council, BSA (Scouting America). While there are sometimes non Scouting events there, it is primarily for the Scouts (youth) use. [image] Camp John J. Barnhardt, Central NC Council - Camp Jo…

I believe the intent of your citation to be Schools and such facilities where playing a mobile game would be a detrimental distraction. If that clause were in fact intended to apply to any facility designed for persons under 18 it would render any playgrounds as ineligible as well.

Staff has explicitly said playgrounds are ok. [image] Playgrounds Criteria Clarification Collection Playgrounds meet the criteria for exercise, exploration, and socialization, and as long as they are not located on single-family private residential property or…

[image] OraEnoba: 35.451897, -80.131013 The citation is for “schools or facilities primarily focused for persons under 18 years of age.” This covers preschools, after school programs, scout camps, and anywhere that children are left under the care of people who are not their legal guardians. …

I am still seeing reviews for wayspot nominations at this location, and it seems at least some are getting approved. Staff has removed them before - see above – so I think at a minimum we can agree that the Wayfarer team doesn’t think they’re eligible. Perhaps it’s time for some education for th…

As I stated in my original post, I submitted several waypoints at this location in a single day. I am not continuing to submit new waypoints. While I disagree with a scout camp being classified as a K-12 facility and rendered ineligible, I recognize that a decision has been made. And I am no longer…

When I Submitted new waypoints at Camp, the existing waypoints were removed

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jojenreed64 September 13, 2026, 9:14pm 7

Staff has explicitly said playgrounds are ok.

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When I Submitted new waypoints at Camp, the existing waypoints were removed

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