Phillips sometimes allowed others, including a few Boy Scout troops, to visit his ranch. He was so impressed with the Scouts that in 1938, during the Great Depression, he donated 35,857 acres (145.11 km2) of his land to the Boy Scouts of America. His only condition was that the property be used "for the benefit of the members of the Boy Scout organization". The camp was initially named the "Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp".[3][9] The word 'Philturn' is derived from Waite Phillips' name, together with the "Good Turn" he did by donating the property |