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Camp Ho Non Wah is a 103-acre Scouting retreat where camp staff, unit leaders and scouts work together to learn and enjoy the best that Scouting can offer in developing better units, qualified Scouters, and skillful, self-reliant boys and young men. The camp is located between the banks of the Bohicket and Fickling Creek on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina. The camp is approximately 20 miles from historic downtown Charleston.

Ho Non Wah's facilities feature a private lake for row boats and canoes, a pool for swimming and lifesaving, and the Bohicket River for Motorboating, Waterskiing, and Sail boats, archery range, rifle range, shotgun trap shooting range, handicraft shelter, ecology lodge, scoutcraft area, campfire circle and an air-conditioned dining hall. A first-year camper program is conducted at a special area in camp. Three well balanced meals, all checked by a dietician, are served daily in the central dining hall. The camp contains fourteen campsites equipped with tent platforms, two-man tents with cots, a latrine and wash stands are at each site. Hot central showers are available.

Ho Non Wah is annually certified by the State of South Carolina and is a Nationally Accredited Camp, inspected annually by the Boy Scouts of America. Rules for acceptance and participation in scouting programs are the same for everyone without regard to handicap, race, color, or national origin. Coastal Carolina Council reserves the right to include the likeness of any Scout or leader in any photographic or video promotional material.