 In 1973, a jamboree was held on the island for 600 Scouts from seven nations, along with one of the original campers, then aged 81.The National Trust maintains the Scout and Guide campsite, South Shore Lodge and the Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre where members of Brownsea Island Scout Fellowship and Friends of Guiding operate a small trading post.The Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre was opened on 14 September 2007.