Most of the area history is wrapped around the four (alkaline, saline, chalybeate, and sulphuretted) types of mineral water springs that naturally occur on the land. The area was once called Capper Springs, named for area settler John Capper. William Marker bought the 942 acres (381 ha) in 1856 and built a hotel to accommodate guests at the springs. During the mid 19th century, it became very popular as a place for people to heal various ailments by soaking in the spring's "medicine" waters. The resort survived the American Civil War and continued to draw Virginia's elite. On March 24, 1899 the Shenandoah Valley National Bank purchased the property for $3,500. During the summer of 1914 botanists found polypodium vulgare, phegopteris hexagonoptera, adiantum pedatum, pteris aquilina, and cheilanthes lanosa on the property. The idea that soaking in the spring water had medical value was likely a large part of the tourism. In 1917 the Winchester and Western Railroad connected Rock Enon Springs with Winchester, moving both vacationers and supplies with far greater speed. It changed owners several times until, in 1919, it was purchased by Fred Glaize, Sr. and Lee Herrellin who tore down several buildings and the original wing of the hotel.  In 1944, when that healing idea was likely no longer generally accepted as true, the Glaize family sold the property to the Shenandoah Area Council who turned what was once a resort into a summer camp.

In 1944 the 5 acres (0.020 km2) Miller Lake was created by adding a 200 feet (61 m) earth dam across Laruel Run using equipment owned by the Federal Fish Hatchery in Leestown. On June 25, 1944 the first Camp Rock Enon summer camp season opened with 356 Scouts attending camp only a few short months after the Shenandoah Area Council purchased the land. It should be mentioned that much of the work done for the opening of camp for the first summer was done in a day’s time on a cooperative basis by the people of the entire Council.  Over 150 Scouts, leaders, council members, and friends of Scouting gathered at Rock Enon on this single day to lend a hand toward what seemed an insurmountable task. Camp Rock Enon was officially dedicated on July 17, 1954, ten years after Scouting’s youth began camping at CRE. In 1958 "walnut, chestnut and persimmon trees" were planted on the property. In 2010, the Order of the Arrow worked more than 5,000 service hours at the camp. In 2022, the camp was renamed and rededicated as Camp Rock Enon Scout Reservation home to the Smith Family Camp and the Holliday Backwoods Camp. Over the years many upgrades have been made to CRE, but the original “Rustic Splendor” enjoyed in 1945 remains to be enjoyed by all today. Camp Rock Enon Scout Reservation is the location for the Shenandoah Area Council's resident summer camp for Cub Scouts and Adventure and Specialty Programs for Scouts BSA and Venturing. The camp also hosts many weekend activities and seasonal camping for Onerahtokha 297, Shenandoah Area Council, and Scouting units in Virginia, West Virginia and other surrounding states. 
FROM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Rock_Enon#History & https://www.camprockenon.org/history