Camping
BE COOL, COME TO WINTER CAMP! Registration is Now Open!!
CAMPING ON THE NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SNOW BASE NORTH WIND Introductory Program: Teaching youth how to stay warm. Spend the day outside playing games and developing winter camping skills. Participants sleep inside both nights. (Recommended for 5th and 6th graders) Snow Huskies $67 Experience $62 Next Level: Participants Sleep outside testingtheir skills constructing winter…
Read MorePolar Cub Registration Now Open!
Think camp is just for the summer? Think again! Polar Cubs is one of the largest Cub Scout Day Camp programs in the country and it’s happening at a camp near you. This single day program is filled with classic winter activities as well as some unique Scouting adventures. Don’t miss your chance to be…
Read MoreBoys’ Life Wants to Tell YOUR Story
Do your Scouts want to land on the same pages as some of the most famous Scouts of all time? Here’s their chance! Whether you’re carving out the adventure of a lifetime in a snow-filled wonderland or staying warm by spending time with seniors in a retirement home, tell us about the unit outings you…
Read MoreIt’s time for #Campsgiving, a great outdoor Thanksgiving tradition
Scouts go on outdoor adventures all year long, including around Thanksgiving. We like to call it #Campsgiving, a time when the Boy Scouts of America encourages units go hiking, camping and cooking traditional Thanksgiving meals outside. It’s not a new tradition for some units. For example, Troop 66 of West Suffield, Conn., hosts a Thanksgiving…
Read MoreWinter Camporee Planning — Next Planning Meeting Thursday, Nov 21st @ 7pm
Thank you for those that attended our Planning Meeting last night. We had a great brain storming session. Attached are the notes from our meeting. Please review for homework assignments needed for our next planning meeting – see the 2020 Winter Camporee October Planning Meeting Notes. Also please let me know if your unit can…
Read MoreUnit Leaders – Submit Your Camping Contact Information
The Council Camping Committee is in need of information from each Pack and Troop in all districts of the council. In order to better serve the Cub Scout Packs and Scouts BSA Troops of the council in regards to camping opportunities and programs, we need to identify the person(s) in your unit who are the…
Read MoreSIGN-UP FOR CUB SCOUT OPEN LOCK-INS AT BASE CAMP THIS FALL!
Have you always wanted to join in the fun of a Base Camp lock-in but just don’t have a group large enough to reserve one? We have a solution for you. Returning this fall, Base Camp will host two open lock-ins for Cub Scouts Scout to sign up for as an individual or part of…
Read MoreHere’s a simple way of setting up a dining fly in an open field
A dining fly is one of the first structures you should put up at camp. But what if you’re in an area away from trees, how do you secure one? For the next couple of weeks, we’ll be sharing some camp hacks that the BSA’s national camping subcommittee has shared with us. This week’s tip…
Read MoreHiking brought volunteer closer to her son; then the same happened with her daughter
The years weren’t getting shorter, but Ginger Fearey’s children seemed to be growing up faster and faster. Thankfully, the adult volunteer from Grapevine, Texas, found one place where time seemed to slow down. Whenever she went hiking with her son and Troop 7 — in postcard-perfect places like Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and beyond — she…
Read MoreHere’s how to complete a square lashing in half the time
Making tight wraps and fraps when tying a square lashing can take some time, but not with this method. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some camp hacks that the BSA’s national camping subcommittee has shared with us. This week, we’ll show you a quick and easy way to tie the most commonly…
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