Outdoor activity is the most appealing feature of the Scouting program. Youth are drawn to it because it offers opportunities for fun in hiking, camping, swimming, boating, nature studying, canoeing, high-adventure experiences, and touring. This appeal is woven into the program from Cub Scouting through Boy Scouting, Venturing and Exploring.
Outdoor activities provide a vehicle for the achievement of Scouting’s primary aims. The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America is to provide for youth effective programs designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop in them personal fitness.
Scouting’s outdoor program is tailored to meet the needs and desires of youth and their families. Activities are planned to match the desires and abilities of their age level.
Those of us that attend Scout summer camp as a boy will surly have many fond memories of our experience. Memories of meeting new friends, living in a tent, learning new skills, earning merit badges, working toward rank advancement, and doing exciting things you could never have had the opportunity to at home. Having gone to camp, chances would be very good that you stayed active in Scouting. In fact, we know from studies done throughout national council that a Scout who participates in summer camp is several times more likely to remain active in the Scouting program.
The Council-sponsored camping program is here to support your unit's year-round camping program. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you. For more information or answers to questions, please contact the Council Director of Camping or call the office at 707-546-8137.
Happy Trails!
