Camping
Camping and outdoor activities are an integral part of Scouting. We do our best to provide age appropriate outdoor experiences for the Cub Scouts & Webelos, preparing them for the serious camping they will do when they are older and in Scouts BSA. The older youth in Scouts have high adventure opportunities open to them including hiking through the mountains in New Mexico, white water rafting trips, and winter camping.
We are a little less adventuresome in Cub Scouts, but we try to give the scouts a healthy respect for the outdoors – and we have an absolute blast!!!!
Equipment
Scouts can have some great camping experiences without the need for you to buy a lot of equipment. We are fortunate to have great camping facilities in the area owned by the Daniel Webster Council. Camp Carpenter in Manchester is where we do our family camping weekends, day camp, camp akela and resident camp. Carpenter has a fully equipped dining hall, tents & cots for the scouts. They do need to bring a sleeping bag or blankets. The Webelos (4th & 5th graders) have opportunities to camp with older Scout Troops in town. The Scouts BSA Troops own equipment, tents, etc. which they are happy to loan to us.
Typical Outdoor Activity & Camping Opportunities (Please see pack calendar for scheduled events)
October
February
April
May
June / July / August
The dens will have other outdoor den activities throughout the year (hikes, sledding, etc.)