Scouts BSA activities

Get inspired by reading about the activities of other Scouts BSA troops.

Backpacking & Hiking

At the Peak of Success

By Scouting magazine

Thanks to tireless training and dedicated leadership, Troop 474 Scouts reach the summit of Washington’s Mount Rainier for the 25th year in a row.

Emergency Preparedness

The 'Sneaky Diseases'

By Scouting magazine

An outdoor medical expert recommends ways to prevent tick-borne Lyme disease and mosquito-spread West Nile virus.

Camping

Debunking myths about the outdoors

By Scouting magazine

Don’t let those tall tales told around a campfire confuse you. We shine some truth on 10 myths about the outdoors often misquoted.

Indoor activities

A Halloween Tradition

By Scouting magazine

For 25 years, Troop 2’s Haunted Castle in Fort Wayne, Ind., has provided scary – but safe – fun for families while also funding the unit’s annual program and equipment expenses.

Backpacking & Hiking

Havasu Heaven

By Scouting magazine

Scouts from Albuquerque Troop 166 hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and camp in a tropical paradise set between towering waterfalls.

Indoor activities

'This Is How It Was…'

By Scouting magazine

In a local council’s oral history project, Boy Scouts use tape-recorded interviews to preserve the personal recollections of U.S. military veterans.

Intercultural activities

The 20th World Jamboree 'Share Our World, Share Our Cultures'

By Scouting magazine

The 20th World Scout Jamboree took place in Thailand from Dec. 28, 2002, to Jan. 7, 2003. More than 24,000 Scouts and leaders, from nearly every Scouting association in the world, assembled for a festival of friendship and fun.

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'Where the Boys Want to Be'

By Scouting magazine

When a fall recruiting drive and Webelos Scout graduation in the spring fail to reach all potential new members, a troop adds a spring open house, focusing on outdoor adventure and held…’Where the Boys Want to Be’