Camping & Activities

Troop 35 runs an active and challenging outdoor program with a goal of one outdoor event every month. Events include hikes, conservation efforts, service projects, bike trips, or weekend cabin or tent campouts. The specific events are planned and carried out by the Patrol Leaders’ Council, with the assistance and guidance of the Scoutmaster, and with the approval of the Troop Committee. These events are published in the troop calendar in order to let you know what’s happening when. In many cases, the success of these events depends on help from you – helping the scout prepare, driving to and from the event, and sometimes supervising at the event.

The weekly troop meetings include activities that prepare scouts for the monthly outdoor events. Different outdoor events require different levels of skill and physical fitness, which are practiced at the troop meetings. So, it is important for scouts to participate regularly at the weekly meetings.

Annual Summer Camp

Troop 35 attends a week-long summer camp in June at Tesomas Scout Camp located in upper Wisconsin. Summer camp is an excellent opportunity for scouts to learn to work cooperatively, and to have fun swimming, sailing, shooting, cooking, and earning merit badges. Check our calendar for this year’s summer camp dates.

High Adventure

Older scouts can take part in challenging outdoor adventures at the scout high adventure bases: Florida’s Sea Base, Boundary Waters’ Northern Tier, and New Mexico’s Philmont Scout Ranch. Reservations are required over a year in advance, and Troop 35 aims to secure one reservation per year. These programs are limited to 8-12 scouts and leaders and last 5-10 days, with specific requirements due to their physical and mental challenges.

Requirements for Outdoor Programs

The foremost consideration in all activities is that the scout is prepared to handle the activity. If, in the judgment of the scoutmaster or activity leader, the scout is unprepared, the scout will not be allowed to participate in all or part of the activity. This is a matter of safety and health. A scout may be considered unprepared when he hasn’t been trained to the necessary skill level; when he doesn’t have appropriate clothing or equipment to protect him from the elements; and, when he is ill or physically unable to safely participate.

Troop 35 follows both Scouting America’s guidelines for Youth Protection and Adult Leadership and the United Methodist Church’s Safe Sanctuaries Policies and Guidelines.