The troop has a monthly outdoor camping program year-round. We camp the weekend following the third Thursday of every month (rain, snow, sleet — we camp!), with the following exceptions:
Our monthly trips include a variety of experiences including tent camping, cabin camping, overnights on military vessels, and even beach camping. See our journal below of all the exciting adventures our scouts have enjoyed.
| July 2010 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari, Claytor Lake Aquatics Base | |
| June 2010 | Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle, PA - White water rafting on the Youghiogheny River | |
| May 2010 | Goshen Scout Reservation, Goshen, VA - NCAC Centennial Camporee | |
| May 2010 | Izaak Walton League, Leesburg, VA - .22 rifle and shotgun shooting | |
| April 2010 | Laguna Park, Quantico, Virginia - Tour of FBI Training Academy and visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps | |
| March 2010 | Camp Rock Enon, Gore, Virginia - New scout orientation | |
| February 2010 | Great Falls, Virginia - 10 mile day hike (65 inches of snow cancelled our scheduled weekend trip to Camp Rock Enon) | |
| January 2010 | Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Boyce, Virginia - Indian Lore merit badge | |
| December 2009 | Washington, DC - day hike - the "Monuments of Our Nation's Capital Trail", a ten mile trail that passes 55 monuments big and small | |
| November 2009 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - Constructed and slept in wilderness survival shelters, open fire cooking | |
| October 2009 | Raymond Farm, Purcellville, VA - John Brown raid re-enactment and Harper's Ferry tour | |
| September 2009 | Fifteen Mile Creek, Little Orleans, MD - C&O Canal hike through Paw Paw tunnel | |
| August 2009 | First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA - Swimming at the beach, harbor boat tour, Nauticus Museum tour, and Battleship Wisconsin tour | |
| July 2009 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari, Claytor Lake Aquatics Base, Mountain Man | |
| June 2009 | Sheridan School Mountain Campus, Luray, VA - 12-mile canoe trip on the Shenandoah River and Sheridan orienteering course | |
| May 2009 | Izaak Walton League, Centreville, VA - .22 rifle and shotgun shooting | |
| April 2009 | Bealeton Flying Circus, Bealton, VA - District Spring Camp-o-ree including a performance by the flying circus and Avaition and Space Exploration merit badges | |
| March 2009 | Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA - Heritage Trail battlefield hike and new scout orientation | |
| February 2009 | Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Boyce, Virginia - advancement work | |
| January 2009 | Camp Snyder, Haymarket, Virginia - built and launched model rockets | |
| December 2008 | Shenandoah National Park, Sperryville, Virginia - Old Rag circuit day hike | |
| November 2008 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - constructed a signal tower | |
| October 2008 | Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA - Heritage Trail battlefield hike | |
| September 2008 | Brunswick Family Campground, Brunswick, MD - bike hike on the C&O canal | |
| August 2008 | Camp Bay Breeze, Calvert Cliffs State Park, Lusby, MD - fossil hunting and swimming on the Chesapeake Bay along Calvert Cliffs | |
| July 2008 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari, Claytor Lake Aquatics Base | |
| June 2008 | Sheridan School Mountain Campus, Luray, VA - 15-mile canoe trip on the Shenandoah River and Sheridan orienteering course | |
| May 2008 | Monticello, Charlottesville, VA - tour of Thomas Jeferson's home and plantation | |
| April 2008 | Izaak Walton League, Centreville, VA - rifle shooting | |
| March 2008 | Ferguson Farm, Ashburn, VA - Klondike Derby and new scout orientation | |
| February 2008 | Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA - built and launched model rockets; star gazing | |
| January 2008 | Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Boyce, Virginia - inside and outside games | |
| December 2007 | Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland - 10 mile battlefield day hike | |
| November 2007 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - constructed and slept in wilderness survival shelters | |
| October 2007 | Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area, Waterlick, VA - Trail hike | |
| September 2007 | C&O Canal National Historic Park, Antietam Creek, MD - 30 mile bike hike on the C&O canal | |
| August 2007 | Lake of the Woods, Locust Grove, Virginia - Fishing and swimming on the lake | |
| July 2007 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari | |
| June 2007 | Rappahannock River Campground, Richardsville, Virginia - Canoe trip on the Rappahannock River and orienteering course at Prince William National Forest (followed by the traditional stop in Fredericksburg for Carl's frozen custard) | |
| May 2007 | National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia - toured the home of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest Fully Steerable radio telescope | |
| April 2007 | Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, Virginia - new scout orientation and hiked the Bluebell Trail | |
| March 2007 | Sadly, 10 inches of snow defeated us and cancelled our trip to Camp Rock Enon, Gore, Virginia | |
| February 2007 | Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, Purcellville, Virginia - Goose Creek District Freeze-o-ree | |
| January 2007 | Great Falls National Park, virginia - day hike along the Potomac River | |
| December 2006 | Washington, DC - day hike - the "Monuments of Our Nation's Capital Trail", a ten mile trail that passes 55 monuments big and small | |
| November 2006 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - constructed a free-standing monkey bridge | |
| October 2006 | Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia - 10 mile hike to three waterfalls | |
| September 2006 | NPS Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, Maryland - Troop Klondike Derby | |
| August 2006 | Baltimore Maritime Museum, Baltimore, Maryland - Tour of Fort McHenry; overnight on the retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Taney and tours of the retired U.S. Navy submarine Torsk and the Light Ship Chesapeake; Camden Yards for a Baltimore Orioles baseball game | |
| July 2006 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari, Claytor Lake Aquatics Base | |
| June 2006 | Rappahannock River Campground, Richardsville, Virginia - Canoe trip on the Rappahannock River and orienteering course at Prince William National Forest (followed by the traditional stop in Fredericksburg for Carl's frozen custard) | |
| May 2006 | Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland - 32 mile bike hike on the C&O canal | |
| April 2006 | Camp William B. Snyder, Haymarket, Virginia - COPE course | |
| March 2006 | Camp Rock Enon, Gore, Virginia | |
| January 2006 | Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Boyce, Virginia | |
| December 2005 | Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland - day hike | |
| November 2005 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - constructed and slept in wilderness survival shelters | |
| October 2005 | Valley Forge National Park, Pennsylvania- Valley Forge Historic Trail hike | |
| September 2005 | Camp Rock Enon, Gore, Virginia | |
| August 2005 | Chincoteague Island, Virginia - family beach campout | |
| July 2005 | Blue Ridge Mountain Scout Reservation - Camp Ottari, Claytor Lake Aquatics Base | |
| June 2005 | Rappahannock River Campground, Richardsville, Virginia - Rappahannock River canoe trip and Prince William Forest National Park orientiering course | |
| May 2005 | Lunga Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia - FBI Academy tour and Yellow Brick Road obstacle course | |
| April 2005 | Ida Lee Park, Leesburg, VA - District Camporee | |
| March 2005 | Camp Rock Enon, Gore, Virginia | |
| February 2005 | Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Boyce, Virginia | |
| January 2005 | Prince William Forest Park, Triangle, Virginia | |
| November 2004 | Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia - constructed and slept in wilderness survival shelters | |
| October 2004 | Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania - historic trails hike |
This page last updated on Saturday July 17, 2010.
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