Join Troop 1076 and Interested Troops in the NCAC for a weekend filled with climbing, cooking and camping. The campout will bring together Scouts and Scouters from around the area to share their passions and develop friendships around their love of the outdoors. Experienced climbers and belayers and novices alike are welcome. See key points […]
Category: Camping
Climbing Instructor Level 2 Training 9/8/18 10/6/18 Registration Open!
Wow, summer goes by fast! Before you realize you need to treat your clothes with more anti-insect juice it seems the fall is here with cooler temperatures (we can hope!), and more comfortable climbing! Join the NCAC Climbing Committee trainers at Buzzards Rock for a weekend of climbing mentoring and fun. To get started please […]
Bear Visits on the Rise: Do Your Part to Keep Goshen Safe for All
“There’re bears at Goshen?” Of course there’re bears at Goshen! Goshen Scout Reservation is situated on the shores of scenic Lake Merriweather and nestled within 4,000 acres of pristine Appalachian highlands. All manner of mid-Atlantic wildlife can be found here, including a healthy population of North American black bears. Shy by nature, encounters with these […]
Goshen Summer Camp Dates For 2018
We had a very fun and successful summer in 2017 with over 6,000 campers in attendance, and we’d love to have you join us for 2018! Check out the dates below. Registration opens this fall. Visit our website at www.gotogoshen.org to learn more about the six different camps, recent improvements, new programs, and more! […]
Boy Scouts to Launch USVIsion 2020 at Open House
Boy Scouts of America to Host Open House at Camp Howard M. Wall Free Event to Offer Fun, Interactive Activities for Youth, Information for Adults CHRISTIANSTED, VI (May 5, 2017) – United States Virgin Islands, Boy Scouts of America (USVI, BSA)–a district of the Bethesda, MD-based National Capital Area Council (NCAC)–is inviting the community to […]
A Scout Is Courteous – All Summer Long!
A note from Jeff Berger, NCAC Deputy Scout Executive Summer is one of Scouting’s most active times. As we prepare for the camping season and lots of active play and adventure, our youth members are ready to run, especially during unscheduled time. Before they do, please remind your Scouts to be mindful and courteous of those […]
Goshen@50 News
A Note From Your Camping and Outdoor Program Committee Chair Fellow Scouters, Are you and your unit ready for the spectacular Goshen@50 Camporee this Memorial Day Weekend? If not, you need to get ready, and register NOW because the late registration fee increase starts on April 1st! This is an event you do not […]
Goshen@50 Participant Guides Now Available
A camporee is many things – camping fun for Scouts, the thumping of hundreds of feet on the way to an evening campfire, and the blue smoke from fires cooking stew or ham and eggs. It’s the patter of rain on many tents at night. It’s the ripple of windblown flags in the morning sun. […]
Pinewood Derby Build Day at Sally’s STEM Shack on Camp Snyder
You are cordially invited to join us for a Pinewood Derby Car build day. The National Capital Area Council recently opened up a makerspace at Camp Snyder called Sally’s STEM Shack. The STEM Shack was designed with your Cub Scouts and their Pinewood Derby Cars in mind! The PWD Build day will comprise of 4 build […]
Health & Safety Notice: Camp Ross Weeks 3-4
Recently a food service worker from Camp Ross was diagnosed with hepatitis A. While the risk to campers and parents is low, out of an abundance of caution we wanted to inform units present at camp July 10-18, 2016. Please read this hepatitis A fact sheet. From the Hepatitis A Fact Sheet: Recently, a food service worker […]