Upcoming Events
Event Timing: Fri Jan 19 – Sun Jan 21, 2024
Event Address: Camp James Ray
2026 Mill Creek Rd, Pottsboro, TX 75076
It is time to kick the year off with learning about camping (Camping Merit Badge) and cooking in the outdoors (Cooking Merit Badge), and a little building. Something yummy will be eaten by a warm fire!
Event Timing: Fri Feb 16 to Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Event Address: Lost Pines Scout Reservation
785 FM1441, Bastrop, TX 78602
We will be exploring the Inner Space Caverns north of Austin. Hidden for over 10,000 years, Inner Space Cavern is one of the best-preserved caves in Texas. It was discovered by a Texas Highway Department core drilling team in the spring of 1963 and was opened to the public in the summer of 1966. Since that time, hundreds of thousands of visitors have seen this beautiful cave.
Event Timing: Fri, Mar 22 6:30 pm to Sun, Mar 24, 2024 11 am
Event Address: Trevor Rees-Jones
Horsemanship Merit Badge classes are available for Scouts BSA Troops and Venturing Crews through the lush pine and hardwood forests of East Texas. This is a day-long class and will result in a completed Horsemanship Merit Badge. You will learn about horses, how to take care of them including grooming and feeding, saddling and bridling, and of course riding the horse. This is a hands-on, participation class.
Event Timing: Fri, Apr 12 6:30 pm to Sun, Apr 14, 2024 11 am
Event Address: Tyler State Park
789 Park Rd 16, Tyler, TX 75706
Orienteering is a sport where competitors use a map and a compass to find a series of checkpoints. There is no marked path, so participants must choose their own routes from one checkpoint to the next. This is often done in the forest, although it can also be done in parks, school campuses, city streets, etc. We will be participating in the North Texas Orienteering Association competition in Tyler, TX.
Event Timing: Fri, May 3, 2024 6:30 pm to Sun, May 5, 2024 12pm
Event Address: Dangerfield State Park
We will be going to Dangerfield State Park for our annual swimming campout. If you have never been to Dangerfield then you will be in for a treat. This state park has a smaller lake with a dock in the middle that the kids really enjoy jumping off and is a great place for shenanigans. The best news is no motor boats are allowed and it has a really nice picnic area with plenty of space to spread out.
Event Timing: Sat, Aug 17, 2024 9 am to Sun, Aug 18, 2024 10 am
Event Address: Kelley’s House
You are invited to the Kelley’s house for the art merit badge and a sleep over…..in the air conditioning!
Event Timing: Fri, Sep 20, 2024 6:30 pm to Sun, Sep 22, 2024 2 pm
Event Address: Texas Hill Country
We will be going to Texas Hill Country to see some of the sights including the Texas Capitol.
Event Timing: Sat, Oct 26, 2024 to Sun, Oct 27, 2024 Event Address: Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Time to go see the animals and spend the night at Fossil Rim. Overnight programs are immersive experiences that expand on our Full-Day programs and provide new ways to see Fossil Rim. Your group will spend the day with our Environmental Engagement staff exploring the nature of conservation, and then spend the night in our rustic bunkhouses overlooking the Texas Hill Country. It’s no wonder Fossil Rim’s Overnights are our most popular program! Overnight programs include two meals: dinner and breakfast.
Event Timing: Fri Nov1, 2024 6:30 pm to Sun, Nov 3, 2024 6 pm
Event Address: USS Lexington
We will be visiting and staying on the USS Lexington which is a WWII air craft carrier. One Night Program- The Camp LEX one night stay is an ideal program for young scouts, homeschoolers, and adventure seekers aged 7 years or older. The overnight itinerary serves as a lesson plan and includes all five tour routes of the ship, stories of historical events from her past, a scavenger hunt, a film in the 3D MEGA Theater, LEX ghost stories, two trips through the chow line, bunking in original crew quarters, an unforgettable patriotic flag ceremony, and so much more!