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The Alamo Area Council continues to prepare young people for life by providing the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, utilizing outdoor activity, citizenship, and fitness. The AAC manages over 1,500 acres of outdoor adventure for boys and girls from 5-20 years of age at three premier camps –
Bear Creek Scout Camp, Mays Family Scout Ranch, and McGimsey Scout Park.

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Find AAC’s Updated Response to COVID-19 by clicking HERE

Alamo Area Council Service Center Hours
Monday -Thursday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed Fridays

The office is closed the second Thursday each month for a full staff meeting 11am – 1pm.

Inclement Weather Plan: The Alamo Area Council adheres to the emergency closures of NEISD.

Musselman Scout Shop’s Hours
THE SCOUT SHOP WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022 IN OBSERVATION OF JUNETEENTH
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00 – 2:00pm
SHOP ONLINE – CLICK HERE

What’s So Great About a Scout Night?

So glad you asked! You see, I thought it was an event at a local event venue for packs and troops. I was wrong. Then, I thought it was something that individual Scouters signed up for and attended with their families. …Annnd that buzzer goes again, telling me I’m wrong a second time. Well, not […]

The Impact of Camp – Part 5

I’ve written a few stories this week about what I observed with members of my unit while at Day Camp, but I wouldn’t be giving a complete picture of the week without mentioning the Youth Staff and volunteers who make camp an enjoyable experience for the kids. The Cub Scouts at Day Camp are divided […]

The big difference between Cub Scout advancement and Scouts BSA advancement

Rank advancement in Cub Scouting is not like rank advancement in Scouts BSA. And that’s by design. In Cub Scouting, advancement is grade- or age-based. It’s a rank-per-year system designed to offer age-appropriate fun and challenges as Cub Scouts progress through the program. Cub Scouts don’t go back and work on ranks designed for earlier grade […]

The Impact of Camp – Part 4

I’ve been a Cub Master and Den Leader for nearly three years, and though I think I’m hilarious, not everybody does. In fact, there is one young man I’ve never even seen smile. He’s a great kid – kind and polite, but that smile has illuded me for years, and man, have I tried everything to catch […]

The Impact of Camp – Part 3

After a year of virtual learning with a parent who is working remotely from home, some kids couldn’t wait to escape the house and go to Day Camp. There were others, like Eliso, a Cub just entering the Wolves den, who had a difficult time imagining what a whole day without his parents might look […]

National Summertime Pack Award

Just because school classrooms go dark in the summer doesn’t mean Cub Scouting has to. Extend the fun of Cub Scouting into the year’s hottest season by earning the National Summertime Pack Award. To be eligible, your pack must hold one activity per month in June, July and August. Do that, and you’ll get a streamer for your pack flag […]

The Impact of Camp – Part 2

In a previous article, I promised you stories from camp, and so I begin here. This story is about one of the boys in my Pack. He joined Cub Scouts as a Lion, and just moved up to be a Bear. While the other stories I tell you in this series will be a snapshot […]

Conservationists, Not Hunters, at Bear Creek Scout Camp

Bear Creek Scout Camp has been the place of thousands of happy memories for Scouters since 1957. The vast history of this place is evident in the naturally crafted geological formations, geodes tucked into the landscape and brilliantly colored cliffs in the hill country. Its social history whispers to us from the distant past when […]

The Impact of Camp – Part 1

I remember the first time I went to camp. In San Diego, where I lived with my dad for a year, all sixth-graders went to 6th Grade Camp. To be honest, I don’t really remember any talk about it leading up to the date, but I remember standing among a bunch of other kids next […]

Get Your Cub Scout Summer Passport

Summer was made for adventure and this summer is no different… Grab your Alamo Area 2022 Passport and start heading down the trail to your Summertime Award. How do you get the award? Easy, participate in at least one Scouting activity for the months of June, July, and August. Scouts can do something with their […]

Star Scout From Florida to Compete in Surfing at 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

Something special happens when Isaiah Vargas stands up on his surfboard and floats atop a wave. In that moment, everything else — the stresses of school, the symptoms of his autism, even just the daily pressures of being a kid — seem to wash away. “I feel free, happy and super awesome,” Isaiah says. “I […]

Teepee Upgrade at McGimsey Scout Park

If you’ve been anywhere around McGimsey Scout Park, you’ve seen the much-awaited Teepee renovations happening this past month. Thanks to our friends at Cram Roofing, the cherished park landmarks transformed from failing to fabulous right before our eyes. The Cram crew removed and disposed of the visible structure, removing the painted hardboard, sub-flashing, and underlayment […]

You can make a HUGE impact in just 10-minutes

“A Scout carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.” – Sir Robert Baden-Powell. We’ve all seen the statistics about the impact of Scouting among youth, but have you ever wondered how studies on the benefits of Scouting collect their data? They gather it from everyday folks like you and me by way […]

Flag Etiquette Myths

Cubmaster: “What should we do if the flag touches the ground?” Multiple Cub Scouts: “Burn it!” Cubmaster: “No, we pick it up” When it comes to the American flag, most Scouts and Scouters usually try to go out of their way to be respectful. Sometimes it’s easy to find what to do. Sometimes it isn’t, […]

Statement from the Boy Scouts of America regarding the GSUSA Lawsuit – dated April 7, 2022

Statement of The Boy Scouts of America on the GSUSA Lawsuit. We are pleased that the court has vindicated the BSA’s position and summarily rejected all of the claims of the Girls Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), observing that “In truth, Girl Scouts’ complaint is based, not on concern for trademark confusion, but on fear for […]

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