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Register for Scouts BSA Summer Camp 2020 at Bear Creek

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Since 1957, Bear Creek Scout Reservation has been a summer home to thousands of Scouts. Providing unforgettable camping memories, Bear Creek has afforded many boys, and now young women, their first opportunity to experience self-reliance in a beautiful natural setting in the Texas Hill Country.

The Ranger Program is designed for first-year campers, teaching basic skills, while allowing the camper to get off and running on the requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class ranks.

Merit Badges cover aquatics, ecology, field sports, handicrafts, and Scout skills. Some preparation is recommended and best done before camp to ensure the ability to complete certain merit badges.

Older Scout Program: Bear Creek is famous for offering challenging programs for older Scouts. The C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) course is a well-rounded, fun program with low and high element activities (confidence building and group dynamic team challenges). Also available are mountain biking, rappelling, rock climbing, black powder rifle and canoeing on the Guadalupe River. An additional fee will be charged for some of these programs.

  • Bear Creek is divided into two sections. Troops who want to make use of the dining hall for their meal, camp on the Friedrich side. Three meals are provided daily except Wednesday night when troops will be provided food to prepare and eat at their campsites.

Troops who wish to experience patrol cooking, camp on the Rickenbacker side. Units bring their own food and prepare it at the campsites. Refrigeration and freezer space is provided. Ice is sold at the Trading Post.

For complete information, forms, leaders guide, merit badge schedules, staff applications, and COVID-19 Updates follow this link to our Bear Creek Summer Camp Page

Upcoming Scouts BSA Summer Camp Events:

Why You Should Send Your Kid To Cub Scout Camp

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Day Camp is the best part of summer where a kid gains independence, confidence, builds new friendships and creates new memories. The ‘Game of Cubs’ Day Camp has flown by and the Scouts have been creating everlasting experiences and for some, completely new experiences! From passing swim test for the first time to watching the Camp Director accidentally flip his canoe in the McGimsey pond. Our Cub Scouts have cheered, laughed and gained the confidence to embrace new challenges. With only one week left of day camp our staff has brought the excitement and is looking to make this week an everlasting week of fun times!

HERE ARE THE TOP 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR CUB SCOUT TO OUR DAY CAMP.

1. Day Camp makes Cub Scouts BRAVE

Day Camp gives our Cub Scouts the opportunity to be brave and step out of their comfort zone. We teach them new skills and give them the opportunity to learn new hobbies and passions, that other places don’t. Our Cub Scouts have learned new games such as 9 square and gained the confidence to help friends with minor first aid.

2. Day Camp makes Cub Scouts FRIENDLY

Day Camp gives our Cub Scouts the opportunity to build new friendships and develop new social skills. It’s always exciting to watch Scouts work together on team building activities and learn to work together in order to complete a task or new skill. We love watching Cub Scouts walk in nervously on the first day, not knowing a single person and on the last day running around with their new best friend!

3. Day Camp makes Cub Scouts CHEERFUL

Everyday Cub Scouts are faced with new challenges and with that comes the feeling of accomplishment and confidence. Scouts learn to cheer their buddies on and help each other  when the hard lessons of failure come along. Our Cub Scouts are taught to always do your best and always be willing to try something new.

4. Day Camp makes Cub Scouts CLEAN

Walk through McGimsey during a Day Camp and you might just see the kids cheering with pride for their 5th trash bead that day or witness our Cub Scouts picking up their buddies cup so it doesn’t get left behind. While these accomplishments are still a stretch from a spotless bedroom. We are teaching our Scouts to take pride in our camp, respect the great outdoors and leave no trace.

5. Day Camp makes Cub Scouts REVERENT

Our Cub Scouts get to demonstrate their reverence everyday by participating in afternoon grace, reciting the Scout Oath and Law and participating in opening and closing flag ceremonies. Our Cub Scouts demonstrate their reverence for their community and country by participating in flag retirements; learning the process and respect for our flag.

Mostly importantly the main reason we want our kids to go today camp is because that’s what we promised them! Every time we sign a kid up for Cub Scouts we tell them all about the swimming, fishing and canoeing we will be doing but if we can’t get them to camp we can’t fulfill that promise. Bring your kids to camp. Let them make some memories. Let them get a little dirty. Let them live the Scout Oath and Law and let them HAVE SOME FUN!!!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR DAY CAMP

Girls Attend First Summer Camp as Scouts BSA Youth

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Angel Martinez, PR Director
(210) 394-9915
Angel.Martinez@Scouting.org 

Young Ladies Ages 11-17 are welcomed to their first BSA summer camp experience

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 1st, 2019) – The Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council (BSA) has kicked off their Bear Creek Scout Reservation Summer Camp Program for Scouts BSA youth (ages 11-17). Young women enrolled in the Scouts BSA program made history by joining the roughly 350 scouts in attending camp and earning merit badges. This is the first summer in which girls are invited to begin working towards the highest rank in Scouting – the Eagle Scout. Media is invited to witness youth participate in a multitude of activities at Bear Creek Scout Reservation throughout various summer sessions. Many female scouts are also willing to share their historic experience in the Scouts BSA program via interview and/or demonstration.

“I thought it was interesting that everyone had a chance to be a leader, including the younger scouts that had just come in…like me who’s never had any scouting experience!” said Morgan Hegemier, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 596, from League City who participated in the first week of summer camp at Bear Creek Scout Reservation.

All Scouts and their families are invited to learn more about the program and sign up for remaining Bear Creek Summer Sessions. Events are lined up throughout the summer to welcome new scouts to the Scouts BSA youth program. Any young lady interested in attending will be able to enjoy a variety of activities, including a BMX track, 1400 foot tandem zip-line, and dual waterslide. Registration is still available for both boys and girls to attend Bear Creek Scout Reservation. Nationally the Boy Scouts of America have registered over 100,000 young ladies within the Cub Scout and Scouts BSA programs. The Alamo Area Council is on pace to serve over 1,000 girls locally.

“The Alamo Area Council works alongside our charter partners and over 5,000 adult volunteer leaders to make significant investments of our time and resources to provide hope. This hope to a Scout youth and their families is the ‘peace of mind’ that their unique Scouting outdoor adventure – like at Bear Creek Scout Reservation – will make their future brighter,” said Angel Martinez, PR Director with the local Boy Scouts.

“Communities need unity to thrive. I am excited to have the opportunity to work together with so many great organizations in this area to make a positive impact on the lives of all our youth. The investments we make with our time, energy and resources to build the character and leadership of our youth is a proven way to strengthen our future. Join us in the Scouting movement to positively impact the lives of all youth!” said Jim Jeffery, President, Alamo Area Council, BSA.

The Alamo Area Council earned the Journey to Excellence Silver Award status based on our performance in membership, program, unit service, district leadership, and finance. 355 Scouts BSA youth achieved the Eagle Scout rank in 2018, contributing over 52,000 service hours with a value equaling $1.28 million invested into our local economy.

To find out more about attending Bear Creek Scout Reservation, visit www.BearCreekScoutReservation.org. To join Scouting, look for or ask about the BSA recruitment flyers and posters at a school near you.  Or, visit the recruitment site www.BeAScout.org to find a unit near your based on your zip code. Or, contact the Scout Service Executive team member in your area by emailing Join@AlamoAreaBSA.org or calling 210-341-8611.

About the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council

The Alamo Area Council, BSA, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a 13-county area imparting the Scouting program to over 18,000 youth and 5,000 volunteer adults in South Texas. The Boy Scouts of America 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 sports fitness. The Alamo Area Council manages 1,280 acres of outdoor adventure for boys and girls from 5-21 years of age at three premier camps: Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Mays Family Scout Ranch, and McGimsey Scout Park. Learn more at http://www.AlamoAreaBSA.org.

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