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What we do

Scout-led adventures, skills that last and a summer camp every year.

  • Monday meetings

    Every Monday during the school year, 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Scouts in leadership positions meet monthly to build the agendas, and we practice skills, plan trips and work on advancement. Meetings take a summer break, but summer camp and outings keep going.

  • Camping and hiking

    About once a month we head out overnight, from state and national parks to backpacking and snow camping, with day hikes in between. The most adventurous build and sleep in snow caves. See a year of outings.

  • Summer camp

    We go every year, and based on scout feedback we pick a different camp each time, including Camp Parsons, Camp Meriwether, Camp Easton, Fire Mountain and more. It is a full week, packed with merit badges.

  • Skills that last

    Scouts plan our weekly meetings and outings around building real skills, including leadership, knots, cooking, first aid, citizenship and fitness. Hungry? See our troop cookbook.

  • Real leadership

    Scouts pass leadership skills down to each other through ILST (Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops) and NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training).

  • Celebrating achievement

    Three Courts of Honor a year, in October, February and June, celebrate every rank, merit badge and award. Families are welcome, and there is always potluck dessert.

  • High adventure

    We work to make sure every scout has the chance to take part in some of the biggest adventures Scouting offers, like these national high adventure bases. Financial assistance and scholarships are available, so cost never keeps a scout home.

    And closer to home:

    • A 50-miler in our beautiful Northwest mountains
    • Long rafting, canoe and kayak trips
    • Adventures in and around the volcanoes that dot our landscape
    • National and world Jamborees

Service to our community

A scout is helpful. Service is part of every year in Troop 348, and scouts are strongly encouraged to take part in each of these traditions.

  • Fall

    Food drive

    Scouts collect food for neighbors in need.

  • Winter

    Good Turn Brunch

    Scouts cook and serve a Sunday brunch to the members of Lake Forest Park Church, our chartered organization.

  • Spring

    Hygiene supply drive

    Scouts gather everyday essentials for people who need them.

  • Memorial Day weekend

    Honoring our veterans

    Scouts host a formal flag ceremony at Acacia Memorial Park, cook hot dogs and hand out flags to visitors.

Along the way we also take on trail maintenance and park clean-ups, and help local Cub Scout packs with flag ceremonies, den visits and events like the Pinewood Derby.

A year in Troop 348

Scouts plan the calendar themselves each summer, so the details change from year to year. Here is what a typical year looks like.

Fall

  • Welcome PicnicKicking off the year in late August or early September.
  • Fall overnighterState parks like Deception Pass, Camano Island and Fort Flagler, where scouts play zombie tag around the old fort. Or Mount Rainier and the North Cascades, and canoeing the Yakima River.
  • BackpackingStretches of the Pacific Crest Trail and our numerous mountain lakes.
  • Fall FestivalGames and fun on the Monday before Halloween. Visiting families are welcome.
  • Food drive and Court of HonorService, then a celebration of what scouts have earned.

Winter

  • Lodge weekendsNordic skiing and sledding at Trollhaugen Lodge, and snow caves at the Mountaineers Lodge.
  • SnowshoeingThe Mountain Loop Highway, Lake Wenatchee and Paradise on Mount Rainier.
  • Winter PartyA scout gift exchange and parent social at the last meeting in December.
  • Good Turn Brunch and Court of HonorServing our chartered organization, then celebrating in February.

Spring

  • Welcome CampoutAn easy first campout for new scouts, and practice for Camporee.
  • CamporeeIn May, our patrols compete against troops from across the region in scouting games over a full weekend, usually at Camp Pigott.
  • BackpackingLizard Lake, Lake Ozette on the coast and Baker Lake.
  • Hygiene drive and Memorial Day flagsTwo service traditions to close out the school year.

Summer

  • Year-End AdventureRight after school ends: rafting the Grand Ronde or Salmon River, or kayaking Sucia Island and the San Juans.
  • Summer campA full week in July or August.
  • High adventureA 50-miler in the Cascades or a trip to a national high adventure base.
  • Court of HonorCelebrating the year in June.

Between the big trips

  • Day hikes: Heather Lake, Oyster Dome, Mount Si, Dungness Spit
  • Fun Nights on fifth Mondays: trampoline park, movie and game nights
  • Pool sessions for swimming skills
  • Merit badge clinics and outings

From our camp kitchen

Scouts plan, shop for and cook their own patrol meals on every campout. Our troop cookbook collects more than 60 camp-tested recipes, from breakfast burritos and Dutch oven cobbler to foil dinners and banana boats.

Download the troop cookbook (PDF)

Come see it for yourself

We meet Mondays, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at Lake Forest Park Church.

Visit on a MondayContact us to learn more