Grit Starts Outdoors

All Cub Scout camping is family camping. This provides a low-stress camping introduction for younger children (and parents).

Our pack typically has a campout each fall and spring. Other campouts are organized during the year by our district and council for those who can't get enough of the outdoors.

Cub Scouts of all ages are introduced to hiking as a way to explore the outdoors, promote physical health, and gain confidence.

Our Scouts learn about the essential items that they should bring with them when heading into the outdoors, as well as good environmental stewardship through Leave No Trace.

Fishing is a low-cost outdoor activity for all Scouts that's safe, fun, and rewarding. Scouts learn patience, connect with nature, and are introduced to wildlife conservation.

Each winter, the pack heads up for a day of tubing and family fun at our council's Aubrey-Watzek Lodge on Mount Hood.

Nationally-accredited 4-5 day summer camps:

• Butte Creek Scout Ranch: a one-of-a-kind Wild West experience -- horseback riding, BB guns, archery, gold panning, and more. (All Cubs and parents.)

• Camp Baldwin: a higher-adventure experience -- Butte Creek activities, plus aquatics and rock-climbing.  (4th & 5th grade Scouts and parents.)

One of the best privileges of being a Scouting family in the Cascade Pacific Council is access to affordable summer family camping at spectacular Camp Clark on the Oregon Coast.