Troop Handbook

September: Bear Creek Challenge; Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Hunt Texas
- Scout skills and teamwork competitions
October: Guadalupe River State Park, Spring Branch, Texas
- Service Project
November: Campout Adventure
- Exploring different parks around Texas.
January: Pike Davis Ranch, Marble Falls, Texas
- Backpacking camp with scout skills competitions ton include 5 mile backpacking, orienteering, and flag retirement ceremony
February: Campout at select sites around San Antonio such as Colorado Bend State Park, Bend, Texas or Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredericksburg, Texas
- Caving and other adventure opportunities
March: Spring Break Big Bend Adventure
- Intro to Troop 285 High Adventure
- Historical/geological education
April: Guadalupe River State Park, Spring Branch, Texas
May: Richard Newberry Triathlon; Camp Fawcett, Barksdale, Texas
- Scouts try for their personal best in cycling, swimming and running

Most of these camps are coordinated by BSA, occastionally others are adventures completely planned by members of the Troop

Lost Pines Scout Reservation, Bastrop, Texas
- For first year scouts
Camp Wehinahpay, New Mexico
Cap Peaceful Valley, Ebert, Colorado
- Earn Merit badges
- High adventure
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base, Islamorada, Florida
Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
Northern Tier National High Adventure Program, Ely, Minnesota
Wind River Range, Wyoming – Outstanding opportunity to hike this mountain range along the Rocky Mountains (Designed for 13 yr olds not yet old enough for Philmont)
Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, Montana – Located in the northern Rocky Mountains along the Continental divide
Bissett
International Excursions
- Past travels have included:
  - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
  - Switzerland
  - Canada
And so many more….

High Adventure Camps are for scouts 14 years and older.

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