Troop News

Chino Hills State Park

Day Hike

February 22, 2026

Scouts and leaders met at the Chino Hills State Park entrance to begin their 10 mile day hike. They hiked for 3 miles with an elevation gain of 750 feet before stopping for lunch. Along the trail, scouts learned about various types of plants, hiking tips, practiced navigation, ad how to manage time effectively all while practicing the Leave No Trace principles. This hike can also go towards certain requirements for rank advancement, the Hiking merit badge, and a Hiking activity award for native plants. Ms. Vee did a great job of planning this outing which will helps her towards earning her Woodbadge.

Colorado River

Canoe Trip

February 13 - 16, 2026

Scouts and leaders spent day 1 traveling by canoe 14 miles down the Colorado River before selecting a camp spot for the night. Day 2 was all about exploring as they traveled another 7 miles down the river. Day 3 was another long day on the river traveling approx. 14 miles to the final land destination which was Fisher's Landing. Scouts had fun and enjoyed eating no cook meals, campfires under the stars, cracker barrel deserts and perfecting their canoeing skills over the 3 day weekend.

Scout Sunday

February 8, 2026

Scout Sunday is an annual tradition to honor the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. It marks a day for Scouts to attend services in uniform, demonstrate the "Scout is Reverent" law, and to thank chartered organizations. Troop 202 attended church at our chartered organization, Chino United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Our color guard participated in the service by posting colors and reading scripture during the service. We hosted the congregation afterwards in the social hall where we provided donuts, muffins, danishes, fruit and refreshments. It was a blessed day!

Troop 202

Family Game Night

January 26, 2026

We took a break from our normal troop meeting business, and had a family game night. Families from our troop gathered, brought their favorite games to play, enjoyed refreshments, bonded, and helped Ms. Vee with one of her Woodbadge tickets. Everyone had a great time!

Anza Borrego

Weekend Hike

January 17 - 19, 2026

Scouts hiked 30 miles across the Anza Borrego State Park on the California Riding and Hiking Trail. Starting at Box Canyon Aid Station parking area on the S-2 highway, scouts hiked northbound on the California Riding and Hiking Trail approximately 10 miles to a dispersed wilderness camp with a total gain in elevation of 800 feet. On the following morning, the scouts hiked approximately 2 miles, re-suppling water at the CA-78 highway crossing, and then continued approximately 8 miles north through Grapevine Canyon to the Jasper Trail. The daily elevation gain was approximately 2,500 feet. They selected a dispersed wilderness camp and camped the night. On the last day of the trek, the scouts hiked approximately 2 miles, re-suppling water at the S-22 highway crossing, and then continued approximately 9 miles to Borrego Palm Canyon Campground.

Joshua Tree

Weekend Hike

January 17 - 18, 2026

This trek was geared to scouts that are new to backpacking. The trek started at the Boy Scout-Keys West Trailhead. The scouts hiked approximately 3.5 miles to their first campsite. After settling in a camp, they completed a day hike of approximately 3 to 4 miles on Big Pine Trail before returnig to camp. They learned all the needed tips on camping, hiking and cooking on the trial. The next morning, they hiked the remaining 4.5 miles to the end trailhead at Indian Cove Boy Scout Trailhead. This was a great weekend for those that attened, they hiked approximately 8 miles, and had about 300' of elevation gain.

Hangar 18

Climbing Day

December 2025

Scouts spent the afternoon soaring to new heights at Hangar 18 in Upland, CA. Instructors provided scouts with the basic knowledge and skills needed to climb the rock walls. Everyone had a great time.

Ontario Peak

Cucamonga Peak

November 8 - 10, 2025

This weekend was full of adventure as we had two separate groups camping on two different campouts. Scouts practiced reading maps, filtering water, selecting proper camp sites, and preparing backpacking meals. The Kelly Camp Crew hiked approx. 13 miles and gained 3800' in elevation while the Third Stream Crew hiked approx. 18 miles with a 5400' elevation.

Red Mountain Campout

October 24 - 26, 2026

Scouts departed on Friday evening for a 3 hour drive up to the high desert. They enjoyed a weekend of dry camping where they were able to do archery, tomahawks, and model rocket launching. Scouts were also able to work on rank requirements. It was a busy but fun weekend at Red Mountain.

Fiesta Island

Summer Camp 2025

Our scouts spent a week down in San Diego on Mission Bay for summer camp! Fiesta Island is a waterfront-focused BSA summer camp that provides experiences in many areas. Scouts had fun working on merit badges like kayaking, motor-boating, fishing, welding, sailing, canoeing, swimming, lifesaving, fly fishing, photography and journalism. With 40+ different merit badges offered, there were several to chose from. Fiesta Island also provided a "Mariner's Program" for younger scouts which helped them on their trail to First Class. There were many fun activities in their "down time" like doing a nighttime kayak, enjoying campfire time, skits, troop spirit activities, hanging out and playing games, and watching the firework show from Sea World.

Open House Outing 12/7

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Joshua Tree Camelback Trek

January found our scouts taking to the desert as they completed a 30-mile trek across the park over three days. Not only was it a great adventure but it will also qualify them for the 30-Mile Camelback HAT award.

Emerald Bay Summer Camp 2024

In June, scouts set sail across the sea over to Catalina Island where they enjoyed a week long summer camp at Camp Emerald Bay. This camp is known for it's ocean-based top-tier aquatics programs. Scouts spent their week earning merit badges, camping on the beach under the stars, experiencing the war canoe, motor-boating, kayaking, canoeing, snorkeling, soaking in the sun and all that ocean camp life offers! Some of our scouts even earned the mile swim patch by successfully swimming a mile in the ocean. It was a great summer camp and we look forward to going back sometime soon!

Let It Be Foundation

2024

On May 4th, Troop 202 helped out with the annual Let it Be 5k Walk/Run. The troop got up bright and early at 5:30 AM to help set up and cook breakfast for the runners running for the children the fundraiser supports. From mixing pancake mix 5 gallons at a time, to helping serve food or cutting fruit, the troop helped out however they could. As a reward, we also got the world famous Let it Be lemonade for helping out. This was a great outing and look forward to volunteering next year!

Camporee April 2024

The last weekend of April, the troop went to Camp Emerson for the CIEC council annual Camporee. After a Friday night full of rain, hail, soaking wet tents and sleeping bags, and a long line for the warm air dryer, the next morning was sunny and beautiful and Troop 202 got to do opening flags for the camp. Saturday was full of many activities with our troop doing the troop tradition of the Troop 202 pancake relay. Our troop also won the award for most spirit and took home a trophy to remember. Overall, even with some rain, this was a great campout that will sure be remembered.

Court of Honor Spring 2024

In early April, Troop 202 had our biannual Court of Honor to commemorate all the achievements of the scouts in the past six months. Each Court of Honor is also when the SPL term changes and we welcomed the new SPL into his new position. There was a lot of scouts ranking up and we also had two new eagle scouts in the troop. This was a great Court of Honor and congratulate all of our scouts for all of their great achievements.

Chino Hills State Park March 2024

In mid March, on Saint Patricks Day weekend, Troop 202 took a one night camping trip out to the local Chino Hills State Park. The main point of the trip was to have a ILST program where the older scouts teach the younger scouts about leadership in the troop. We had three stations that the scouts set up that involved games and discussions to help build scouts understanding of leaders and teamwork. Some older scouts also went out to do a conservation project for the State Park well the younger scouts stayed back playing cards and, a great part of the trip, corn hole. All in all, the troop had a great time on this outing.

Joshua Tree February 2024

On Presidents Day weekend, the troop took the long weekend to go out and climb in Joshua Tree National Park. We had a great climbing team to set up some routes and all of the scouts had a blast climbing them. Scouts also learned how to tie the different knots needed to climb, how to belay a climber, and how to self repel from a rock face. Overall, we had a great time climbing in Joshua Tree!

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