Camping and Outings
Seasonal Camping
In addition to Summer Camp, our cubs have the opportunity to go camping once each season. The Pack schedules and plans a camping trip or overnight each Fall, Winter, and Spring. Fall and Spring camping trips are tent camping while, due to the cold temperatures, Winter camping is always indoors. Camping trips are scheduled on the weekend - Saturday days, overnight into Sunday.
Camping trips also vary in location/distance in order to provide a variety of camping experiences over the years your son or daughter spends in scouting. We highly recommend that all scouts, regardless of age/rank, attend as many camping trips as possible. Tigers must be accompanied by a parent on all trips.
Outings
In addition to camping, Pack 199 also plans different outings each year, sometimes in place of a seasonal (Fall, Winter, Spring) camping trip but usually in addition. Past and recurring outings include the following:
Iron Pigs Scout Night (Tent camping in the outfield)
Reading Phillies
Battleship New Jersey Overnight & Day trips
Annual Summer Pack Picnic
Memorial Day Parade
Roller Skating
DaVinci Center
Nature Centers
Community Service
Park and Area Cleanup
Military Cemetery Flag Placing
Retirement Home Christmas Caroling
Food Drives
Toy Drives
Flag Ceremonies
Summer Camp
Summer camp is our longest camping trip each year. We alternate attending in-council (local) and out-of-council ("long distance") resident camps. Resident camp lengths vary between 2 and 4 nights in length and usually involve at least one weekday. For those unable to attend a resident camp, summer day camp (typically in-council only) is also an option as well. Family camping is available at all BSA Summer Resident camps. Resident camping is highly recommended for all scouts, providing them a chance to interact with scouts from other packs both in and out of our area.