FAQs

Please refer to the Accepted Troops page for more information about the day of the event

Please refer to the Registration page for more information about the interest form and the registration process

We have not determined a price point for the Jamboree yet, but we expect it to be about $40 per person for those camping and $20 for those only coming for the day. The price will include a campsite (for those with camping tickets), admission to the Jamboree, lunch on Saturday, a jamboree t-shirt, and a commemorative patch.

We expect parking at on the day of the Jamboree to cost $10 per car. Transportation will be provided from parking lot to the Naval Academy. Please note, troops with camping tickets will still need to transport themselves from the campground to the parking lot. The general public is not permitted to drive aboard the Naval Academy.

There is no age or rank restriction to attend the Jamboree other than that all scouts must meet the age requirements for the Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, Venturing, or Exploring programs. There will, however, be an age restriction for certain programs (ie. Small Boat Sailing) for safety reasons.

Friday, April 25th

• Afternoon/evening arrival for camping troops- by arrangement

Saturday, April 26th

• 0600 - Arrive at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (NMCMS) and board shuttle to the Naval Academy (USNA). Shuttles begin running at this time

  • Please note that unlike in past years, all Troops MUST arrive through NMCMS. Troops are not permitted to come aboard USNA through the visitor center or any of the pedestrian gates.

• 0800 - Observe colors in Tamanend Court (T-Court)

• 0805 - Meet Morning Merit Badge Councilors in T-Court

• 0815-1200 - Morning Merit Badge Session

• 1200-1245 - Lunch in King Hall

• 1250- Meet Afternoon Merit Badge Councilors in T-Court

• 1300-1630 - Afternoon Merit Badge Session

• 1645-1730 - Complete Jamboree and Depart USNA. Shuttles will be available to Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Sunday, April 27st

• 0630-1000 - Checkout from Campgrounds (Troops selected for camping only)

• 0900-1700 - Optional tours of USNA through the Visitor Center

• 0900-1100 - Optional church services at USNA Chapel 

At this time, there are no events scheduled for the scouts other than the Jamboree on Saturday. We may be able to offer Midshipmen led tours of the Naval Academy on Sunday morning for interested troops. If this is possible we will provide more information at a later date.

There will be a Parade at 4 pm on Friday the 25th at Worden Field.

The Naval Academy is also open to the general public from 9am-5pm daily, so troops can conduct their own, self guided, tours on Friday or Sunday.

Interested troops can attend religious services aboard the academy on Sunday (Catholic Mass at 0900 and Protestant Worship Service at 1100).

Troops that are selected for a campsite will have their campsite from the evening of Friday, April 25th to the morning of Sunday, April 27th.

Camping will be at NWR and the Greenbelt NPS Campground. 

No, troops will have to get themselves to and from the parking lot on Saturday, April 25th.

We anticipate parking  to be $10 per car. Shuttle busses will be provided from the stadium to the Naval Academy. The reason for this arrangement is that the general public is not permitted to drive aboard the Naval Academy.