Camp Phillips

All Webelos 1, Arrow of Light Scouts and Scout Troops are Encoraged to Attend!

Everybody must bring health form part A&B. Sorry, we can't reference health forms from this past summer.

All Troops and Dens MUST pre-register.

What Is It:  WEBELOS Woods is an outdoor and over-night program designed to introduce WEBELOS and their parents to a variety of ScoutsBSA activities. It helps make the transition into ScoutsBSA more exciting. The weekend is filled with fun activities, intriguing demonstrations, and plenty of outdoor excitement. WEBELOS dens will rotate through a variety of activity stations staffed by ScoutsBSA Troops. Scouts explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable the WEBELOS to work on Scout skills and play outdoor games.

An emphasis is put on hands-on activities. ScoutsBSA Troops may check in between 7-9pm on Friday night or 8-8:45am on Saturday morning, and WEBELOS should check in between 8-8:45am on Saturday morning.

Who Can Participate:  All WEBELOS I and II, their parents, and leaders are invited to participate in the weekend event. ScoutsBSA Troops are highly encouraged to attend to staff an activity station and to host a Camp Site.

Where:  The event is held at Camp Phillips (ScoutsBSA Camp) at LE Phillips Scout Reservation.
Activity stations will be held in the main areas of Camp. On Saturday night, WEBELOS and WEBELOS Adults have the opportunity to camp in a Boy Scout Campsite with a Host Troop. WEBELOS and their adults sleep in cabins or they can use their own tents. Boy Scout Troops bring their own tents to use in their assigned campsite.

What is the Cost?:  

Meals: Your fees include Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner (cooked in campsite, food provided by camp), and Sunday breakfast, and Saturday evening’s Cracker Barrel. For Saturday evening's cracker barrel, we will provide you ingredients for dutch oven cobbler. Troops must bring their own dutch ovens and patrol cooking kits for in-site dinner.

What About Adult Leadership?:  Each WEBELOS Den must have at least two adults/parents in attendance at this event. Of course, Troops must have proper Two-Deep Leadership, too. If adults are attending training sessions, there must be one adult staying with WEBELOS/AOL den. 

UPDATE Basic info for Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts:

Arrival: Saturday (9/20) morning

Activities: Work on Webelos & Arrow of Light electives at stations run by Scouts BSA Troops and Council Volunteers

Saturday Evening:

• Cub Scout Youth and Adults/parents sleep in Camp Phillips cabins (see details below)
• Cook dinner in your campsite with your host Troop

Sunday (9/21): Join us for breakfast in the Dining Hall, along with awards. Head out early if needed.

UPDATE Basic info for Scouts BSA Troops:

Arrival: Friday (9/19) night or Saturday (9/20) morning

Your Role:

• Run activity stations and provide service to camp. Contact Matt Patton to get assigned a role (mapatton82@gmail.com).
• Host Webelos and AOL Scouts in your campsite

Meals:

• Saturday breakfast & lunch in dining hall
• Saturday dinner cooked in your campsite (food provided by camp)
• Sunday breakfast in dining hall

Troop Gear:

• Tents for all Scouts and Leaders
• Bring cookware (Coleman stove, pots, pans, Dutch oven)
• Bring mess kits or disposables for your troop and Cub Scout guests

UPDATE Sleeping in Camp Phillips Campsites
 

Webelos, AOL Scouts and their Adults/Parents will sleep in cabins

• Basic cabins with cots & mattresses. You must provide sleeping bag and pillows.
• Doors and screened windows
• Not heated! Bring warm layers if it’s chilly.
• Electricity is not available.
• A cozy but rustic night of sleep.

Scouts BSA Youth and Adults should plan on sleeping in tents.

• Campsites have room for tents.
• If you need to borrow a tent from Camp Phillips, reach out to us!
• If cabins are open, Scout troops can use them. Housing assignments will be sent out the week of the event with the Participant Guide.

Tentative schedule:

Friday:

•  7:00 – 8:45 Troop Check In

Saturday:

• 7:45 breakfast for Scouts BSA and Volunteers.
• 8 – 9 Webelos/AOL Check In @ Dining Hall
• 8:45 AM SPL Meeting @ Dining Hall Pavilion
• 9:15 – 9:30 Opening @ Parade Grounds        
• 9:30-11:45 Program Rotations
• 11:45-12:45 Lunch Rotation(s)
• 12:45-3:00 Program Rotations
• 3:15 PM  Closing Flag @ Parade Grounds
• After FlagAwards Program @ Parade Grounds
• After Awards  Set-up camp sites/Dinner in your campsite
• 7:30 – 10:30 PM Campfire Program and Cracker Barrel at Camp Sites                         
• 10:30 PM  LIGHTS OUT!

 
Sunday:                                                                                                  

• 7:00 AM Chapel Service, PSR Chapel (Dining Hall if bad weather)
• 8:00 AM Breakfast at the Dining Hall 
• 8:30 – 10:00 AM Return mattresses to Storage Location and Check Out w/ staff

Participant Guide: TO BE RELEASED WEEK OF EVENT

Packing List for Webelos/AOL: Check attachments section of this page

Packing List for Scouts BSA: Check attachments section of this page.