Cub Scout Pack 65
Brighton, NY 

PACK 65 CAMPING TRIPS – BASIC INFO FOR NEW CUBS AND PARENTS

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Here is some basic information for new scouts and their parents or guardians so you can learn what to expect on Pack 65’s camping trips.  The pack usually does two or three overnights per year, at least one in the fall and one in the late spring. The Pack covers a substantial portion of the overnight venues and daytrips for the pack events. All overnights includes Mom and/or Dad and a favorite stuffed animal too! These events are not mandatory for scouts but are a ton of fun! 

     

The late spring trip is at the J. Warren Cutler Scout Reservation in buildings with bunks, with a tent camping option. This is the Seneca Waterways Council's own Cub Scout Camp, which we are lucky to have since there are only a handful of dedicated Cub Scout Camps in the US. It is located in Naples, NY. The pack covers the entire cost of renting the village we stay in (The Ships, The Castle, The Pioneer Fort or the Longhouses), food for the weekend and any other incidental expenses. Cubs come with at least one parent or both and sometimes an older sibling who is a boy scout. This campout is not suitable for younger siblings. We plan fun daytime activities, such as fishing, hiking, sports, archery and also help the camp by completing a conservation project. Some parents enjoy dutch oven cooking, so they might be making a yummy dessert, while dinner is being prepared by the adults. All sleeping is indoors, unless you want to bring your own tent. Boy scouts who attend the event sleep in tents.

 

There is also Cub Scout Adventure Camp at Camp Cutler. Cub Scouts stay two nights with a parent and typically with some other boys from their den. They experience a full camping program, earn awards and participate in archery and shooting sports (starting in 3rd grade). There is swimming and fishing, nature center activities and all around fun! Older Scouts (Arrow of Lights) can stay for five nights (with the ratio of one adult to four scouts, but typically each child has a parent with them) and stay in the Mountain Man area at Camp Cutler, where they sleep in platform tents, just like the boy scouts do at Massawepie Scout Camp in the Adirondacks. This experience prepares them for the next summer when they are able to attend Massawepie They also have a full schedule of activities each day, led by the staff of Seneca Waterways Council.  

There will be many other opportunities for overnights and discounted tickets organized by Seneca Waterways Council (such as sleeping at The Red Wings Stadium, Adventure Landing, Sea Breeze, Darien Lake, Buffalo Bills, Sabres games, etc.) Families generally attend these events on their own, or by dens, rather than the entire Pack going together. Visit Seneca Waterways Council for up-to-date information on events and activities.