When: March 29 – 31, 2025 Where: Assateague Island National Seashore Campground, Berline, Maryland Time: Arrive at St. Francis at 6:30am on Saturday, March 29th; Return to Great Falls Library around noon on Monday, March 31st.  Scouts will enjoy camping at Site G-2 at Assateague Island National Seashore starting Saturday afternoon, and participating in fun beach sports and other activities. To Sign […]

When: February 15-16, 2025 Where: Camp William B. Snyder, Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion Time: Arrive at St. Francis at 10:00am on Saturday, Feb 15th; Return to Great Falls Library around noon on Sunday, Feb 16th.  Scouts will enjoy camping at Camp Snyder in Haymarket, VA starting  Saturday afternoon after ice skating at the Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion. […]

When: Jan 31-Feb 2, 2025 Where: Whitetail Mountain, Mercersburg, PA Lodging: Joy El Camp & Retreats, Greencastle, PA Time: Meet at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:30 PM Friday, Jan 31, returning around noon on Sunday, Feb. 2nd. Scouts will enjoy skiing/snowboarding at Whitetail Mountain resort in Mercersburg, PA. on Saturday. The troop will spend Friday and Saturday […]

When: November 2-3, 2024 Camping:   Rohrbach Group Campground, Sharpsburg, MD Hiking: Harpers Ferry Maryland Heights Trail (Saturday),  Antietam National Battlefield Park (Sunday) Arrive:  St. Francis parking lot 7:00 am on Saturday, November 2nd, 2023 Return: to St. Francis late-afternoon on Sunday, November 3rd At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of […]

When:  October 12-13 , 2024 Where: Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV Time: Arrive at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:30 AM on Saturday morning, October 12 Return to Great Falls by late afternoon(~3pm) on Sunday, October 13 Dolly Sods and its’ environs are considered the premier backpacking locales east of the Mississippi River. They feature varied […]

When:  August 31- September 2, 2024 Where: Camping – Robert C McDonell Campground,  7701 Tuckerman Ln, Rockville, MD 20854 Hiking/Biking:  Billy Goat Trail or C & O Canal – Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 11710 Macarthur Blvd, Potomac, MD 20854 What:  Camping & Cooking,   Hiking at Billy Goat Trail section A or Biking at C […]

When: August 17-18, 2022 Where: Lower Yough River Time: Arrive at St. Francis Parking at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 17, Return to Great Falls Library late afternoon 5pm  on Sunday, August 18. The Lower Yough is Class III-IV and stretches 7.5 miles and contains over 30 rapids, all surrounded by the beauty of a spectacular wilderness canyon… Click here to Register […]