When: February 18-19, 2023 Where: Camp William B. Snyder, Ashburn Ice House Time: Arrive at St. Francis at 10:30am on Saturday, Feb 18; Return to Great Falls Library around noon  on Sunday, Feb 9th.  Scouts will enjoy car camping at Camp Snyder in Haymarket, VA on Saturday night after ice skating at Ashburn Ice House  from 12:30am to 2PM. To […]

When: Jan 27-29, 2023 Where: Whitetail Mountain, Mercersburg, PA Lodging: Joy El Camp & Retreats, Greencastle, PA Time: Meet at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:00 PM Friday, Jan 27, returning late afternoon on Sunday, Jan. 27th. Scouts will enjoy skiing/snowboarding at Whitetail Mountain resort in Mercersburg, PA. on Saturday. The troop will spend Friday and Saturday […]

When:  November 12-13, 2022 Where: Billy Goat Trail – Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath Trail Time: Arrive at the St. Francis parking lot at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 12th return to Great Falls Library by noon on Sunday, November 13th Troop 55 scouts will enjoy a daypack hike on the Billy Goat Trail scrambling over steep […]

Because the hot demand of group camp site for the weekend of Oct 22 -24 due to the beautiful Fall colors of Blue Ridge mountain Mountain , we have to move the day hike and camping to Sunday Oct 23rd to secure a big group camp site. When: Oct 23-24, 2022 Where: 11263-, 11621 Fort Valley Rd, […]

Where: St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA Time: Arrive at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:00 PM on Friday evening, October 14th Finished at St. Francis by 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 15th Jamboree on the Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world and uses amateur radio to link scouts and […]

When:  September 24-25, 2020 Where: Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV Time: Arrive at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:30 AM on Saturday morning, September 2022 Return to Great Falls by late afternoon(~2pm) on Sunday, September 25th Dolly Sods and its’ environs are considered the premier backpacking locales east of the Mississippi River. They feature varied […]

When: August 20-21, 2022 Where: Lower Yough River Time: Arrive at St. Francis Parking at 6:00 am on Saturday, August 20, Return to Great Falls Library late afternoon on Sunday, August 21. 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 and see […]