2018 Calendar & Activities
This is an overview of major troop activities for the 2018 year. The troop annual planning session is held each August when the Scouts for Troop 506 brainstorm the trips and activities they would like to experience for the following year.
As things change throughout the year, changes to this calendar are possible and likely:
| Dates | Trip | Location | Misc |
| Jan 13-15 | Okefenokee Swamp | Stephen C. Foster State Park | canoeing & astronomy session |
| Jan 28 | Advance-A-Rama | Berkmar High School | meritbadge.info |
| Feb 17-19 | Snow Skiing | Wolf Ridge Ski Lodge Mars Hill, NC | |
| Mar 16 - 18 | New Scout Campout | Rainey Mountain Clayton, GA | Work as a new patrol & rank advancement for Scout rank |
| Mar 16 - 18 | Climbing Program | Mount Currahee | Must be 13 years old |
| April | Camp Rotary | Camp Rotary (NEGA property) | Camping, service hours |
| May | Whitewater Kayak | TBD | |
| Jun 10 - 16 | Summer Camp | Rainey Mountain Clayton, GA | Week long summer camp |
| Jul 14 | Ziplining | Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center | Saturday Day Trip |
| Jul 10 - 17 | High Adventure: Northern Tier | Great North Woods of northern Minnesota and Canada | 7 day canoe trip! |
| Aug 3-5 | Aquatics Weekend | Scoutland Lake Lanier, Georgia | Water activity Merit Badges! |
| Sept 14-16 | Troop Campout at Ft Yargo SP | Fort Yargo State Park. Close by! | Mountain biking, kayaking, fun! Possible Webelos visit, families attend campfire. |
| Oct 5 - 8 | Iron Chef | TBD | Patrol Cooking Competition |
| Nov | Caving/Geology MB | TBD | |
| Dec | Stone Summit | Stone Summit Atlanta, GA | Indoor rock climbing & camping |