2019 Calendar & Activities
This is an overview of major troop activities for the 2019 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 18-21 | Cold Weather Camping | Cloudland Canyon | |
Jan 26 | Advance-A-Rama | Berkmar High School | meritbadge.info |
Feb 16-18 | Snow Skiing | Beech Mountain Ski resort, NC | |
Mar 1-3 | Wilderness Survival | Dahlonega, GA | |
Apr 12- 14 | New Scout Campout | Victoria Bryant State Park, Pioneer Site 02 | Work as a new patrol & rank advancement for Scout Rank |
May 11 | Fishing Day Trip | Fishing Merit Badge | |
May 27 - June 1 | NYLT | Scoutland Lake Lanier, Georgia | NYLY Training |
Jun 9 - 21 | High Adventure: Philmont | Philmont Scout Ranch Northeastern New Mexico | High adventure hiking trip |
Jun 10 - 16 | Summer Camp | Rainey Mountain Clayton, GA | Week long summer camp |
Jul 13 | Day Trip: gravity | Gravity, Snellville, GA | Trampoline park |
Aug 2-4 | Aquatics Weekend | Scoutland Lake Lanier, Georgia | Water activity Merit Badges! |
Sept 13-15 | Troop Campout at Ft Yargo SP | Fort Yargo State Park. Close by! | Arrow of Light Cub Scout visit, Orienteering, Scout Skills |
Oct 18 - 20 | Fishing Trip Unicoi, GA | Unicoi State Park, GA | Fishing Trip |
Nov 8 - 10 | Iron Chef & Mountain Bike Trails | Chewacla State Park, Alabama | Cooking competition & Mountain bike trails |
Dec 28 | Stone Summit | Stone Summit Atlanta, GA | Indoor rock climbing & camping |