In June & July 2010 the Bay Area Council - Boy Scouts of America will host four week long Cub Scout Day Camps & Twilight Camps at each of the following four districts in council :  June 7-10 (830AM-4PM) Cradle of Texas – Camp Karankawa June 7-11 (4PM-830PM) Coastal – Shamrock Ranch June 14-18 (3PM-830PM) Northern Star - Christia Adair Park July 12-16 [...] [Read more...]

Coastal District Centennial Cub-o-Ree April 16 thru 18, 2010 Camp Karankawa - Sweeney, Texas Tigers, Cub Scouts and Webelos $10 each Adults & Siblings (does not include a patch) $6 each INFORMATION PACKET ** Registration Deadline: April 2, 2010 ** Contact Information: Bay Area Council 409-744-5206 (office) 832-385-5217 (cell) lisa.stegman@scouting.com COASTAL DISTRICT Cub-o-Ree April 16 thru... [Read more...]

The time has come for the 2010 Cradle of Texas Cub-O-Ree!!  April 9-11, 2010 at Camp Karankawa This year, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America!  Please follow the link below for the Leaders’ Guide, containing all the information you will need for registration, preparation, and lots of FUN!!! 2010-cot-cub-o-ree-info-packet  [Read more...]

100 Years of scouting Thunderbird District 2010 Cub-O-Ree When: March 3rd - 7th, 2010 Where: Camp Karankawa Unit camping, food, fun and games. Check - In Friday night starts at 5:00 pm for those who wish to camp Friday night. Check out will be by 12:00pm on Sunday Hotdog lunch will be provided on Saturday Camp Fire at 7:30pm Saturday- Which will include Webelos Crossover Ceremony Scouts [...] [Read more...]

Bay Area Council 2010 Philmont Application Scouts interested in going to Philmont please download, the below application, fill out, and mail to the council office with deposit. Thank you, John Bernzen philmont_2010_application.pdf  [Read more...]

Fort Rooke at Camp Karankawa is now open for business: Fort Rooke -1 [/caption] Fort Rooke - 2 [caption id="attachment_573" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Fort Rooke Entrance"]Fort Rooke Front View Fort Rooke - 3 [/caption] Fort Rooke - 4 [caption id="attachment_575" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Fort Rooke Stairs"]Fort Rook Courtyard Fort Rooke - 5  [Read more...]

The Bay Area Council will again have a Council Contingent traveling to the Philmont Scout Ranch. The dates of the expedition will be July 6 - 10, 2010. Travel time will have to be added. There are reservations for two treks to participate. Each trek consists of twelve participants. If any youth, leader, or [...] [Read more...]

The new 2009 Camp Karanakawa Leaders Guide is now available for download. The 2009 Leaders Guide covers Summer Camp, Fall Camp, and Winter Camp. Click HERE to visit the Bay Area Council Camp page where you can download the 2009 Leaders Guide.  [Read more...]

Planning a Northern Tier Trek David W. (Dave) Ramsey would like to give a vision to your Troop and parents on “What is a Northern Tier Canoe Trek”. It is a PC slide show presentation (of an actual trek) along with table-top display. Families can’t want to take an advantage of the Northern Tier [...] [Read more...]

100th Anniversary National Jamboree (wanna go?) July 26 - August 4, 2010 To date there are 81 Scouts signed up for the 2010 100th Anniversary National Jamboree. This means there are only 27 spaces left. Now is the time to act on this once-in-a-lifetime event! The Jamboree Steering Committee has selected the Scoutmasters for the Bay Area [...] [Read more...]

Ready to Hit the Philmont Trail Bay Area Council… The Bay Area Council 2009 Philmont Contingent had an informational meeting on August 17. The dates of the trip are July 11-July 25, 2009. The contingent leaders are Roger L. Boyer and Kem Coulter of Troop 609 in League City. Kara Boyer, Roger’s daughter, will be one [...] [Read more...]