National Jamboree
Celebrating Scouting in the USA!
It's gonna be AWWWWWWSOME!
The Boy Scouts of America has held a national Scout Jamboree for Scouts and leaders of Boy Scout councils throughout the United States since 1937. More than 600,000 Scouts and leaders have hiked the trails, paths, and roadways since the first jamboree was held at the base of the Washington Monument on the Mall in our nation's capital.
Since the first Jamboree there have been 15 national Scout Jamborees held. Over the years there have been five different locations chosen to host the Boy Scout National Jamboree. Three each were held in California, Colorado, and Idaho. Five have been held in Pennsylvania and starting in 1981, Caroline County, Virginia, and Fort A. P. Hill. This Jamboree will be held in West Virginia, but for the first time the Jamboree will be held in the BSA's latest High Adventure camp The Summit Bechtel Reservation.
We're expecting a great crowd to help inaugerate this new venue for the National Jamboree and plans are underway to ensure that it is the biggest, and safest Jamboree ever.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, created the idea of holding a large encampment of Scouts and leaders to celebrate Scouting in England. He called it a Jamboree.
Jamboree Links
Want to see and learn more about the National Jamboree? There are lots of websites and Blogs writing about the event. Here are just a few links to get you started!
Official Jamboree Site
OA at the Jamboree
DelMarVa Jamboree Info.
