Community youth program based in Belmont, California: serving San Mateo, Foster City, Redwood City, Redwood Shores & San Carlos
On Saturday May 25, Troop 27 had the annual Memorial Day Flag Planting at Skylawn Cemetery. This year, we had some other troops join us in flag planting. Before starting the troops gathered for donuts in one of the buildings. At the start, Mr. Frydenlund, talked about the importance of how Memorial Day can relate to us as civilians. Once dispersed, the patrols began to put flags down for those who served in the different military branches.
-Noe Peretz
Family camp is an annual event run by Troop 27 where families can join their scouts while camping and canoeing. At this year’s family camp, the troop went to Brannan Island and learned and reviewed canoe river skills. In the troop’s free time, the patrols got together and played leadership/team building games. Families got to eat desserts made by the troop and overall, had a good time.
– Zachary Wong, Cobra APL
Camporee is a yearly council event where different troops compete in a series of challenges against each other for points to find the patrol with the most skills. At the recent Camporee, the patrols went to various stations including fire building, knot tying, archery, and more. During the outing, Troop 27 had 2 patrols, Hawks and Cobras, to place 1st and 2nd overall. All of the T27 patrols placed the podium at least once and scouts learned new skills.
– Zachary Wong
Family Camp united families and scouts for an exciting outdoor experience. The campsite provided a scenic backdrop for setting up tents and creating a cozy atmosphere. The dessert competition showcased scouts’ culinary skills with delightful treats. The nearby lake offered opportunities for canoeing. A heartwarming Sunday dinner brought families closer, fostering connections and creating cherished memories.
Late January
Cisco Grove Campground
A fun winter challenge involving snow camping and competition: sled race, jumbo ski, showshoe relay, spear throw, fire building, snowball toss, “tobacco” spit, ice rescue, moon ball, hasty shelter building and snow snake. Troops are encouraged to bring patrol sleds, built by Scouts, for the sled race.
Map & Directions
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Traffic cameras
Whitmore Grade and Kingvale cameras are closest to the campground
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This summer our troop continued its unique, 50-plus-year tradition of building its own summer camp at a lake in the high Sierra. 20 participants in the Advance Camp prepared the camp by cleaning up what others had left behind and creating facilities that included a large kitchen, three latrines, impressive flagpole, waterfront and much more.
The troop endured several miles of rough roads to reach Sawmill Lake where they were richly rewarded. Summer camp included 40 scouts (patrols, Senior Patrol Leaders and the Instructor Corps) who participated in swimming and boating, navigation & ropework skills, working with others, (propane-fired) campfire experiences and having lots of fun, all in a beautiful wilderness setting.
Some advancement opportunities included a 5-mile troop hike, First Class orienteering course, Trail to First Class requirements and various merit badges, including Camping, Canoeing, Communications, several crafts merit badges, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Science, Fishing, Geocaching, Lifesaving, Nature, Orienteering, Photography, Pioneering, Sailing and – of course – Swimming.
There were patrol contests such as canoe races, wood chopping and the two-man saw. The scouts enjoyed games like Tug-O-War, Two Ball and the very popular White Bomb. Five scouts completed the mile swim as well.
Highlights included a night of lightning and heavy rain, crossing the Lake Faucherie spillway during our 5-mile hike and bridging new scouts across a monkey bridge. We will remember the beautiful scenery, clear water and relationships that deepened during the outing. Of course we followed “leave no trace” principles and restored the area to its natural condition before we departed. Overall, this was an outstanding summer camp experience!
May 26, 2012
Skylawn Memorial Park
Troop 27 is deeply thankful to our veterans who have done so much to ensure the freedom that we enjoy today. Each year we put flags on the graves of our veterans buried at Skylawn Memorial Park. [Read more…]
March 17-18, 2012
Location: Secret
The Treasure Hunt is an annual tradition at Troop 27. It is a challenging, adventerous, and fun-filled outing that our Venturing Crew 27 plans & runs for the Troop. For decades, the Treasure Hunt has consistently been a Troop & Crew favorite. Unlike all other outings, the Treasure Hunt activity details are kept secret in the planning stage, but are all based on a particular theme. which changes from year to year. [Read more…]
July 17 – 20: 2012: Advance Camp
July 20 – 27: Summer Camp
July 28: Summer Camp Clean-up
Location: (targeting) Loon Lake
Summer camp planning is well underway, so make sure you’ve set aside the week!
This summer our troop will continue its unique, 50-year tradition of building its own summer camp at a lake in the high Sierra. Summer camp offers Scouts waterfront activities, wood skills, working with others in their patrols, campfire experiences and having lots of fun, all in a beautiful wilderness setting. [Read more…]
April 27 – 29, 2012
Cutter Scout Reservation, Santa Cruz Mountains
This year the annual skills competition event has been rebranded as a Zomb-O-Ree, which should be fun!
Learn and practice your fire building, first aid, and a host of other wilderness survival skills at our Invasion Training Stations. Then team up with your fellow Scouts and compete in contests to hone your skills even further. As your team progresses, you’ll be given parts of an antidote that will help you fight the Zombie Contagion – but can you put it all together in time? [Read more…]
Troop 27 welcomes Scouts BSA for girls age 11-17 starting February 1, 2019. Visit Scouting.org for more information about Scouts BSA.
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