Outdoor Activities Resource Center
Welcome to the Outdoor Activity Resource Center! The Outdoor Activity Resource Center is a place where parents, guardians, scouts, and scout leaders can find commonly used and commonly referenced outdoor activity material. This resource is maintained by the Pack’s Outdoor Activity Coordinator (OAC). Questions, comments, and ideas for new material should be submitted to the OAC via the leadership mailing list which is [email protected]
Resources for Parents/Guardians
“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.” ~Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting Movement
Resources for Scouts
“The open-air is the real objective of Scouting and the key to its success.” ~Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting Movement
Resources for Leaders
“The man who is blind to the beauties of nature has missed half the pleasure of life.” ~Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting Movement
Local Weather, Forest, Wilderness, & Campground Alerts
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
Detailed information about area status within GWJ can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/gwj/recreation
Alerts For George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
- Temporary trail detour on the Virginia Creeper Trail along Taylors Valley February 3, 2023Over the next two months, crews will be installing a waterline extension near the Virginia Creeper Trail along Taylors Valley. This section of the trail may be closed intermittently with a detour in place around the project area via Taylors Valley Road. Virginia Creeper Trail Map Flaggers and signs will be in place to assist […]
- Section of Tate Road in Carroll and Grayson counties temporarily closed December 2, 2022A 0.6-mile section of Tate Road %3AForest Service Road 667%3A in Carroll and Grayson counties is temporarily closed for repairs while the triple-barrel culvert is replaced. The road is closed to all entry at the Forest Service gate near the intersection with Snowbird Lane %3AForest Service Road 690%3A through the intersection with Forest Service Road […]
- Temp Closure: Rocky Run ATV trail, Second Mountain, Long Run Rd, Vepco Rd October 15, 2022Temp Closure: Rocky Run ATV trail, Second Mountain, Long Run Rd, Vepco Rd The Rocky Run ATV trail in Rockingham County, including Second Mountain Road %3AForest Road #502%3A, is temporarily closed. The southeast portion of Long Run Road %3AForest Road #72%3A and Vepco Road %3AForest Road #240%3A are also temporarily closed. National Forest system roads […]
