Troop 1 tries to spend two nights a month under the stars, in a tent, hammock, quinzhee, or cabin.
We have camped at Northern Star Council camps, at Minnesota and Wisconsin state parks, and National Forest Service primitive camps.
We're always looking for great places to camp and explore!
December 12-14, 2025 • Board Game Camp at Stearns Scout Camp, Tonkawa Lodge
• COST • Camp Registration $20 for food + $5 activity fee
• MENU • Scouts will plan meals and cook as patrols. Tonkawa Lodge has a full kitchen, so get creative!
• PROGRAM • Board Games!
A full weekend of your favorite board and tabletop games, in Tonkawa Lodge - the newest and fanciest Scout lodge in Minnesota. Bring your favorite games to share, and try games you've ever played before. If you haven't been to Board Game Camp before, you don't want to miss it. Tonkawa Lodge has plenty of room to sleep indoors, but Scouts are always welcome to tent or hammock outside if they wish!
January 9-11, 2026 • Snow Base at Tomahawk Scout Camp (White Pine subcamp)
• COST • Camp Registration $88 (Experience) or $101 (Spearhead)
• MENU • All meals provided by Snow Base
• PROGRAM • Winter Camping and Cold Weather Fun
Snow Base is a great experience, whether you have 2 feet of snow or no snow at all! Learn how to enjoy cold weather camping. Program offerings include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, broomball, and more. Campers have the option of sleeping indoors (Experience program) or outdoors (Spearhead program). Those sleeping outdoors will build a parachute shelter or quinzhee snow shelter. Snow Base staff accompany you and show you the ropes. Each attendee is issued all of the cold weather gear needed to ensure everyone stays warm and dry - you only need to supply your own mess kit, coat, and hat!
February 06-08, 2026 • Ski Camp at Fred C. Anderson Scout Camp/Trollhaugen
• COST • Camp Registration $20 for food + $5 activity fee; Additional cost for lift tickets (~$48) and ski rentals ($25) at Trollhaugen
• MENU • Scouts will plan Friday cracker barrel. Saturday lunch at Trollhaugen (packed lunch or purchase from chalet). Saturday dinner will be prepared by volunteers.
• PROGRAM • Snow Sports!
Troop 1 will welcome Arrow of Light scouts to join us at camp for our annual Ski Camp weekend. We'll stay in the Peterson/Adirondack cabins Friday night, then drive to Trollhaugen on Saturday. Scouts can ski, snowboard, or hang out in the chalet. We'll offer a chance to work on Snow Sports Merit Badge (on-the-hill requirements for snowboard or alpine options). We return to Fred C. Saturday night for dinner at camp, and drive home Sunday morning.
July 12-18, 2026 • Save the Date! We're going to Tomahawk
Spend a full week at summer camp with Troop 1!
We're attending Week 4 this year, in a new campsite, Menomonee.
Registration will open this spring.