A council-wide weekend camping extravaganza catering to all ages of Scouting, from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA, Venturers, Explorers, and adult volunteers, alongside Scouting families. Embracing community involvement wherever possible. At all 6 of our properties on one weekend: April 25-27th 2025.
Returning in 2026! Consider attending our Council-Wide Camporee. Click Here for More Info
The Shoot-O-Ree is open to registered Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturers. Scout-age siblings may participate too. Cub Scouts and Cub Scout-age siblings should have an adult partner present throughout the day.
All activities run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Scouts and Venturers - stop by at any time and stay for as long as they like.
All registered and paid participants will receive a wristband and punch card for access to Shoot-O-Ree activities. Shooting activities include BB gun shooting, archery, sling shots, and more.
Lunch will not be provided, but please fee free to bring sack lunch or other ways to have lunch to stay for the fun.
Just a few reminders and details regarding the event:
This event is not a drop off/ pick up event, meaning parents/guardians/unit leaders must attend with the scouts.
Don't forget to bring water bottles and closed toe shoes. While rain is not in the forecast, the event will occur rain or shine.
Note: Range and Target Activities require instruction and a safety briefing. Safety around firearms is a key lesson to learn in life.
Council-wide Pinewood Derby
March 8 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL
World Wide Technology Raceway
March 8, 2025 9:00 AM to 1:00 pm
Council Pinewood Derby - Celebrating 72 years of pinewood car racing!
Join us on the morning of Saturday, March 8 at World Wide Technology Raceway for a council wide competition and other fun. Sponsored by the generosity of WWT Raceway Gives.
For all Cub Scouts, and a league for Scouts BSA and Venturing to compete! Don't miss this grand time!
The Pinewood Derby is one of the highlights of a Cub Scout's year and great memories for older Scouts. This event will bring Scouts from across the council to have some fun as they race their cars to see who has the fastest one.
This event is open to ALL Cub Scouts in the Council, regardless of a Scout's placement at their home Pack's or District race.
Fee is only $5 per car to enter, all spectators are free. Please register by February 27. Youth under 18 must be in the care of an adult.
Returning in 2026! Consider attending our Council-Wide Camporee. Click Here for More Info
Parents, join your Scout as they dive deeper into the true Spirit of Scouting at beautiful Camp Warren Levis. Make wonderful memories with your scout(s) as they catch their first fish, hit their first bulls-eyes, climb the tower, and explore the adventure and fun of the outdoors during Parent & Pal.
76th Memorial Day Good Turn at Jefferson Barracks
May 25, 2025 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetary
Gravois Trail 76th Annual Jefferson Barracks Memorial Day Good Turn
Scouts of all ages are invited to participate in the 76th Annual Memorial Day Good Turn on May 25, 2025, hosted by Gravois Trail District. Registration will be from 10:30 am until 11:30 am at the VA Hospital Orange Lot with the procession into the cemetery beginning at 11:30 am. Upon check-in, the unit leader or designated adult will receive a map and participation ribbon. Patches will be available for $5.00.
Participants will attend the Flag Ceremony before proceeding to the flag boxes. No one will be allowed to begin placing flags until after the ceremony has been dismissed.
For more than seven decades, approximately 5,000 Scouts have gathered at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery before Memorial Day to decorate each of the approximately 280,000 graves with an American Flag. In its 76th year (2025), the tradition is one of the longest-running Memorial Day events within Scouting.
The public is welcome to attend the event. Scouts from across the Council will assemble at the VA Hospital Orange Lot and march into the Cemetery, where they proceed to the main flagpole for assembly and ceremony honoring our fallen soldiers. A flag presentation marks the opening of our ceremony, followed by a guest speaker who will address the crowd. The ceremony will close with the retrieving of the flags, Taps, and Amazing Grace by the Bagpipers. Everyone will be dismissed to begin placing the flags on each grave.
It takes approximately 2 hours to complete the Good Turn, and Scouts will have placed over 200,000 flags on each grave.
In 1866, Jefferson Barracks was established as a National Cemetery, and today is one of the oldest interment sites of the National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Memorial Day Good Turns for Jewish War Veterans
May 25, 2025 at Various Cemeteries
Jewish Committee on Scouting Good Turn
Sponsored by the Jewish Committee on Scouting
The Jewish Committee on Scouting is also proud to assist Jewish War Veterans Post 644 by placing over 8,000 American flags on the graves of veterans at eight local Jewish cemeteries. For more information on this good turn please CLICK HERE.
Mom & Me is a weekend camp for Cub Scouts and their moms (or guardians), packed with activities and outdoor adventure. Enjoy camp favorites like archery, BB guns, hiking, arts and crafts, games, and more! Every year has a unique and fun theme that ties into the event shirts, crafts, and games.
Not an expert camper, mom? No worries, we provide all the meals and programs. You just need a tent, a sleeping bag, and an overnight bag with any weekend-away essentials.
Cub Launch
Oct. 4, 2025 at Beaumont Scout Reservation & Additional Locations
Cub Launch Activities
October 4th, 2025 - Beaumont Scout Reservation
Spend a day at camp with the whole family doing all the things Cub Scouts love to do!
BB gun shooting, Archery, Hike the Bobcat Trail (learn what you need to know to get your Bobcat badge!), and STEM demonstrations and activities are just a few of the exciting things available. At Beaumont Scout Reservation, our flagship Cub Launch location, there are more than 20 different activities including Horseback Riding, make your own first aid kit, mud cave and more!
Click here to learn more and find the location nearest you!
Spook-o-ree
Oct. 10-12, 2025 at Rhodes France Scout Reservation
Rhodes France Scout Reservation
Spook-O-Ree Event Details:
Please join us for a weekend of fun Halloween themed camping at Rhodes France scout reservation for Cub Scouts! This will be a Halloween weekend campout geared for the whole family. There will be activities for all age ranges of cub scouters and their families (including shooting sports, scout skills, and more!). Bring the whole crew plenty of fun things to do for siblings, parents and even grandparents. Families will move into camp on Friday, October 10th and will depart camp on Sunday, October 12th. The Friday evening meal is up to the unit/campers to provide (most units either eat before they come or have a wiener roast at their campsite!). We hope to see everyone there for this great weekend.
Register
October 10-12 2025 | Rhodes France Scout Reservation | Register Here
Fall Fright Fest
Oct. 25, 2025 at Beaumont Scout Reservation
Fall Fright Fest Event Details:
Fall Fright Fest is a Halloween event for Cub Scouts. Attend just the Saturday event or camp overnight with us and enjoy the entire weekend!
Sign up for sessions from 3PM to 7PM Saturday evening! Each session is under 2 hours. Start by listening to a classic Halloween story, then hike the spooky trail, get a goody bag, play on the playgrounds, make slime and get into the Halloween spirit.
Optional camp overnight with us! The classic Fall Fright Fest event is Saturday evening, but now you can join us Friday night and Saturday for a family or pack campout. Friday night we will have a Council hosted campfire program with songs and skits! Families or packs will be responsible for their own meals. Camping space will be provided and campfire program Friday night.
Bring your costume!
A fun, age-appropriate, but scary activity to add to the Halloween Spirit! Costume's are welcomed but not a requirement. Wear trail appropriate footwear, you will be going through a wooded trail.
When? October 25th 2025
optional chance to camp overnight with us Friday and/or Saturday night! When registering, select your timeslot for the Saturday program and then select if you want to camp overnight. It is an additional $5 fee for overnight camping per person - this includes Friday and Saturday nights (although you do not have camp both nights if you dont want) - there will be a Friday night campfire show with songs and skits! Families and packs will be on their own for meals.
Where? Beaumont Scout Reservation
What is it?
Saturday night program: Start the event with a storyteller who sets the scene, encounter the haunted forest, walk through the pirate ship, explore the fort, and then end your walk with homemade slime and receive a goody bag full of treats!
Sessions leave every 15-30 minutes. Guides will walk you through the event.
Friday Night program: optional camping overnight with a campfire program with songs and skits
Event Cost: $10 per attendee (optional overnight additional $5 per person)
Who can attend? Cub Scout and sibling friendly and age appropriate.
Trading post and food concessions are available for purchase during the Saturday night program.
Worried about being spooked? We recommend attending in the afternoon, but the whole event is for Cub Scouts and is age appropriate.
Haunted Hayrides
Oct. 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2025 at Camp Warren Levis
Event Details!
Haunted Hayrides is a spooky good time for children and adults of all ages!
Held over two weekends in October at Camp Warren Levis, this event is open to all Scout units, Scout families and the general public. Each hayride ride lasts about 20 minutes, showing the spookier, scarier side of Camp Warren Levis. Keep an eye out for the goblins and ghouls, and be careful about that noise in the woods…Come early or stay after your ride for time around the bonfire, and enjoy some chili and hot chocolate from the concessions stand.
2024 Dates
October 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th
You can preregister or show up and pay at the event.
Oct. 10-12, 2025 at Rhodes France Scout Reservation
Rhodes France Scout Reservation
Spook-O-Ree Event Details:
Please join us for a weekend of fun Halloween themed camping at Rhodes France scout reservation for Cub Scouts! This will be a Halloween weekend campout geared for the whole family. There will be activities for all age ranges of cub scouters and their families (including shooting sports, scout skills, and more!). Bring the whole crew plenty of fun things to do for siblings, parents and even grandparents. Families will move into camp on Friday, October 10th and will depart camp on Sunday, October 12th. The Friday evening meal is up to the unit/campers to provide (most units either eat before they come or have a wiener roast at their campsite!). We hope to see everyone there for this great weekend.
Register
October 10-12 2025 | Rhodes France Scout Reservation | Register Here
Scouting For Food is the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s one-of-a-kind day of service. Thousands of Scouts, parents, and leaders hit the streets on a Saturday in November to distribute blue bags to the homes in their area. Community members fill up those bags with non-perishable food items, and the Scouts return one week later to pick up those bags and distribute them to local food banks and pantries. On average, we collect almost 2 million food items each year.
