Camp Seton Adventure Weekend

When and Where

When: June 19-21, 2026 , 6:30 pm — 10:00 am
Nights: 2

Troop 23 is heading to Camp Seton for an adventure-packed weekend in the Connecticut woods. We opened this scouting year at Camp Seton back in the fall — now we're back for the close of the season, this time with a full day of high-flying fun on the books.

The centerpiece is a day at Boundless Adventures, an aerial adventure park just up the road in Purchase, NY: tree-to-tree obstacle courses, wobbly bridges, and ziplines, all climbed in a safety harness with trained staff on hand. The rest of the weekend is everything that makes a great campout — patrol cooking, a campfire, skills work, and time outdoors with the troop.

What to Expect

An overnight weekend at Camp Seton with a high-adventure day in the middle:

Friday evening — Depart OLA, drive about an hour to Camp Seton, and set up camp by patrol. Settle in with a campfire to kick off the weekend.

Saturday — The big day. Head over to Boundless Adventures (about 15 minutes from camp) for our orientation and roughly two hours on the aerial courses and ziplines. Back at camp, patrols take over the kitchen — this is a cook-your-own-meals weekend — with skills instruction, free time on the trails, and an evening campfire program.

Sunday — Break camp, police the site, and head home. Back in Brooklyn by noon.

Up in the Trees at Boundless Adventures

Boundless Adventures is a treetop obstacle park built into the forest canopy. Scouts move from platform to platform across rope bridges, cargo nets, swinging logs, and other challenges, then ride ziplines between the trees. Everyone is clipped into a continuous safety system the whole way, with trained staff giving a full orientation before anyone leaves the ground.

It's a real test of nerve, balance, and teamwork — scouts cheer each other across the harder elements and pick the course difficulty that suits them, from beginner trails up to advanced. Closed-toe sneakers and a willingness to climb are all you need to bring.

The park is at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY — a short hop from Camp Seton, just across the state line.

Cooking, Skills, and Campfire

The adventure park is the highlight, but the heart of the weekend is the camping. With plenty of time at Camp Seton, patrols run their own kitchens and put real effort into the menu — this is a chance to cook something better than hot dogs and show off what the troop can do over a fire.

Between meals we'll work on Scout skills, explore the reservation's trails and two lakes, and close each night around the campfire. Camp Seton sits on 249 acres with cabins, lean-tos, and a 40-foot climbing tower — a classic Scout reservation that gives us room to spread out and just be in the woods.

Want a sense of the place? See our opening campout of the year, also held at Camp Seton.

Advancement on the Trip

A weekend of camping and cooking checks off real rank requirements. Depending on where each Scout is in their advancement, this trip can count toward:

• Tenderfoot 1a–1c — Spend a night on a patrol or troop campout and sleep in a tent you helped pitch
• Second Class 2b — Build and demonstrate a fire using tinder, kindling, and fuel wood
• Second Class 2c–2e & First Class 2a–2e — Plan and cook patrol meals, then clean up properly
• First Class 1a — Help plan and carry out a patrol or troop activity

Scouts should bring their handbooks and flag requirements to a leader so they can be signed off on the spot.

What to Bring

Pack for a summer campout plus an active day on the courses:

• ⧠ Closed-toe sneakers for the aerial park — no sandals, no Crocs, no open toes
• ⧠ Tent and sleeping bag (coordinate with your patrol)
• ⧠ Weather-appropriate layers — warm enough for a cool night, light enough for a warm climb
• ⧠ Rain gear — the weekend runs rain or shine
• ⧠ Water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat
• ⧠ Mess kit, plus patrol cooking gear and food (assigned by patrol)
• ⧠ Personal toiletries and a towel
• ⧠ Scout Handbook for advancement sign-offs
• ⧠ Troop permission form from ScoutBook
• ⧠ Boundless Adventures waiver (link will be posted when registration opens)

Camp Seton