Camping Troop 56 strives to have monthly campouts that allow Scouts to learn more about the outdoors, and to gain leadership expierence. Our camp outs include rock climbing, rapelling, caving, tobogganing, winter survival, hiking, canoeing, zip lines, challange courses, and many more!

Advancement and Leadership Troop 56's core program includes opportunities for all Scouts to gain leadership expierence, all the while learning important values and skills needed down the road. Many of our Scouts advance rapidly through the ranks of Boy Scouts, and some even attain the rank of Eagle Scout.

High Adventure Troop 56 has many high adventure excursions. These trips allow Scouts to gain invalueable expierences, including outdoor survival, hiking, wilderness camping, scuba diving, mountain climbing, and much more!

Troop 56 News Flash

Back to Scouting: Troop 56 will begin regular troop meetings on August 23 & 30 at 7:10 PM. 

Sign up now for the Carpentry Merit Badge! Carpentry is one of only four historic merit badges being brought back for scouting’s 100^th anniversary. Mr. Elliott will be teaching the badge on Saturday, September 11^th in the Luke’s Lodge parking lot. The class will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. This badge will only be offered this year. December 31 the badge will no longer be offered to scouts. Sign up today. To register for this merit badge please e-mail Mr. Elliott at eliotski@sbcglobal.net . The cost will be $25.00 to cover the cost of supplies.

 Sign up now for the rappelling camp out September 25 and 26^th. We will be traveling from Luke’s Lodge to Hemlock Cliffs State recreation area. In order to keep this on a one night event we will need to meet at Luke’s Lodge no later than 6:15 am on Saturday September 25^th. We will be returning about 1:00 pm on Sunday the 26^th. Please sign up today.

The fall Camporee will be held October 8 - 10^th, 2010. The camp will be held at Eagle’s Crest, 7201 Fishback Road, Indianapolis, In. Sign up online now. We will be meeting at Fishback Creek arrival time between 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Friday the 8^th. Scout dismissal will be around 10:00 am Sunday the 10^th. All scouts will be released at the same time. Please note we will NOT be meeting at Luke’s Lodge for this event. Each scout is responsible for his own transportation to and from the Camporee