What is Scouting?

Scouting is more than just learning outdoor skills – it's about building a strong sense of community. Joining our troop means becoming part of a group of like-minded people who share a passion for adventure, service, and leadership. Through the Scouting program, Scouts have the opportunity to form lifelong friendships, learn valuable skills, and be a part of the worldwide family of Scouting.

In Troop 1607 you could:

• Master the art of building a campfire without a match

• Split wood and throw tomahawks like a frontiersman

• Learn how to rock climb and rig your own ropes

• Launch pumpkins from a full-size trebuchet

• Trek 100 miles through the backcountry

• Raft through Class IV whitewater rapids

• Go scuba diving in the Florida Keys

Scouting also offers over 135 merit badges on a huge range of topics, such first aid, emergency preparedness, welding, nuclear science, engineering, aviation, archery, horsemanship, robotics, and lifesaving, to name just a few.

Scouting teaches skills you can carry with you for life.

• The values of the Scout Oath and Law are the reason we do Scouting.

• Scouts take on increasingly senior leadership positions in the troop as they progress. Troop 1607's meetings and camp-outs are planned, prepared, and executed by the scouts.

• We hold our own two-day leadership training summit every year, which is free for all scouts to attend.

• The core merit badges include Personal Management, Cooking, First Aid, Citizenship, and Communication.

• Scouts can choose from over 135 merit badges spanning a wide range of topics and career paths.

The Scout Oath

On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

The Scout Law

A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, clean, brave, and reverent.

Part of the Scout Oath is to be "helpful at all times". Service and leadership are what it means to be a Scout.

There is hardly a single park, trail, cemetery, or church in Southbury that hasn't been touched by the hard work and leadership of a scout. We maintain local trails, build footbridges and fences, volunteer at food drives, and retire the American flags brought to the transfer station. We work closely with our partners at the VFW, Land Trust, Audubon Center, Food Bank, and more, and we're always looking for new opportunities to serve our community.

Read about some of our service projects on the In the News page.

The annual registration cost for Scouting America is $154. Unlike many units, Troop 1607 doesn't charge any membership fees of its own. Our outings are run at-cost and you only pay for what you attend.

We have a large library of camping equipment that is available for members' personal use outside of Scouting. New members only need a few basic camping items of their own to get started.

The troop pays for all patches and awards the scouts earn. We provide each scout all the patches and their neckerchief on joining, and also run a hand-me-down uniform program.

We offer a 50% scholarship to every scout who attends advanced leadership training.