Rotary Camper Release Form - NEW

• A Rotary Camper Release Form must be completed, signed, and brought to Check-In for ALL Scouts. This is a NEW required form used to grant permission to select adults to take youth to and from Camp Rotary. This is required in case of we need to bring a Scout to a hospital or out of camp for any other reason.
  

Motorboating Merit Badge - Complete NASBLA and Submit Certificate - NEW

• ALL Scouts taking the Motorboating Merit Badge at Summer Camp must complete a NASBLA Boating Safety Course and provide a copy of their NASBLA certificate. You may take the course online at this link Free Boating Safety Course. Take the course before camp, download a copy of your certificate, email the certificate to Mr. Clasing. Contact Mr. Clasing if you have any questions.
  

Summer Camp Packing List

• Use the Summer Camp Packing List prepared by some of the troop's adult leaders to help ensure you have packed all of the essentials. You will not need the listed mosquito netting since we are camping in troop tents with screens.
  

Scoutmaster's Summer Camp Letter

• Have you been waiting for all the details about summer camp? They are in the Scoutmaster's Summer Camp Letter. This letter contains information about every major aspect of our upcoming Summer Camp trip. You will find information on traveling, packing, living in camp, activities along the way, water park on the way back, medicals, Instagram, proposed itinerary, and much more. You will want to read this letter more than once so not to miss anything!
  

Summer Camp Tips & Tricks for Beginners and Experienced Campers Alike

• Go to camp this year already knowing what those who have been before already know! This document contains tips and tricks based on our past experiences that may make your travel and summer camp more enjoyable.


• Find this document and other summer camp information on our Information/Major Events page.

White Water Rafting - Complete the Required Waiver to Participate

The troop has arranged with Wilderness Voyageurs for a rafting trip down the Lower Yough (Youghiogheny River) outside of Ohiopyle, PA on our way to summer camp. All participants on this trip must sign and submit a waiver using this link: Online Rafting Waiver Link.

Additionally, all participants must pass the BSA swim test prior to leaving for summer camp. Opportunities to take the swim test will be offered at Water Weekend.

Although this waiver is submitted electronically, please print a paper copy of the completed waiver and deliver it to Mr. Krach at any troop meeting starting on June 25, 2026. The troop is currently looking for alternative activities for anyone who will not be rafting.

Medical Forms for Summer Camp and High Adventure Camps

Submit two copies of your Medical forms at the Troop meeting on 16 July. This will dramatically shorten the time for check-in! It will also give you time to correct any issues with your medical before check-in on the 23rd. Make sure you have all parts of the medical forms and that they are signed by you and your medical provider. Also, we need two copies of the front and back of your insurance cards.

Scouting America has updated the Medical Forms for Summer Camp and High Adventure Camps for 2026. The NEW 2026 VERSIONS are available on our Information / Major Events & Resources pages. All adults and Scouts who will be having a medical between now and these events should complete the form and bring it to their medical exam so the doctor can add his/her information and sign the forms.

Medication Records and Medications

All medications and instructions for administering them must be turned in to our Meds leader, upon arrival  during check-in. Please place them in a resealable plastic bag with the scout's name printed in large letters on the bag. Place a completed 2026 Troop Medication Form in the plastic bag. Click to download the Troop Medication Form . Please complete this form neatly to provide clear instruction to us. The Meds Leader will keep track of and administer all medications as directed. The medicine must be in the original prescription container with the doctor’s name on the label.

Self-Certification Statement Out-of-State Clearances - MUST be completed by all adults attending any part of summer camp

All Adults attending any part of summer camp must complete and sign the Self-Certification Statement Out-of-State Clearances document. They will be collected before summer camp. Additional information to follow.

Payment Schedule

Check the payment schedule and please keep up with your payments by paying the Troop Treasurer at any Troop Meeting.

Troop Meeting, Thursday, 3 September 2026, 7:30-9:00 pm, Multi-Purpose Room

Additional Resources for Scouts, Parents, and Adults

Please visit the Resources page under the Information menu above for additional information about Troop 497 programs and activities.