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About Us

The Troop 270 Webpage exists to promote the Scouting America program, Scouting, BSA” in Thurmont, MD, specifically for Troop 270. Below and to the right you’ll see the map of the official home of Troop 270.

The Troop meets Thursday evenings at the Thurmont Scouting, Inc. building at 26 Elm Street in Thurmont. Meeting times are 6:45pm to 7:00pm for pre-opening activities which include skill tests, equipment checks and turn-in, chit-chat and other non-meeting functions.  Between 7:00pm and 8:30pm is the regular meeting and then the service patrol and the Patrol Leader’s Council usually have after meeting duties between 8:30pm and 8:45pm.In addition to Troop meetings, there is at least one monthly weekend activity, which is generally Friday night through Sunday afternoon and one day event.  Please check the calendar for this months activities.

Please Note: Troop 270 follows the FCPS Snow cancellation policy, if school is closed for snow, so are we.

Troop 270 is part of the Frederick District which is part of the National Capital Area Council. It serves scouting families in Northern Frederick County, MD, although families from anywhere can join us and Scout On.

Troop 270 Meetings
7:30 PM on Thursday evenings: – Thurmont Scout Building, 26 Elm St., Thurmont, MD 21788

The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.

The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia).

The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for children in grades K-5, Scouts BSA for youth ages 11 to 17 and Venturing and Sea Scouting for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) to 20.

The BSA operates traditional Scouting by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organization, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers.