FUN, CHALLENGE and ADVENTURE

Scouts from our troop embark on adventures of a lifetime. Recently we traveled to Costa Rica for a week-long high adventure trip. Next year we will doing a week of adventure in West Virgnia. In 2013, we will be doing a sailing trip around the Bahamas.  Now's the time to get involved!

Attention Alumni!

Attention Troop Alumni, please join our guest book here. We would like to stay in contact and update you on reunions and other events that might interest you.

General Information

Troop 368 is one of two BSA Troops in Berkeley Heights. We usually meet at Mountain Park School at 7:30 – 9:00 PM on every Tuesday that school is on. Additionally we go on a campout or trip once a month.

Fun activities include: camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, biking, climbing/rappelling, survival, whitewater rafting, historical places, and more! Boys ages 11 to 17 can join. The Troop is run by the scouts under adult supervision.  It is sponsored by the Berkeley Heights Rotary Club.

Troop Committee

The Troop Committee of Troop 368 is responsible for ensuring an appropriate, challenging, effective, safe and healthy plan for the Scouts to achieve the maximum value from the program. All parents of participating Scouts are encouraged to help out in whatever capacity they can, be it by sharing a special talent or skill, or by filling one of the positions on the Troop Committee.

Boy Scout Vision Statement:

• Offer young people responsible fun & adventure
• Instill in young people lifetime values & develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law
• Train young people in citizenship, service & leadership
• Serve Americas communities & families with its quality & values - based program

• 10 weekend camping trips
• 1 Week of summer camp at Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway, NJ
• 1 Week of summer camp at Sabattis Adventure Camp in the Adirondacks, New York
• 1 Week of High Adventure for older Scouts:  Costa Rica High Adventure Trip
• 4 Scouts attended a week long leadership course - National Youth Leadership Training Conference
• 2 Ski/Snowboard Trips
• 21 Community Service Projects
• 671 logged community service hours
• 1172 logged nights of camping

Adventures of a Lifetime:

In the recent years we have sent crews to:

• Grand Canyon, Arizona - a weeklong raft trip down the Colorado River halfway through the Grand Canyon
• West Virginia (for a week of whitewater rafting, caving, mountain biking and mountain climbing/rappelling)
• Adirondack Canoe Trek - a week long canoe trek through the Adirondack waterways
• Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico- a two week adventure to Colorado/New Mexico (backpacking with high adventure activities)
• Florida/Bahamas - a week long sailing expedition around the Bahamas.
• Costa Rica - a week long high adventure for whitewater rafting, rapelling down waterfalls, a service project at a local small school, Volcanoes, High Bridges, Hot Springs!, Snorkeling/SCUBA Diving....

This summer we will be heading to CWest Virgina for a week of adventure:  Whitewater Rafting, Caving, Mountain Biking, Climbing/Rapelling and the Mystery Hole!

For more information contact any of the leaders listed in the Contact Section or come talk to us at a troop meeting.

Click here for a List of Eagle Scouts from Troop 368.

Click here for a Roster of Scoutmasters from Troop 368.

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