July 19-28, 2023
Up to 32 lucky Scouts and eight awesome adults from the Susquehanna Council will be climbing aboard a charter bus on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, for the experience of a lifetime!
Scouts must be at least 12 years old and First Class in rank to participate.
Jamboree History: The first Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree was scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., in 1935 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scouting in America. Unfortunately, the jamboree was cancelled because of a polio outbreak in Washington. When the first jamboree was finally held in 1937, Dan Beard lit the opening campfire using flint and steel. Scouts from all 48 states brought the wood that was used in the campfire. There were some 27,232 Scouts camped on the National Mall under the Washington Monument. Since that time, 18 national jamborees have been held, the last in 2017. The 2021 National Jamboree was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.