TROOP 179
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB CAMP

We will visit the nation's largest Airforce Base and watch aircraft take off and land! 

Our plans are to camp at a near-by Scout Camp in Dayton called Cricket Holler Scout Camp where we will stay in tents and Troop Cook all of our meals.

In the morning, we will travel to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This is the best air and space museum in the nation. During registration you have the option to choose to purchase tickets to some of their flight simulation attraction which comes with a set of dog tags customized with your name on them. After the Museum we will hike the five-mile Wright Memorial Trail (all hikers can choose during registration to receive a trail patch or a trail medal). 

Wright-Patterson is in Dayton, Ohio (approximately 3.5 hours from Farmington Hills). Our plans are to transport Scouts and Venturers in rented large capacity vans leaving at 4:00 pm from the First Presbyterian Church of Farmington. Bring a snack with you for the ride to Dayton. We will set up at our campsite and then serve a hot dinner around 9:00 pm. We will have two leaders driving each van. With approximately three vans that will cover 6 leaders. Additional leaders and adults will need to make their own arrangements for transportation to Wright-Patterson. We hope you will fill your vehicle with Scouts as well. We know we have leaders hauling at least three trailers, one will be at the Church at 4:00 pm to load excess camping gear that won't fit in the vehicles.

We will plan to leave Dayton at 10:00 am and will stop for Lunch along the way which should put us back at the church by 3:00 pm.

Youth should bring money with them if they want to purchase souvenirs at the museum gift shop and some for a fast-food lunch on Sunday.