USS Yorktown Trip
February 23rd - 25th 2018

Each year our Webelos II Scouts take part in a 3-day, 2-night trip to Patriots Point and the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Once on board, our Scouts will experience the majesty of the USS YORKTOWN, sleep in the berthing areas where the sailors once slept, and learn about naval and aviation history. 

Our two-day package includes the following:
  • Friday arrival by 5:00 PM; Sunday departure by 9:00 AM.
  • Camp on board the USS YORKTOWN Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Meals on board include Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and Sunday breakfast. Friday dinner and Sunday lunch will be planned separately.
  • Movies in YORKTOWN Theater.
  • Self-guided tours of aircraft carrier YORKTOWN, destroyer LAFFEY, submarine CLAMAGORE, and Vietnam Naval Support Base Camp.
  • A Patriots Point Onsite Program and/or recreational climb on the Patriots Point Climbing Wall.
 
The Patriots Point Onsite Programs will include 2-3 activities from the following list (our final tour plan TBD):
  • Tour of Fort Sumter, including a scenic ride across Charleston Harbor to the Fort Sumter National Monument, where the Civil War began. 
  • Oceanography Program
  • Aviation Program, including a preflight inspection of one of the planes on board.
  • Climbing Wall
To join us, a deposit of at least $50 must be received no later than December 31st.  Please make checks payable to Pack 318 (remember to include the name of your Scout in the memo) or use the PayPal payment option after RSVP'ing.  The total cost per person is $130 and includes transportation, Friday dinner, Sunday lunch, and all USS Yorktown camping and activity fees.




For more information about this fun
venue and camping program, browse
the Patriots Point Fact Sheet and 
Patriots Point Camping Brochure, download the available 
Overnight Camping Packet (includes schedules and a packing list), or visit
the Patriots Point web site.


Specific travel details will be provided
by your Den Leader at a later date.