Join a Scouting America unit near you
Scouting builds confidence, outdoor skills, and lifelong friendships — for kids from kindergarten through high school. Scouting America is family focused and open to every kid, so whether you’re looking for a unit for your son, your daughter, or the whole family, there’s a place for you.
Why Scouting
Outdoor adventure
Camping, hiking, canoeing, and skills like knots, first aid, and fire building — learned hands-on, outside.
Leadership & confidence
Youth plan the activities and lead their peers, building real confidence that carries into school and life.
Friendship & community
Weekly meetings and monthly outings build close friendships with other kids and supportive adult mentors.
Character & service
The Scout Oath and Law guide it all — kids learn to give back through service projects in their own community.
Programs by age
Cub Scouts
Ages 5–10 (kindergarten through 5th grade). Weekly den meetings and family-friendly outings build the first steps in Scouting.
Scouts BSA
Ages 11–17. Troops for boys and troops for girls, led by youth, focused on outdoor skills, leadership, and rank advancement.
Venturing & Sea Scouts
Ages 13(or 14)–20. Co-ed crews and ships for older teens, built around high-adventure, service, and specialty interests.
Family focused, open to everyone
Scouting America welcomes both boys and girls, and the units behind this site reflect that. Depending on what’s near you, a Scouting America unit might be:
Units for boys
A pack or troop chartered specifically for boys.
Units for girls
A pack or troop chartered specifically for girls, running the same program and earning the same ranks.
Family units
A pack or troop that welcomes boys and girls together, often meeting as one family-friendly group.
Many families register siblings of different ages and genders across these units, and still do everything together — the program is built around the whole family, not just one Scout.
Find a unit for your family
Trees for Scouts only lists units that sell trees, recycle them, or make wreaths. To find a Scouting America unit to actually join — for weekly meetings, camping, and the rest of the program — use the official nationwide directory at BeAScout.org. Enter your zip code to see every pack, troop, crew, and ship near you, including units for boys, units for girls, and family units.
Trees for Scouts is an independent directory run by local units. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Scouting America, and it uses no Scouting America marks. For official program information, registration, and youth protection policies, visit scouting.org.