Troop 177 Insider Tips
Past trips: 2025-10-01 (22 attended)
- Facility/program descriptions carried from the original guide; verify weekend access. Tower Fields has no latrines; use cookstoves and designated road parking. Water is winterized November 1–April 1. Event registration fees such as Score-O are separate.
- Jay reports this activity was successful for the troop.
- Original high-adventure lead; price, access and program not reverified. Legacy travel text is not a verified route; remote bases remain outside regular guide limits.
Availability: Weekend reservations; staffed programs by arrangement
Scout camp details
Alternate
- Recommendation
- Alternate
- Drive min minutes
- 215
- Drive max minutes
- 215
- Base budget status
- Below budget; fees pending
- Base low per person
- 0.77
- Base high per person
- 0.77
- Additional fees
- Activities and special facilities may add fees; quote required.
- Best for
- Large destination camp for summer camp, waterfront activities, climbing/COPE, shooting sports, hiking and high-adventure outings
- Availability
- Weekend reservations; staffed programs by arrangement
- Action needed
- Confirm sanitation plan, winter water, tent/vehicle arrangements and checkout fees.
- Group capacity
- Tower Fields: 400 people; no latrines
- Max people per site
- 400
- Price model
- Group/night
- Rate low
- 10
- Rate high
- 10
- Cost completeness
- Partial base
- Sites required
- 1
- Base weekend low
- 20
- Base weekend high
- 20
- Price evidence
- Live out-of-council Tower Fields daily rental: $10 for the area.
- Camping
- Yes – established campsites, weekend camping, summer camp
- Aquatics
- Yes – Lake Bridgeport waterfront, swimming, boating/aquatics; waterfront programs
- Shooting sports
- Yes – rifle, shotgun, archery and other target sports
- Climbing
- Yes – climbing/rappelling tower and climbing programs
- Hiking
- Yes – extensive trails, rugged terrain, orienteering/backpacking
- COPE
- Yes – COPE course
- Program types
- Scouts BSA, Cub Scouts, Venturing, summer camp, NYLT, high adventure, backpacking, orienteering, aquatics, shooting sports, climbing/COPE, unit camping
- Facilities
- 2,500 acres; 16 miles of shoreline; Lake Bridgeport; campsites; air-conditioned dining hall; waterfront; shooting ranges; climbing tower; COPE; trails; historic Chisholm Trail/Cavalry program areas
- Council
- Longhorn Council
- Reservation URL
- campreservation.com/662/Facilities/566/11528…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Campout activities
Score-O
- Recommendation
- Proven favorite
- Activity
- Score-O
- Drive min minutes
- 215
- Drive max minutes
- 215
- Fee low per person
- 40
- Fee high per person
- 40
- Price status
- Current 2026 late registration tier is $40/person; earlier $20/$30 tiers have expired.
- Activity categories
- Orienteering; Navigation; Patrol teamwork
- Season
- Annual autumn event; current event October 16–18, 2026
- Group capacity
- Confirm group/event capacity
- Reservations
- Arrange ahead
- Equipment
- Compasses, watches, water and suitable field clothing; confirm event checklist.
- Requirements
- Teams of 3–8; select novice/experienced rotations and reserve event camping assignment.
- Advancement support
- Orienteering and navigation fieldwork; arrange counselor and exact requirement plan.
- Additional fees
- Camping included. Optional meals/shirts, food and travel additional. Do not add regular Sid Richardson campsite fees.
- Related campsite ID
- SC017
- Source URL
- scoutingevent.com/662-scoreo26…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Event start
- 2026-10-16
- Event end
- 2026-10-18
- Registration deadline
- 2026-10-12
- Event status
- Upcoming at research date
- Fee basis
- Per person activity fee
- Planning scope
- Regular regional campout activity; verify route
High adventure
Aquatics, climbing, COPE, hiking
- Planning scope
- Regional lead; confirm route and staffed programs
- City or area
- Runaway Bay
- State or region
- TX
- Travel text
- 215–215 min (planning range)
- Primary adventure
- Aquatics, climbing, COPE, hiking
- Extended weekend
- Yes
- Action needed
- See Scout Camps for corrected location and quote.