Troop 177 Insider Tips
- Excellent all-around day-outing location
- Excellent for a patrol bike ride or fitness outing. (Oklahoma City)
- Original badge associations are potential fieldwork, not promised classes.
Availability: Confirm current access
Activities here
Fishing and lakeside nature study
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Activity
- Fishing and lakeside nature study
- Drive min minutes
- 10
- Drive max minutes
- 20
- Fee low per person
- 0
- Fee high per person
- 0
- Price status
- Free self-directed access; verify activity-specific fees
- Activity categories
- Aquatics; Fishing; Hiking; Biking
- Best for
- Fishing; biking; aquatics; patrol outings
- Requirements
- No swimming. Fishing/boating permits may apply.
- Equipment
- Troop or participant supplies activity equipment.
- Group capacity
- Large groups possible
- Reservations
- Varies
- Season or hours
- Check operating hours and conditions
- Camping available
- No
- Facilities
- Fishing docks, launches, picnic areas, restrooms and 9.8-mile loop trail.
- Advancement support
- Fieldwork opportunity; troop supplies program and counselor as needed.
- Additional fees
- Rentals, permits, reserved spaces and staff programs may add fees.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03
Hefner loop hiking and cycling
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Activity
- Hefner loop hiking and cycling
- Drive min minutes
- 10
- Drive max minutes
- 20
- Fee low per person
- 0
- Fee high per person
- 0
- Price status
- Free self-directed access; verify activity-specific fees
- Activity categories
- Biking; Hiking; Fitness
- Best for
- Cycling; fitness; hiking
- Requirements
- Route includes shared-road portions. Use cycling safety plan and helmets.
- Equipment
- Walking gear; participant bikes/helmets for cycling.
- Group capacity
- Open public
- Reservations
- No
- Season or hours
- Check operating hours and conditions
- Miles
- 9.8
- Camping available
- No
- Facilities
- Paved trail, fishing docks, parks, shelters
- Advancement support
- Fieldwork opportunity; troop supplies program and counselor as needed.
- Additional fees
- Rentals, permits, reserved spaces and staff programs may add fees.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03
Merit badge opportunities
Fishing; Cycling; Bird Study; Environmental Science; Sustainability; Small-Boat Sailing
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Program type
- Fieldwork opportunity
- Badge or fieldwork
- Fishing; Cycling; Bird Study; Environmental Science; Sustainability; Small-Boat Sailing
- Fee low per Scout
- 0
- Fee high per Scout
- 0
- Price status
- Self-directed access; permits/classes may add fees
- Group capacity
- Confirm troop arrangements
- Prerequisites
- Review current badge requirements with counselor.
- Counselor arrangements
- Troop arranges registered counselor; venue not confirmed as instructor
- Action needed
- Choose exact requirements and confirm access/program arrangements.
- Season or dates
- Confirm current dates/hours
- Activities
- Fishing, boating, biking, hiking, birding
- Requirement support
- Complete fishing activities, cycling routes, bird observations, water/environment studies
- Equipment
- Depends on selected requirements; arrange before visit.
- Event status
- Ongoing lead