Troop 177 Insider Tips
Past trips: 2026-05-01 (35 attended)
- Jay reports the 2026 trip cost approximately $235 per participant for about 90 people, including mileage and a group Six Flags ticket on the return. Full cost, including deposit, was split among participants. Historical all-in total is separate from the published $85/person/night ship program.
- Overnight program is troop-proven. Plan separately from regular regional campouts; verify actual route.
Availability: Confirm booking or owner arrangements
Location: Overnight program is troop-proven. Plan separately from regular regional campouts; verify actual route.
Campout activities
USS Lexington overnight program
- Recommendation
- Proven favorite
- Activity
- USS Lexington overnight program
- Drive min minutes
- n.a.
- Drive max minutes
- n.a.
- Fee low per person
- 85
- Fee high per person
- 85
- Price status
- Official $85/person/night program fee, including lodging, dinner and breakfast.
- Activity categories
- History; Museum overnight; Special trip
- Season
- Confirm dates
- Group capacity
- Group minimum 15; program minimum 30 total guests across groups
- Reservations
- Reserve well ahead; venue recommends six months. Final payment/count due 60 days before arrival.
- Equipment
- Sleeping bags, pillows, light personal gear and flashlights; gear carried aboard.
- Requirements
- Participants 7+; approved chaperones 25+; one leader per five youth. Confirm assigned accommodations.
- Advancement support
- History, citizenship and service enrichment; arrange any advancement work separately.
- Additional fees
- Published group deposit is shared among participants within the full trip cost; do not automatically add it again. Current trip total depends on mileage, parking and chosen attractions.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Fee basis
- Published ship program per person per night; historical all-in trip shown separately.
- Historical trip per person
- 235
- Historical group attendance
- 90
- Planning scope
- Special trip outside regular five-hour campout planning
High adventure
Overnight museum program
- Planning scope
- Special trip outside regular five-hour campout planning
- City or area
- Corpus Christi
- State or region
- TX
- Travel text
- Outside regular five-hour campout scope; actual route not checked
- Primary adventure
- Overnight museum program
- Additional activities
- Troop-proven favorite
- Extended weekend
- Yes
- Action needed
- Use linked activity/campsite pricing and plan special-trip transportation.