The 21st World Scout Jamboree will be hosted by the Scout Association of the United Kingdom from July 27 until August 8, 2007. It will bring together 40,000 Scouts, Venturers, leaders, and staff for 12 days. They will share adventure, international friendship, personal growth, and development.

In 2007, the centennial year of the founding of the Scouting movement, the jamboree theme will be "One World, One Promise." Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who founded the Scouting program, also pioneered the very first jamboree at Olympia in London in 1920.

The Boy Scouts of America participated with 301 Scouts and leaders at the First World Scout Jamboree, and 3,200 American Scouts/leaders are invited to return to the birthplace of Scouting during the summer of 2007.

The 21st World Scout Jamboree will take place at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England. It is within easy reach of both central London and the airports surrounding London.

Hylands Park is a large area of rolling green parkland, with patches of woodland and an English country house. It offers an ideal location for the jamboree site.
Chelmsford is a local town and has a history stretching back thousands of years. Chelmsford Borough Council owns Hylands Park and is strongly supporting the jamboree.
Gilwell Park is the home of Scouting in the UK and is close to both Hylands Park and London. It will be the focus of adventurous activities in the Gilwell Adventure, which is one of the jamboree program venues.
The United Kingdom is a diverse and multicultural society that combines tradition with high technology. The UK has the honor of being the country where Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded Scouting. His first experiment was with an encampment on Brownsea Island in 1907 with 22 Scouts from the London area.

Celebrate 100 Years of Scouting in America!

17th National Scout Jamboree

July 26th, - August 4th, 2010

The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will attract thousands of Scouts and leaders, and while it won't be the biggest city in Virginia, it will be the fastest growing on your day of arrival—July 26, 2010! Imagine 17,000 tents and 3,500 patrol kitchens popping up in a matter of hours.

Amid the thousands of colorful tents that will house participants and provide program and support services, there is an infrastructure that provides a safe and secure environment at Fort A. P. Hill. Everything from bus and telephone systems to a hospital and first-aid stations, police and fire departments, post offices, food warehouses, a daily newspaper, and retail stores (trading posts) provide all the support and program services needed for an outstanding event.

Program features reflect the skills of Scouting, our national heritage, physical fitness, environmental conservation, and the true spirit of Scouting.

Daily activities include archery, bikathlon, buckskin games, confidence course, conservation programs, scuba, kayak fun, racing shell run, and raft encounters.

Regional action centers with rappelling towers are truly popular, as are trap shooting, an American Indian village, and the opening and closing arena shows, not to mention daily stage shows and many other activities. It's Scouting and American history at their very best!

Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must be at least First Class Scouts. They must have completed the sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010, but not have reached their 18th birthday by August 4, 2010. All Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must participate in a prejamboree training experience; file a complete Personal Health and Medical Record prior to the prejamboree training; have been active in a troop or team for at least six months prior to July 1, 2010; and be approved by the unit leader and local council.

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, created the idea of holding a large encampment of Scouts and leaders to celebrate Scouting in England. He called it a jamboree.

Since 1937, the Boy Scouts of America has held a national Scout jamboree for Scouts and leaders of Boy Scout councils throughout the United States. More than 600,000 Scouts and leaders have hiked the trails, paths, and roadways since the first jamboree was held at the base of the Washington Monument on the Mall in our nation's capital.

Since that time, 16 national Scout jamborees have been held. Three were held in the western United States at Irvine Ranch, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Farragut State Park in Idaho. Five have been held in Pennsylvania at Valley Forge and Moraine State Park. Beginning in 1981, Caroline County, Virginia, and Fort A. P. Hill have been the permanent site.

Year	Location	Attendance
1935	Washington, D.C.	Cancelled - due to Polio Outbreak
1937	Washington, D.C.	27,232
1950	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	47,163
1953	Irvine Ranch, California	45,501
1957	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	50,100
1960	Colorado Springs, Colorado (golden jubilee)	53,378
1964	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	52,000
1969	Farragut State Park, Idaho	35,000
*1973	Farragut State Park, Idaho, and Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania	64,000
1977	Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania	28,637
1981	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	29,765
1985	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia (diamond jubilee)	32,615
1989	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	32,717
1993	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	34,449
1997	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	36,015
2001	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	40,002
2005	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	42,232
2010	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia (100th Anniversary of BSA)
TOTAL		663,976

Click here for information, including application forms, and be sure to contact the Detroit Area Council regarding their 2010 Jamboree contingent.

Scouts & Leaders from Our Troop that have attended a Jamboree

If you have attended a Jamboree, and where registered with our troop at that time, please let us know. We are trying to get detailed list complied.

Cancelled National Scout Jamboree - 1935

Mr. B. Middlemis (National Staff member-onsite before cancelled)

5th World Scout Jamboree - 1937 (Holland)

Mr. E. Reynolds

1st National Scout Jamboree - 1937

Mr. E. Reynolds; Mr. D. Minnix

2nd National Scout Jamboree - 1950

3rd National Scout Jamboree - 1953

4th National Scout Jamboree - 1957

5th National Scout Jamboree - 1960

Mr. E. Reynolds plus unknown Scouts

6th National Scout Jamboree - 1964

Mike F.

7th National Scout Jamboree - 1969

Mr. E. Reynolds (National Staff Member)

8th National Scout Jamboree - 1973

Mr. E. Reynolds (National Staff Member)

9th National Scout Jamboree - 1977

10th National Scout Jamboree - 1981

Mr. E. Reynolds (National Staff Member)

11th National Scout Jamboree - 1985

Mr. E. Reynolds (National Staff Member)

12th National Scout Jamboree - 1989

Mr. E. Reynolds, Mr. D. Minnix (National Staff Members)

13th National Scout Jamboree - 1993

John P., Jeremy C., Kevin F., Dave s.

14th National Scout Jamboree - 1997

Jonathon S., Matt M., Will L., Dave S., Tom L., Mr. K. Fox,

15th National Scout Jamboree - 2001

Jonathon S., Matt C., Mike J., Mr. K. Fox

20th World Scout Jamboree - 2003 (Thailand)

Matt C.

16th National Scout Jamboree - 2005

Eric J., Tyler S., Doug C., James C., Mr. K. Fox, Mr. M. Jones

Mr. R. Naiper, Mrs. J. Komiensky (National Staff Members)

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