Emerald Bay Summer Camp 2024

By Layla, Webmaster Troop 506G

Over summer, the girls of Troop 506 enjoyed a week at camp Emerald Bay, on Catalina Island. Camp Emerald Bay is known for their many water activities and merit badges. Our troop had a fun time doing some of the activities that Camp Emerald Bay offers. As a troop, 506G did snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding, and much more. Additionally the campfires were also a widely enjoyed activity among the scouts.

Camp Emerald Bay offered many activities for individuals as well as troops, so 506G was kept busy and entertained the whole time. One of the main things that our scouts enjoyed was meeting other scouts from all over. Since there were so many activities, it allowed for scouts to mingle around and meet new people. 

One fun troop activity that 506G did, was the War Canoe, where all ten scouts were in one canoe paddling through the ocean to a different beach. At that beach, the troop hung out for the day and spent the night. A couple years ago, when 506G previously went to Camp Emerald Bay, the War Canoes were still shut down because of Covid. So, it was really nice that this fun and memorable experience was able to be had this year at camp.

Even though this camp experience was a lot of fun, there were many opportunities for scouts to learn and grow. At Camp Emerald Bay, there are a variety of different merit badges that a scout can earn. In addition, there is also time for scouts to get sign offs and learn new skills. After the fun week at Camp Emerald Bay, every scout came home with more merit badges under their belt.

Overall, this year at Camp Emerald bay was definitely a success! All the scouts had a lot of fun doing things they might not normally do, like learning how to sail, go snorkeling, etc. Many lasting memories were created this year at camp, and we are excited to create even more at next year’s camp, wherever it might be!