Find Your School's Join Scout Night
One night at your child's school. Meet the leaders, ask your questions, and sign your Scout up on the spot.
Or Find Your County
The Blue Ridge Council serves eight Upstate counties. Tap yours.
Simplified map of the Upstate — new Join Scout Nights are added every week as schools confirm.
Greenville County schools
The Questions Every Parent Asks
Straight answers before you walk in the door.
Is it structured?
Yes. Dens meet on a regular weekly or biweekly schedule with a planned program — no chaos, no guesswork.
Is it safe?
Every leader is background-checked and trained in Youth Protection. Two registered adults are present at every activity.
Who leads it?
Trained volunteer parents from your own school community, supported by district staff at the Blue Ridge Council.
What do they actually do?
Camp, fish, race Pinewood Derby cars, shoot archery, build fires, earn ranks — real skills, outside, without screens.
What does it cost?
About $10 a month — and you can register your Scout right at the Join Scout Night.
How much of my time?
One den meeting a week and one pack event a month. Come to what you can — Scouting works around family life.
What Scouts Actually Do
A real year of it, in three pictures your Scout will want to be in.
Campouts, s'mores, and flashlight tag under real stars.
Build it together, race it hard, brag all year.
Fishing derbies, archery, and BBs — real skills.
Can't find your school?
The council office will point you to the nearest Join Scout Night.