National Scout Jamboree
Join a contingent of Scouts and leaders from the Crossroads of America Council at the premier Scouting event.
Mark your calendars for the Premier Scouting Event!
Help Crossroads of America Council represent central Indiana Scouting at the upcoming Jamboree in West Virginia, scheduled for July 22-31, 2026.
Participate in a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the National Jamboree
The National Jamboree is a gathering of Scouts and Scouters that happens every four years at one of Scouting America’s premier adventure facilities, Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia. The National Jamboree showcases Scouting through exhibits, activities, shows, and high adventure activities. Youth from across the United States attend the Jamboree, providing the opportunity to create new friendships with Scouts from across the county.
Click below for more information on registration, eligibility, and prices.
How to Attend Jamboree
All Scouts BSA members are eligible to attend provided they are at least 12 years old by July 22, 2026.
(This means you are born on or before July 22, 2014.)
Scouts who attend are assigned to a Jamboree troop led by an experienced team of Scoutmasters and Assistants from the Crossroads of America Council. Multiple troops of both men and women will be sent to Jamboree from Crossroads of America Council, each consisting of 36 youth and 4 adults.
Adults may attend National Jamboree in two ways:
- With the Council Contingent (Limited Space)
Complete the Adult Leader Questionnaire to indicate your interest. Potential candidates will be interviewed in January. - As a member of the Jamboree Service Team (staff)
For info on being part of the JST, visit jamboree.scouting.org/staff
What Is Jamboree?
Jamboree is more than a destination. It’s the adventure of a lifetime. And there is simply nothing else like it on the planet.
What’s a Jamboree? It’s not camp. National Jamboree is 360-degrees of fun, friends and fellowship with hands-on adventure that takes you places you never thought you’d go and challenge you to try things you never thought you could.
It’s the beginning of your own heroes’ journey that will challenge you to go farther than you ever thought possible. You’ll reach deeper and lift yourself higher to become the best version of yourself.
For specific Jamboree information, you may visit jamboree.scouting.org.
For information about the Summit Bechtel Reserve, visit www.summitbsa.org.
The Vision of the Jamboree
In 1916, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, knew what success looked like on the 10th anniversary of Scouting: It was the sight of thousands of youth gathered together to celebrate. In his words, “The secret of [Scouting’s] growth lies in that indeterminate force which we only know as the ‘Scout Spirit,’ and grown it has!”
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