The big one, every summer
Cub Resident Camp
Four days and three nights at Camp Edward. Swimming, boating, the climbing wall, and the whole pack camped together.
Camp Edward, Snohomish • Four days, three nights • The pack attends as a group • Camperships available
What it is
Four days a Cub Scout talks about all year
Cub Resident Camp is the pack’s summer trip away: four days and three nights at Camp Edward, in Snohomish in the Cascade foothills.
Chief Seattle Council runs the camp, and your Scout is away with people they already know. Scouts from Tiger through Arrow of Light have age-appropriate activities at camp.
A day at camp
Why Cubs love it
Camp Edward’s program runs across all four days. These are the three parts that come home in the stories.
The waterfront
Swimming and boating are both on the Camp Edward program, and for a lot of Cubs the water is the whole reason they want to come back the next summer. Pack a swimsuit; the full kit list comes from us once the session is booked.
Ranges and the climbing wall
BB guns and archery are both on the program, and so is the climbing wall — the council calls the climbing wall a big hit, and it is reliably what Cubs talk about on the drive home.
Crafts, hikes and camp life
Nature hikes and crafts fill out the rest of the program. Scouts sleep at camp for three nights and eat with their pack, which for a lot of Cubs is the first time they have done either away from home.
Before you say yes
What parents need to know
The two questions we get first: whether you have to go too, and what it costs.
Most Cubs can attend without their own parent
Except for Tigers, a Scout can attend with their own parent or guardian or with Pack 496’s registered adults. Parents are welcome, but most families are not required to send an adult.
Tigers are the exception
A Tiger must come with their own parent or guardian. Every other rank can go with the pack’s registered adults instead. If your Scout is a Tiger this year, plan on one of you being there for the four days.
Pack 496 brings the leadership
Camp asks for two registered, Youth-Protection-trained adults aged 21 or over at a minimum, and one more for every four Cubs beyond the first eight. Pack 496 recruits and coordinates that coverage for the session we book.
Cost, and help if it is a stretch
Chief Seattle Council sets the fee: one rate per Scout, a lower rate per adult attending, a non-refundable deposit at booking, and the balance in installments through the spring.
Next summer’s fees and dates have not been published yet. The council confirms them over the winter. Ask us through the camp signup form and we will send the figures as soon as we have them.
Camperships mean cost is not a reason to stay home. The council offers camp scholarships to its Scouts, applied for during registration. Ask a Pack 496 leader and we will take your family through it.
The details
Questions parents ask
Who can attend?
Scouts from Tiger through Arrow of Light have age-appropriate activities at camp, and the council says plainly that Tigers are welcome. Lions may visit during the day but cannot stay overnight, and Camp Edward does not recommend bringing them, because several activities are restricted at Lion age.
What adult leadership is required?
Two registered, Youth-Protection-trained adults aged 21 or over at a minimum, plus one more for every four Cubs beyond the first eight. That falls on the pack, not on each family: your Scout can attend with Pack 496’s adults rather than with you. Tigers must be with their own parent or guardian.
What medical form is needed?
The Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record. Camp requires Parts A, B1 and B2 for every Scout and every adult. Part C, the doctor’s physical, is recommended but not required, because a session runs under seventy-two hours. We give you the deadline when you sign up.
What should we pack?
Pack 496’s full kit list comes to you once your place is booked, so there is nothing to guess at. Plan on a swimsuit, closed-toed shoes, a rain layer, a water bottle, a headlamp, and sleeping gear for three nights.
What happens at arrival and check-in?
Sessions have run Thursday through Sunday. Camp confirms the arrival window and check-in details with the pack ahead of time and we pass all of it on — when to arrive, where to go, and what to have in hand.
Register through Pack 496
Chief Seattle Council sells camps session by session, and its registration page will book you into any of them. Pack 496 books one session as a group.
Goes to a Pack 496 leader, who replies with the session, the fees and deadlines, and the kit list.
Good for photos, campsite maps and the leader’s guide — just not the place to book.