Assateague Beach Campout 

(August 25-27, 2025)

From Friday August 25th to Sunday August 27th, Troop 680 made its annual trip to Assateague State Park.  This is a popular and recurring campout. Scouts drove up Friday night and drove out Sunday morning, Saturday morning, Scouts ate breakfast and raised the American and Troop flags. Regretfully the remnants of hurricane Erin did not allow the Scouts to venture  too far out in the waves.  However, that didn't stop the Scouts from having fun.  Cities were built in the sand, Scouts went boogie boarding, and sunburn was distributed among those who did not heed the warnings.  Of course we had to do the Navy Seal challenge. It was a beautiful day on and off the beach as well, with a breeze and very few bugs and surprisingly no horses invaded our campsite.  All in all, it was a good campout. Scouts were efficient packing up the campsite. At mass on the way home, Scouts were welcomed by their friends in Delmar, Maryland, and a select few were able to serve as ushers. Scouts then went straight home, and did a great job packing out. finally closing out the campout. The Troop looks forward to going back to Assateague next year.