Do you want to get your kids outside? Away from the cell phone, computer and tv? Breathing fresh air, playing with other kids, and learning a thing or two?

Our focus is on having fun while building character, teaching citizenship, and promoting personal fitness, through small group and family activities. 

Scouts is for kids 11-17 years old.  You can join at any time.  We welcome scouts from Colts Neck and surrounding communities. Click on "Contact Us" to send us an email!

Past trips have included Washington DC, Gettysburg, skiing (Shawnee & Camelback), spelunking, canoeing, rafting, ocean fishing, Naval Academy Camporee & Football Game, Flight Simulator, bike riding in Cape May, Pumpkin' Chuckin' with catapults, NJ State Police Camporee, Lakota Wolf Preserve, Sandy Hook and local camping.

If you're looking for information on Cub Scouts, for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade, please check out the Pack 290 website, www.pack290.com.

Troop 290 is a very active, highly decorated troop and an integral part of the Colts Neck community.  We have had the honor of presenting the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting, to 87 scouts since 1972. Additionally, the Troop is a prominent participant in the Order of the Arrow, scouting’s National Honor Society.

Troop meetings are held every Sunday night from 7:00 to 8:30pm.  Trips are held once a month from September through June.  We’ve been to local camp sites, High Point NJ, West Point Camporee, NJ State Police Camporee, Gettysburg and other great places.  Activities include fishing, hiking, orienteering, skiing, boating, and many more.  Each summer, the troop spends a week at Forestburg Summer Camp, where swimming, canoeing, archery, target shooting, rock climbing and walking across the monkey bridge lead the list of great activities the scouts enjoy. 

As the scouts progress in their skills and rank, they have the opportunity to go to the really cool High Adventure Bases, such as Philmont (hiking in the New Mexico Rocky Mountains), Florida Sea Base (boating and scuba diving in the Florida Keys or Bahamas), The Summit (great outdoor activities, such as white water rafting, mountain biking, zip lining, etc. in West Virginia) and Northern Tier (canoeing and hiking in Minnesota and Canada).   National and international jamborees are also available to the scouts.

Ready to join?  Click this link for our online registration page.

Our troop’s members are from Colts Neck and neighboring towns!  For more information, click on “Contact Us” on the right side of this webpage!