PACK 296
Oakland, CA
Adventure on! Cub Scouts is where fun meets the great outdoors and future leaders emerge
Summer Camp registration now open!
Adventure on! Cub Scouts is where fun meets the great outdoors and future leaders emerge
Summer Camp signups now available! See our calendar
New to Scouting? Check out Scouting 101 for an overview of our pack.
Looking for a way to get your child outside and away from screens? Want to see her have fun while growing her self confidence with new skills? Want to help him make new friends while also helping the community? Cub Scouts Pack 296 might just be for you! We are currently welcoming children of all genders K-5th grades to join our pack!
Through fun and games, we engage in exciting outdoor activities like camping 🏕️, hiking 🥾, and archery 🏹 while teaching essential life skills such as personal safety and first aid. Our Scouts learn to embody the values of trustworthiness, courtesy, and cheerfulness as they contribute to their communities through volunteering . With a motto of 'Do Your Best', we instill our Scouts with values drawn from the Scout Oath and Law.
Pack 296 meets twice a month, typically on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, and we also arrange weekend activities such as campouts, monthly outdoor walks, volunteer opportunities, and the much-anticipated Pinewood Derby. Led by dedicated volunteers, Pack 296 is an inclusive community that embraces all children. Find out more from our Pack Calendar, and click here to express your interest and be invited to an upcoming pack meeting.
Through activities, games, and crafts all the Scouts in our pack have fun learning skills and building friendships.
Cub Scouts activities are tailored to specific ages, which Scouts do with other Scouts their own grade as part of a den. Check out a sample of some of the adventures broken down by grade. Cub Scouts also allows dens to choose optional adventures like fishing 🎣, bike riding 🚴, swimming 🏊, and conservation 🌎. For more details, check out the Scouting Adventures page.
After 5th grade, Cub Scouts can join Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts, now accepting Scouts of all genders), and continue their adventures and journey all the way to Eagle Scout.
Go on a 20 minute walk outside, and explore natural and man-made objects
Demonstrate how to access emergency services or dial 911
Carry out an act of kindness
Share a time when you have demonstrated the Cub Scout motto “Do Your Best.”
Draw a picture of a local fish, and go fishing with your den
Build a model of your home and a building in your community
Learn to identify signs of local animals while on a 1-mile walk
Participate in a community service project
Sample 3 different foods that are naturally 3 different colors
Learn how to inflate your tires, and go on a bike ride with your den
Demonstrate first-aid for bleeding, choking, and heart attack
Plan and prepare a balanced meal on an overnight campout
Properly build and light a teepee fire and enjoy!
Play a game or do an activity that demonstrates cardio, muscular strength, and flexibility
Build a birdhouse, catapult, or other project out of wood
Pack 296 has pack meetings at Joaquin Miller Community Center, and so most of our Scouts come from the surrounding areas of the upper and lower Oakland Hills. This includes neighborhoods such as Montclair, Shepherd Canyon, Piedmont Pines, Joaquin Miller, Woodminster, Crestmont, Upper Dimond, Oakmore, Lincoln Highlands, Redwood Heights, Forestland, and Glen Highlands. Most of our Oakland Scouts come from schools such as Montclair Elementary, Thornhill Elementary, Joaquin Miller Elementary, and Redwood Heights Elementary.
There are absolutely no location requirements, however, and we welcome any family who would like to join our pack. If you are outside of one of the above neighborhoods and would like to see if there is a closer pack to where you live, check out the helpful tool here: https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/
Learn more about our program and submit required pack dues: Pack 296 FAQs and Parent Info Packet
Subscribe to our calendar and save the dates, for both monthly meetings + special activities: Pack Meeting and Activity Calendar
Purchase the uniform and handbook for your Scout: Guide to uniforms and handbooks
Become involved! We ask all adults to help at least once during the Scout year, either as a registered leader or as a helper for a specific meeting or event (e.g. campout or pinewood prep). The pack is 100% run by volunteers so we need the help! See more info here: Helping the pack
Invite some friends! Invite them to a meeting, or send them this website. Scouts that refer a friend get a special "recruiter" patch. Note that Scouts can join the program year-round.