Valley Pines has been in continuous use for over 50 years as a camping area owned and administered by the Weymouth Heights Club. Troop 2 has used this location for weekend campouts, Eagle scout presentations, and Family Day. Our scouts have learned wilderness survival skills, knife and axe handling, cooking on an open fire, hiking, and numerous other outdoor practices while camping there.
Here are some great pictures from the 1990's and early 21st century!
Valley Pines has been in continuous use for over 50 years as a camping area owned and administered by the Weymouth Heights Club. Troop 2 has used this location for weekend campouts, Eagle scout presentations, and Family Day. Our scouts have learned wilderness survival skills, knife and axe handling, cooking on an open fire, hiking, and numerous other outdoor practices while camping there.
In the fall of 2007 and early 2008 we moved the campfire circle further into the woods for privacy and to increase the space and safety of the area. This new circle includes a cooking area that's easy to access with a sturdy surface and a larger seating area, as well as a clear area for tents, the flagpole, and our wood pile. In 2011 a proposed Eagle project will add a pump station in this location as well.
Some photos of a campout in 2010 are below.
For many years Valley Pines in Norwell was without immediate neighbors. There were houses on Grove Street, and on School Street, but for the most part the property was "deep" in the woods. This all changed when the homes were built on Holly Berry Place.
These houses took over an open piece of land, called "The Field", where scouts engaged in pickup football games on a regular basis on most campouts. This field was covered with tall grass, ideal for hiding during flashlight tag, and with the open sky above was a great place to look at the stars on clear nights.
Some photos of a football game in the field from the early 1980's are below:
