Welcome from Troop 5!
The Oldest Troop West
Of The Mississippi River

Join Troop 5

Although it may be the Oldest Troop West of the Mississippi River, Troop 5 is small troop, offering lots of individualized attention, and advancement opportunities. Don't get lost in the shuffle. Join a troop where you will have a voice!

Meet Troop 5 in person at the following events:

Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:00-8:30 pm
Join Night at the Slavins Middle School
3000 S Clayton St., Denver, CO 80210 (Map)

Thursday, October 7, 2008
7:00-8:30 pm
Join Night at the Frontier District Roundtable
838 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203 (Map)

The Mission:

The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

The Vision:

The Boy Scouts of America is the nations foremost youth program of character development and values based leadership training. In the future scouting will continue to: offer young people responsible fun and adventure; Instill in young people life time values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law; Train young people in citizenship, service and leadership; Serve America's communities and families with its quality values based program.

Coming Soon:

Fall Camporee: September 26-28
Snow Mountain Ranch
Theme: Conservation

See Upcoming Events page for more details

Troop 5 in the News

Scouting out graffiti
The month of August was a busy one for the Boy Scouts of Denver's Troop 5, which owns the title as ' the oldest troop west of the Mississippi River'. After days of atypical, drenching rains, a group of hardy volunteers tackled one of their city's biggest challenges-graffiti vandalism.
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**NEW** Besides the online photos under "Pictures", we have added Gallery 2 Photo viewer. You will be able to view thumbs, slideshows, order prints online from sites like Shutterfly, and vote for your favorite photos. Troop 5 members can request access to add photos directly.