This troop offers all four youth sections, ages 4-17years:
ChipmunkScurry (Younger siblings ages 2-Pre-k)
Otter Raft (Grades K-2)
Timberwolf Pack (Grades 3-5)
Pathfinder (Grades 6-12)
Sections meet two Thursdays per month, west side of Prospect Park. Please note that most hikes, fundraisers and camping trips are during weekends and holiday breaks.
Activities by section are separate, with a handful of events being the entire Troop (all sections) held together. Once a child reaches Timberwolf and Pathfinder, parents are no longer required to attend campouts. However car pool drivers and chaperones for day activities are heavily depended upon, and each parent is required to maintain a volunteer position within the Troop, contact your troop or section leader.
For information about section availability, please fill out the waitlist form and contact the Membership Coordinator.
To learn more about parent and family responsibilities as a member of 5th Prospect Park Troop, go to the Parents page.
Our Flagship Park Slope based group was founded December 2012 as 5th Brooklyn is now 5th Prospect Park. Named after Prospect Park, opened in 1867 was designed by Olmsted and Faux, the architects behind Central Park. Prospect Park is 526 acres of trees and fields, waterways, paths, ballfields and Brooklyn’s only forest. Visited by more than 8 million people each year, it is a center of social activity and recreation for both Brooklynites and guests. We are honored to wear the name “Prospect Park” on our uniforms.
Our scout necker is primarily dark green, with thin band of Khaki. Green is a traditional color in Scouting and references our connection to our namesake park. The design is an homage to the Parks Department signs found all over Prospect Park.
The mission of Outdoor Service Guides is to foster an inclusive environment where individuals of all ages develop outdoor skills, connect across generations, and engage in community service.
Everybody Scouts
OSG believes that all people and all families should have an equal place in the scouting movement. We welcome scouts and their families as they come to us, and we will do our best to make scouting and its activities accessible to every child or adult who wishes to join. We welcome everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion (or no religion), or other differentiating factors. We believe that scouting is for everybody. We welcome those who have scouted a long time and those who have never tried scouting before joining us.
