Adventure Base 100

Created specifically for the 100th Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 will be travelling the country to give people an exciting, hands-on view of the history and future of the Boy Scouts of America. Locally, the Pittsburgh stop will be June 4-6, 2010.

Starting at the Rose Bowl in January and ending at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, this magnificent traveling exhibit will stop in more than 40 cities to share the Scouting experience.

At each stop, Adventure Base 100 will unfold into a 10,000 square foot campus of interactive and immersive Scout-related experiences.

The goal is to bring Scouting to life in a relevant and meaningful way that will connect to current Scouts and Scouters and appeal to people not currently involved with Scouting, but who might be interested in joining,” said Janice Babineaux, director of the National Scouting Museum and BSA Adventure Base 100 project lead.

The campus features a recruitment and registration tent, the “Go Scouting!” Dome – a multi-sensory experience that uses an IMAX-like domed screen, smells, and sounds to make visitors feel like they are a part of the action – a ropes course and zip line experience, traveling Scouting museum, stage, time capsule, VIP tent, green screen experience, Scout store, and sponsor tents.

When people enter the campus, their contact information and other data will be collected. Our hope is to engage them in Scouting beyond the Adventure Base 100 experience. Volunteers and programming ideas for the campus’ stage will be needed, so please contact Mark McHaddon on (412) 325-7992 or at mark.mchaddon@scouting.org to learn how you can be a part of something great in Pittsburgh!