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Nobscot Nexus April 21-23
Scouts share Nobscot with the Public for Day Use Only
Scouts share Nobscot with the Public for Day Use Only
2026 Update - The Good News Gets Better!
2026 Update - The Good News Gets Better!
The NAA's single most important metric working with Mayflower Council is to track and analyze the number of camping nights. There was a 7% increase in camping nights in 2024. 2025 added another 9% despite Scouting's membership challenges competing with other activities. While we do not have a direct cause for the increase, it is likely due to the marked improvements thanks to the hard work of the volunteers supported by generous donors. Needless to say, the NAA is proud to have contributed in some way to this improvement.
Welcome to the new Nobscot Alumni Association (NAA) Website
Welcome to the new Nobscot Alumni Association (NAA) Website
This is the place where you can immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of nature. Whether you’re out for a day hike or camping with your Scout Troop, Cub Pack or Venture Unit, this is the place where you can escape from the ordinary. Listen as the mighty oaks twist and turn in the wind, hear the leaves rustle, turn your ear to the calls of the hawk soaring overhead, watch the woods for the wildlife who live here. Explore the vast flora and fauna – who knows, you may see a deer scurry up a nearby slope!
Since 1928, this is the land stewarded by generations of Scouters – thoughtfully, passionately, reverently. This is Nobscot Scout Reservation.
ABOUT: Nobscot Scout Reservation is owned by the Mayflower Council and is maintained by a large and passionate group of volunteers supported by the Nobscot Alumni Association. Through a partnership with Sudbury Valley Trustees, we share this special place with the public who frequent the Reservation to enjoy nature. Over 450 acres of beautiful, forested land make Nobscot Scout Reservation one of the largest, undeveloped, privately-owned parcels of land in Eastern Massachusetts. The ecological and environmental importance of Nobscot is unmatched. Scouts have enjoyed this gem in Metrowest Boston for almost 100 years. Some factual information about Nobscot:
Mayflower Council of Scouting America consists of 62 communities – extending from Marlborough through Framingham and Sudbury to Plymouth.
In 2008, a 303 acre portion of the 450 acre Nobscot Scout Reservation in Sudbury was permanently conserved by the Sudbury Valley Trustees, the Town of Sudbury, and the (now) Mayflower Council, Boy Scouts of America. That property is protected through a conservation restriction that will allow the reservation to continue operating as a Scout camp while permanently limiting development of the property.
Nobscot Scout Reservation offers many miles of hiking trails, ranging from relatively flat terrain to a bit more challenging elevations, including Tipling Rock’s 426 feet where you can see the Boston skyline.
Nobscot provides a point of access to the Bay Circuit Trail – a hiking trail that runs from Duxbury around Metropolitan Boston and back up to Newburyport.
Nobscot is rich in Native American and Revolutionary War history, including a a burial ground used for victims of small pox centuries ago.
HIKERS AND DAY VISITORS: We welcome our neighbors and members of the general public to enjoy Nobscot for hiking, walking, nature observation, snow- shoeing, cross-country-skiing, and other quiet, daylight hour activities. Check out our Plan Your Visit page for helpful tips, photos, hikes, and maps.
SCOUTS AND SCOUTERS: You can enjoy any type of camping from a heated lodge with bathrooms to a wilderness tent site. This website is filled with information about every aspect and amenity that Nobscot has to offer. Your Scouting Adventure Starts Here!
Get Involved! You may notice volunteers (in yellow shirts) from the Nobscot Alumni Association regularly working around Nobscot. Extensive repairs and improvements continue to be made to the site and its facilities by a large group of volunteers.
Explore all of the great things we have to offer at this special place in Metrowest
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