Serving East Texas since 1930
Find your Scouting home in East Texas.
Camping, canoeing, climbing, service and friendship — for kids from kindergarten through high school, across 17 East Texas counties. Start by finding a pack, troop or crew near you.
Takes you to BeAScout, Scouting America's official unit finder — or read how joining works first.
Where does my child fit?
A program for every age
Scouting grows with your child. Pick the one that matches their grade or age — you can always ask a unit leader if you are not sure.
Cub Scouts
Family-friendly adventure for the youngest Scouts. Pinewood Derby, first campouts, day hikes and hands-on projects — with a grown-up alongside them.
About Cub ScoutsScouts BSA
Youth-led troops where Scouts plan their own adventures, learn real outdoor skills, earn merit badges and follow the trail toward Eagle Scout.
About Scouts BSAVenturing & Sea Scouts
High adventure for older teens — backpacking, sailing, climbing and leadership, planned and run by the young people themselves.
About VenturingHow joining works
Three steps, about ten minutes
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Find a unit
Enter your ZIP code above. You will see the packs, troops and crews meeting near you, with a contact for each one.
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Visit a meeting
Every unit welcomes visitors, and there is no commitment. Come see what a night of Scouting actually looks like before you decide.
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Sign up online
Fill out the youth application through BeAScout, pay the registration fee, and your Scout is in. Uniforms and gear can come later.
Why families choose Scouting
More than a night a week
The outdoors
Campouts, hiking, fishing and a summer at Camp Pirtle.
Leadership
Real responsibility that builds confidence, one step at a time.
Service
Giving back to East Texas communities, together.
Friendship
Friendships and memories that outlast the program.
G.W. Pirtle Scout Reservation
Summer camp on Lake Murvaul
Our council's own Scout camp has been running since 1964 — summer camp, Turkey Camp, Mom and Me, Dad and Me, Wood Badge and NYLT. Everything about the camp lives on its own site.
Across East Texas
Four districts, seventeen counties
The council is organised into four districts, each with its own camporees, training and roundtables. Find out which one covers your town.
Stay connected
See what our Scouts are up to
Photos from campouts, camporees and Eagle courts of honour across the council.
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Registered leaders: council news and discussion happen in the East Texas Area Council Facebook group (opens in a new tab) — a private group for registered adults aged 18+ with current Safeguarding Youth Training.