Scout Day Visits
Fort Ticonderoga is happy to welcome scout groups! Reservations are required to obtain the scout rate for 12 or more scouts.
Cost: General Admission: $7/scout, $12/adult.
Making Reservations: For ALL scout inquiries, contact Ryann Wiktorko, Group Tour Coordinator, at (518) 585-1023 or complete the online reservation form and submit it to rwiktorko@fort-ticonderoga.org.
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Planting the Tree of Liberty!
In this scouting program, your pack or troop is immersed in the daily routine of the Continental Soldiers garrisoning Fort Ticonderoga in the weeks after the capture by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in 1775. Scouts form a platoon of soldiers and learn teamwork and discipline as they undergo a typical day in the life of soldiers. They learn about the training used to prepare soldiers to meet a powerful enemy, what soldiers ate, where they slept, and experience the confusion of battle.
This program includes:
- Musket demonstration
- Practicing formation tactics
- Working with tools under supervision
- Learning about tents and constructing a brush shelter
- Working on fatigue duty alongside Fort Ticonderoga’s interpretive Staff
Availability: This program is available at 10:00 am and 11:30 am, based on availability and advance reservation.
Cost: General Admission + Planting the Tree of Liberty Program: $10/scout, $12/adult.
Badges: Earn a unique Discovery Badge by completing our “Planting the Tree of Liberty.” Patches are an additional $3.50.Boy Scouts also have a number of opportunities to work on Merit Badges at Fort Ticonderoga!
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Boy Scout Self-guided Discovery Tour
This Discovery Tour features a NEW badge to earn!
Scout groups can take a self-guided “Boy Scout Discovery Tour.” The tour makes connections between elements of the Scout Law and Fort Ticonderoga’s history, using various museum exhibits and clues on the historic landscape to help scouts answer a series of questions. Successfully completed forms can be submitted to the Log House Museum Store for a specially-designed “fun patch” available only to Scouts participating in this program. Download the PDF below or visit the Log House Guest Service Desk for more information!
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Girl Scout Day at Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga joins forces with the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York to host Girl Scout Day on Saturday, October 10, 2020, from 9:30 am-5:00 pm. Scouts will participate in interactive and immersive programs, visit museum exhibitions, and explore the historic site, including the King’s Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and the Heroic Corn Maze!
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Overnight Scouting Experience!
Become part of the garrison at Ticonderoga! Your troop will become immersed in the life of soldiers at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War. Experience the training and teamwork involved in the army from marching to working. Cook and eat the victuals similar to those consumed by soldiers, and sleep in the barracks located within the majestic fort walls. This unforgettable experience requires pre-registration and a nonrefundable/nontransferable deposit and is only available for Boy Scout Troops, Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. *Not for Cub Scouts, Webelos, Daisies, Brownies, or Juniors.
2020 Overnight Availability:
- January 18-19
- February 15-16
- March 14-15
- May 23-24, 30-31
- June 6-7, 27-28
- August 22-23, 29-30
- September 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
- November 14-15
- December 12-13
*Scout overnights are on a first-come, first-served basis. A completed reservation form and a 50% nonrefundable deposit must be presented at the time of booking.