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2010 Jamboree

Jamboree Dates

The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will be held Monday, July 26, through Wednesday, August 4, 2010 The opening day will be Tuesday, July 27, and the closing day will be Tuesday, August3. The jamboree troop arrival day will be Monday, July 26. All troops must be on-site by 4 p.m. Departure day will be Wednesday, August 4. There will be no early departures. Note: These are the dates of the national jamboree. The dates do not include pre and post jamboree travel or tours. The Greater Yosemite Council contingent will leave Modesto on July 20th and return on August 7th.

Jamboree Location

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The jamboree will be held at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Nestled in the rolling green hills of Virginia, the location is close to Washington D.C. and many historic sites including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Richmond and Norfolk. The Google Map marker indicates the exact location of Subcamp 6. This has been the traditional site of the Greater Yosemite Council contingent encampment.

The military installation was named in honor of Lt. General Ambrose Powell Hill, a Virginia native who distinguished himself as a Confederate commander.

This 76,000-acre facility has hosted the national Scout jamboree since 1981. The Boy Scouts of America uses approximately 12,000 acres of land to stage the jamboree.

Attendance

The jamboree is being planned for 35,960 Boy Scouts and unit leaders, plus over 7,500 national, regional, and subcamp staff members. The plan calls for 899 provisional troops, with 36 Boy Scouts and four adult leaders in each unit.

Jamboree City

Scouts set up tents on the day of arrival. The jamboree will attract thousands of Scouts, leaders, staff and visitors. While it won't be the biggest city in Virginia, it will be the fastest growing on the day of arrival! Imagine 18,000 tents and 3,600 patrol kitchens popping up in a matter of hours.

Amid the thousands of colorful tents that will house participants and provide program and support services, there is an infrastructure that provides a secure environment at Fort A.P. Hill. Everything from bus and telephone systems to a hospital and first-aid stations, police and fire departments, post offices, food warehouses, a daily newspaper, and retail stores (trading posts) provide all the support and program services needed.

Regional Camps and Subcamps

There will be four regional camps and 21 subcamps. A volunteer and professional team will direct each regional camp and subcamp. Volunteers will serve as the regional camp chief and regional commissioners. The regional director will be the regional camp director. The regional subcamp director will be a professional staff member, and the regional subcamp chief and commissioners will be volunteers.