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Troop enjoying sunset at the Point at H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation

Sugar Creek, MO · Est. 1939

This is your troop.

Troop 221 is a Scout-led troop in the Blue Elk District. Real leadership. Real adventure. 386 Eagles and counting.

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Ages 11–17 · No prior Scouting needed

Tuesdays 7:30–9:00 PM · Mike Onka Hall, Sugar Creek

  • 1939

    Founded

  • 386

    Eagle Scouts

  • All 3

    Bartle Camps

  • 2026

    Philmont

What We Do

Scouts participating in a camp fire skit.

Camping

Monthly overnights. H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation every year without exception.

Scouts at Camp Alexander looking over the lake.

High Adventure

Philmont. Swamp Base. Colorado. Places that change you.

Scouts working on an Eagle Project to support their community.

Community Service

Jackson County is our community. We show up.

Leadership & Skills

Every youth leader runs something real. Adults advise. Scouts decide.

Youth led. Adult guided.

Every Scout in a leadership role is paired with an adult mentor. Not to do the job for them — to coach them through it.

How it works
Philmont 2026

Coming Up

Philmont 2026

Cimarron, New Mexico · 112 miles

Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico. 112 miles of backcountry trail. 19 Scouts and adults from Troop 221. This is what high adventure looks like.

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Life in Troop 221

Youth eating corn on the cob outside.
Youth holding rocks to weigh down backpacking pack.
Boy doing community service work.
Boys working on Eagle Project.
Boys at a campfire
“

I didn't understand what Scouting was until I watched what it did to my son over four years. I wish we'd found this troop sooner.

— Parent of a Troop 221 Scout

Your kid belongs here.

Meetings every Tuesday. No experience needed. Come see for yourself.

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