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Welcome to Troop 72 and 4172

100 Years of Scouting

San Bruno’s Troop 72 received its first charter from the Boy Scout of America in May 1917. We are one of the longest running Scout units in the Bay Area and have been in continuous service since 1922. On February 1, 2019, the first day such a unit could be formed, we founded our partner Girls Troop 4172.

We meet Thursday evenings, year-round at 7:00 p.m. Meetings last 90 minutes. During the school year we meet at John Muir Elementry School and during the summer months we meet at San Bruno City Park. Our Troops place an emphasis on high adventure. We plan at least one weekend outdoor activity a month. Most months, those events include opportunities to camp outdoors. Our Troop spends one week each year at summer camp at Wente Scout Reservation near Willits California. During the summer, we feature a high adventure trip, such as backpacking in the Sierras and treks to the BSA High-Adventure Bases. We currently have the following trips planned:

  • 2024: Sea Base (Florida and St. Thomas)
  • 2025: Northern Tier High Adventure
  • 2026: National Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtal Reserve (to be run by Pacific Skyline Council)
  • 2027: TBD (possibly Philmont Scout Ranch BSA) The 26th World Scout Jamboree will also take place this year near Gdańsk, Poland

Our members are from San Bruno and the surrounding communities including Millbrae, Pacifica and South San Francisco. If you are a boy or girl between 11 and 17 and interested in joining Scouts, you can reach us through the "Contact Us" link on the left side of this page. Follow the "About Us" link to the left to learn more about us. 

Are you interested in Cub Scouts for boys and girls in 1st through 5th grade? Please visit our partner Pack's site at www.sanbrunopack290.org.

This Week's Announcements

Posted on Oct 3 2024 - 9:37pm

Upcoming Troop Meetings

  • We'll be having or Troop swim meet on Thursday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the San Bruno Rec. Center in San Bruno City Park. See the Troop calendar for more details.
  • We will be having our next PLC meeting on October 24 at 6:00 p.m. The October PLC meeting will be a week earlier than ussual and not on Halloween.The regular meeting will follow at 7:00.
  • The last formal Troop meeting of October will be October 24th. Scouts should be in class A uniform for that meeting.
  • We'll be having an informal Troop meeting on October 31, with Halloween themed games and activities. Scouts may come in costume or class B this everning. 
  • Please reminder that Troop meetings start at 7:00 and PLC members should be there 10-15 minutes early for last minute instructions. I realize some of our Scouts have another activity immediatly prior to the Troop meeting, but we ask everyone else to be courtous and be on time to the start of the meeting.

Upcoming Events

  • Pleae check your e-mail for details on Godl Rush campout. These are also include in the Troop calendar under the event.
  • Sign-ups for the Pinnacles campout in late October are open on the Troop website.
  • We'll also be putting a 5 mile hike on the calendar this fall.

This Week's Announcements

  • The BSA is changing how membership fees are being billed - check you e-mail for details.
  • Parents: when your Scouts is assigned responsibility for shopping for meals for Troop trips, please make sure the reciepts get to Mr. Eschen - you should not be responsible for footing those costs.

Gold Rush Campout

Posted on Oct 1 2024 - 8:11pm

At Boulder Creek Scout Reservation, scouts participated in a two-night Gold Rush Campout. They participated in numerous activities including archery, bullet casting, candle-making, gold panning, and tomahawk!

Coloma River Rafting!

Posted on Sep 2 2024 - 7:52am


Last weekend, the Troop stayed at a campsite near the American River. Some scouts worked on completing requirements for their Cooking merit badge. In the morning, everybody went white water rafting, and some even jumped off a cliff into the river!

Sea Base 2024!

Posted on Aug 15 2024 - 9:30am

This year's High Adventure trip brought Scouts to Sea Base in Florida and the Virgin Islands. They enjoyed learning to sail, snorkeling, day hikes, and more fun activities!

Sonoma Ziplining Trip!

Posted on Aug 3 2024 - 12:22am

On July 6th-7th, the scouts camped out at Sugarloaf State Park in Sonoma County. They spent Saturday completing Scout skills and went ziplining on Sunday for a 90-minute tour!

Wente 2024

Posted on Jun 27 2024 - 10:33am

Although this year's trip to Wente Scout Reservation was cut short, the scouts still had so much fun in the time that they were there. When they weren't working on merit badges, scouts were able to enjoy fishing, swimming, playing card games, hiking the Kali-Ama, rifle shooting, archery, or just hanging out around the campsite.

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