Day Hike at Indiana Dunes
SAMPLE TRIP REPORT — Climbing the 3 Dune Challenge and testing our gear for longer trips.
Scouting America · Venturing
Find your next adventure.
Adventure, leadership and friendship for young adults ages 14–20 in Hyde Park–Kenwood and across Chicago.
Youth-led. Adult-supported.
In Venturing, the members run the show. Crew officers plan the program, pick the adventures and lead the trips, with trained adult advisors there to help.
- Adventure Backpacking, paddling, climbing, camping and high adventure trips.
- Leadership Run meetings, plan trips and lead your peers.
- Service Give back to Hyde Park, Kenwood and the wider Chicago community.
- Personal growth Earn Venturing awards and build skills that last.
Coming up
Upcoming events
- Meeting
October Crew Meeting
Officer elections and planning our winter activities. New members welcome — bring a friend!
- Service
Neighborhood Service Day
SAMPLE EVENT — A morning of service in the neighborhood. Counts toward service hours.
- Meeting
November Crew Meeting
Winter camping skills and brainstorming our first high adventure trip.
- Trip
Winter Cabin Weekend
SAMPLE EVENT — Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and cooking in a heated cabin. Permission slip required.
No upcoming events posted yet — check back soon.
Out there
Recent adventures
Crew 312 Is Underway
SAMPLE TRIP REPORT — Five founding members met for the first time to brainstorm the adventures we want to take on.
Crew news
Announcements
Officer elections in October
SAMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT — We'll elect our first crew officers at the October meeting. Think about which role you'd like to take on: President, VP of Administration, VP of Program, Secretary or Treasurer.
Welcome to our new website!
Crew 312 now has a home online. Check the calendar for upcoming meetings, and if you're 14–20 and curious, come try a meeting.