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Who we are:
Who we are:
Pack 673 is the only all-girls Cub Scout pack in Santa Cruz County! Girls, grades K-5, are welcome to join our pack and share the fun of building life-long female friendships, going on awesome adventures, and learning how to contribute to their community in a positive way.
Throughout the year we learn about nature through group hikes and camping trips, engage in STEM activities, like the Pinewood Derby, contribute to the community with beach clean-ups and collecting food for local food banks, and so much more!
The girls meet regularly with the other girls in their age groups (called Dens), and as a larger group (all age groups - called the Pack) once a month.
Want to learn more about our pack?
We welcome visitors at any of our activities.
Want to learn more about our pack?
We welcome visitors at any of our activities.
Our 2025 - 2026 calendar is on the events tab of our website.
Upcoming Meet the Pack Events.
Upcoming Meet the Pack Events.
Cub Scouts is an excellent way for girls and their families to make friends, get outdoors, learn new skills, and, most importantly, have fun. We look forward to meeting you!
Our local Scouting Council is offering two exciting joining prizes. If you join Cub Scouts at any time before November 15, 2025, you will receive a complimentary ticket to Gilroy Gardens. There are also discounted rates for family members during this period, so the whole family can enjoy a day at the park! Tickets must be used by 12/31/2025.
Cub Scouts is an excellent way for girls and their families to make friends, get outdoors, learn new skills, and, most importantly, have fun. We look forward to meeting you!
Our local Scouting Council is offering two exciting joining prizes. If you join Cub Scouts at any time before November 15, 2025, you will receive a complimentary ticket to Gilroy Gardens. There are also discounted rates for family members during this period, so the whole family can enjoy a day at the park! Tickets must be used by 12/31/2025.
If you join at any of our Meet the Pack events listed below, you will receive a model rocket to design and launch at our special "Lift Off Day" on October 11.
If you join at any of our Meet the Pack events listed below, you will receive a model rocket to design and launch at our special "Lift Off Day" on October 11.
Saturday, August 23rd, 10:00 AM
Saturday, August 23rd, 10:00 AM
Pack Hike Henry Cowell Redwood loop
Pack Hike Henry Cowell Redwood loop
Come join Pack 673 for a hike around the Henry Cowell redwood loop trail. It's a gentle walk along a nature trail that's less than a mile.
Monday, August 25th, 6:30 PM
Monday, August 25th, 6:30 PM
Water Rockets at Sky Park
Water Rockets at Sky Park
All girls K - 5th grade and their families are invited to join Pack 673 to build water rockets and launch them. Use your creativity to make your rocket and then see how high you can make it soar!
Monday September 8th, 6:30 PM
Monday September 8th, 6:30 PM
Den Meetings at St Philip's Church
Den Meetings at St Philip's Church
Meet the single grade Dens! The pack will divide into its single-grade dens and work on fun activities for their rank. This is a great way to meet the pack in a smaller group setting.
Monday, September 15, 6:30 PM
Monday, September 15, 6:30 PM
Pack Meeting: STEM Activities St Philip's Church
Pack Meeting: STEM Activities St Philip's Church
Join the pack for some fun STEM-related activities and crafts!
Saturday, September 20th, 9:00 AM
Saturday, September 20th, 9:00 AM
California Coastal Clean Up at Seabright Beach
California Coastal Clean Up at Seabright Beach
Pack a picnic lunch and come join us at Seabright Beach on California Coastal Cleanup Day! We'll be picking up trash off the beach, followed by some fun beach activities and a snack.
The pack will provide tools to pick up trash and the snack, but please bring a picnic lunch. Bringing chairs or a picnic blanket is also recommended.
Join at any of these events and get signed up in time to join the pack on our first camp out of the year on October 10 - 12
Join at any of these events and get signed up in time to join the pack on our first camp out of the year on October 10 - 12
Cub Scout camping is fun for the whole family, regardless of previous experience. We handle the meals and plan the activities and even have gear we can lend out. Cubs and adults will get outside, learn new skills, and have a blast.
First Pack Meeting of this 25-26 school year!
First Pack Meeting of this 25-26 school year!
Blasting away with water rockets!
Blasting away with water rockets!
The pack met at Sky Park to have a blast with water rockets! Cubs used empty 2L soda bottles, paper, tape and stickers to create their own unique rockets. After creating their rockets, cubs filled their rocket about half way with water, and with the help of awesome parents, sent their rockets high in the sky by using bike pumps to create pressure! These rockets went soaring to everyone's delight!
Business first
Business first
Started out by handing out awards that some scouts earned over the summer or at the end of last year. Great work!
Making rockets
Making rockets
Scouts had fun creating their unique rockets.
Thanks parents!
Thanks parents!
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Time to let them fly!
Time to let them fly!
It was a beautiful evening for launching water rockets! Boy did they fly high!
First Den Meetings of the 2025-26 School Year!
First Den Meetings of the 2025-26 School Year!
Catching up with old friends and making new ones!
Catching up with old friends and making new ones!
Cubs gathered by den for the first den meetings of this 2025-2026 school year. They caught up with familiar faces and met some new ones!
August Hike Henry Cowell Redwood Loop
August Hike Henry Cowell Redwood Loop
Banana Slugs and New Friends
Banana Slugs and New Friends
We enjoyed meeting some new friends and look forward to seeing them at future events! The girls saw two banana slugs and some deer (which were admired but not photographed). They explored the inside of two hollowed-out redwood trees, and the resiliency of the redwood that survives despite being completely hollowed out by fire. Later in the hike, they examined the inside of the Fremont tree, which was once used as a hotel room and can hold an entire hike's worth of Cub Scouts! During a break, they shared snacks in the forest. Nothing helps emphasize the size of a redwood like seeing how many cubs can climb to the top of a stump!
October Bulls Eye Bonanza
October Bulls Eye Bonanza
Archery
Archery
We learned about safety and practiced our Archery
BBs
BBs
We learned about safety and practiced shooting with a BB rifle.
Fall Camp Out!
Fall Camp Out!
We had over 50 people on our first Campout of the year
We had over 50 people on our first Campout of the year
We told stories, sang songs, and performed skits around the campfire
Making Fire
Making Fire
As part of their 4th grade outdoor activity adventure the Webelos built the fire and learned how to light it safely
Hike
Hike
We headed off to Nearby Sanborn park for a hike in the redwoods
September Pack Meeting Water Rockets
September Pack Meeting Water Rockets
First we made Rockets
This cat who lives nearby came to help!
Then we set them on the launcher
And launched them into the sunset!
September Outing: Coastal clean up and Beach Bonfire
September Outing: Coastal clean up and Beach Bonfire
Beach Clean up
Beach Clean up
The cubs worked hard finding lots of trash. They filled more than 3 buckets up!
Kites
Kites
While dinner cooked the cubs played on the beach and flew kites
S'mores
S'mores
What campfire is complete without S'mores?
September Den Meetings
September Den Meetings
Our Lions and Tigers (K-1st) had lots of fun learning some magic in their Mystery and Intrigue adventure. Our Wolves (2nd grade) learned about Sportsmanship, played games, and watched an Olympic volleyball match. Our Bears (3rd grade) Learned about the American Flag, practiced folding it correctly, and made red white and blue tape wallets. Our Webelos (4th grade) Learned about citizenship and had the opportunity to meet a member of the Scotts Valley City Council! The AOLs (5th grade Worked on preparing for the pack camping trip by doing their Outdoor Adventure, learning about safety in the outdoors, what to bring on a trip, how to set up a tent safely, and how to safely prepare food in the outdoors
August Den Meetings
August Den Meetings
Single-Grade Adventures
Single-Grade Adventures
Our dens started off the year by working on their Bobcat adventures. These adventures help introduce and reinforce scouting concepts, facilitate meeting new friends, and are designed to be the first adventure worked on each year.
August Pack Meeting: STEM / Engineering Fun!
August Pack Meeting: STEM / Engineering Fun!
We built Snowmen in August!
We built Snowmen in August!
The endothermic reaction feels cold to the touch and has the texture of wet snow!
Marshmallow and Spaghetti towers!
Marshmallow and Spaghetti towers!
How tall can you build yours?!
Oobleck can dance!
Oobleck can dance!
Oobleck is a non-Newtonian substance, existing as a solid and liquid at the same time. If you set it on a portable speaker (well protected with plastic wrap) it will dance!
August Outing: Bike Ride
August Outing: Bike Ride
Getting ready to head out
Getting ready to head out
The cubs biked down West clif trail from Natural Bridges to Lighthouse Feild and back.
On our way back
On our way back
They also learned about bike safety and had an amazing view of the pacific ocean!
August: Last event of Summer, FISHING!
August: Last event of Summer, FISHING!
Learning how to bait a hook safely
Getting started fishing
Checking out a fish we caught
Examining a crab from the crab pot!
The cubs had a great time learning how to fish. We didn't catch anything big enough to keep but we did get to learn how to bait a hook, catch a fish, and take the fish off the hook. We also learned about crab traps and caught some tiny Dungeness Crabs!
July: 4th of July Parade
July: 4th of July Parade
June: Planning Meeting
June: Planning Meeting
In June we have our annual planning meeting picnic where we plan our calendar for the summer and the following year. We bring a huge stack of post it notes and everyone writes down ideas for meetings and outings then we vote on which ones we want to do and stick the post it notes on the calendar. The great thing about cub scouts is that what we do each year changes based on the interests of our cubs and their families.
May: Pack Meeting Bike Safety
May: Pack Meeting Bike Safety
Ranking up!
Ranking up!
Every year our cubs pass their neckerchiefs for the year onto the next den of cubs. Here our rising Webelos receive their new plaid neckerchiefs.
A properly fitted helmet is important!
A properly fitted helmet is important!
Getting some bike maintenance advice
Getting some bike maintenance advice
May: Memorial Day Flags
May: Memorial Day Flags
Finding the graves on the map
Finding the graves on the map
Placing flags
Placing flags
Cleaning off the headstone
Cleaning off the headstone
Thank you troops 614 and 2614 for organizing this event for all the scouts in our district! There was even a scout from a neighboring council who came to help this year!
Thank you troops 614 and 2614 for organizing this event for all the scouts in our district! There was even a scout from a neighboring council who came to help this year!
May: Update on our AOLs
May: Update on our AOLs
All of our eligible* AOL's earned their AOL rank!
All of our eligible* AOL's earned their AOL rank!
Earning AOL rank is a great honor and it's one of the only cub scout awards that can be worn after bridging to Scouts BSA. In our district there are usually about the same number of cubs who earn AOL and Scouts who earn Eagle. We are so proud of how hard they worked for this honor! All of the girls who moved up from the pack also earned their Scout Rank in the troop! Way to go girls!
*To earn AOL a cub must be active in the pack for at least 6 months
May: Happy Mother's Day!
May: Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's day to all our pack moms!
Happy Mother's day to all our pack moms!
You drive your kids to meeting and events, you volunteer, you lead, our pack couldn't do it with out you! Thanks for being awesome role models for our cubs!
May: Scout O Rama
May: Scout O Rama
The Pack hosted a Rain Gutter Regatta Both where scouts could
The Pack hosted a Rain Gutter Regatta Both where scouts could
Make sails and build a boat
Make sails and build a boat
And then race it
And then race it
Off to more fun!
Off to more fun!
When not helping at the booth they headed out to enjoy the rest of the SOR booths!
When not helping at the booth they headed out to enjoy the rest of the SOR booths!
We love how much the scouts want to help the cubs succeed!
Tug of war! Winner gets the marshmallow!
SJ sharks slapshot booth
Bouldering
Testing T673's twisty ladder! I thinck she's got it!
More things to climb!
Making slime at the STEM committee booth
Asst Cub Master and Stem Committee member Anne showing off her amazing new lab coat
Optional April Den Meeting
Optional April Den Meeting
Our bear den finished painting their bird houses. There was some very impressive artistic skills on display!
Our bear den finished painting their bird houses. There was some very impressive artistic skills on display!
April Pack Meeting: Firehouse Visit!
April Pack Meeting: Firehouse Visit!
A huge thank you to Scotts Valley Fire for hosting the cubs! They had so much fun!
A huge thank you to Scotts Valley Fire for hosting the cubs! They had so much fun!
April Den Meeting
April Den Meeting
The Bears learned to work with tools safely and created bird houses. The Webelos completed the cast iron chef adventure! They planned a meal and figured out how much it would cost to make before cooking it outdoors.
The scouts (and the den leader) also learned about Dutch oven cooking and how quickly cornbread can get too hot if there are too many coals! Our other den's had so much fun they forgot to take photos!
April Camp Out Uvas Canyon County Park
April Camp Out Uvas Canyon County Park
It's always fun to see the variety of shapes, sizes, and colors of tents. While the pack does not own any camping gear we have lots of families with extra gear and we can always help ensure any family who wants to camp with us can.
The cubs decided to extend their hike and made it to this amazing view!
Uvas is famous for it's waterfalls and they did not disappoint.
More waterfalls
The bears cooking the menu that they had planned. They made sure all the pancakes had the perfect number of Chocolate chips!
No known predators! The banana slug is coated in a thick slime layer which makes it unpalatable for predators.
Watch were you step! Rattlesnake sunbathing in the trail!
Of course there was a campfire with s'mores!
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