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Welcome to Pack 81, Austin Texas

Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 81.

Our pack meetings are normally held at 6:00 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at Kocurek Elementary.  Pack 81 is part of the Thunderbird District, which belongs to the Capitol Area Council based in Austin, Texas. If you live in Austin, or plan to come to Austin, please contact us from our Contact Page for general comments or information about joining our Pack.

Is that you?? Are you the one we’re looking for??

If you are in kindergarten through the 5th grade and would like to have lots of fun camping, fishing, hiking, going on cool trips (spending a night on the USS Lexington aircraft carrier), building and racing cars, launching rockets, and meeting new friends…then Cub Scout Pack 81 is looking for YOU!

Now is the perfect time for you to sign up for Cub Scouts and have fun all year round!

What is Cub Scouts about?

  • Cub Scouting promotes: self-worth, imagination, self-discipline, team-work, cooperation, importance of family & friends, good citizenship and much, much more.

What kind of things do Cub Scouts do?

  • We go camping 3 times per year where the whole family can go and participate.
  • There are skills that Cub Scouts learn while having fun as well as making new friends, and learning about the world around them. There are many opportunities for the scouts and their families to enjoy the outdoors and each other. You and your child get the chance to experience all kinds of new and adventurous things.

Don’t have camping gear, don’t worry, we can tell you what you need to camp for the first time.

Come and Join in on the FUN!

For more information about scouting, pack 81, or how you can volunteer, click here, or you can start your scout membership today by clicking here!

 

 

Rocket Day - Watch the Weather

Posted on Nov 3 2026 - 11:58am

Right now there is a chance of rain on Saturday afternoon. We aren't going to change any schedules yet, but we'll be keeping an eye on how the weather progresses. Please RSVP on the website if you plan to attend and we'll also send out updates via Whatsapp as we get closer (if you haven't joined the Whatsapp group, the link is under the "Links" section of our website or ask Ben or Clay for details).

Rocket Kits Available

Posted on Nov 3 2026 - 9:13am

Our Rocket Day is on November 7 at 3:00 PM (RSVP at https://pack81austin.com/node/6420). If you missed the October Pack meeting or forgot to pick up a rocket kit, we have them for sale for $5 you can contact Clay to arrange to pick one up. Scouts should build their rockets before the event. You can paint and add stickers but no accessories that stick out. You do not need to worry about the step with "Wadding" or about installing the engine - we will do that at the park.

October Campout!

Posted on Oct 13 2026 - 7:04pm

Our first Campout of the year is just over a week away! We don't have many families signed up yet, so if you are planning to come, please RSVP at https://pack81austin.com/node/6417. You can stay overnight two nights, just one night, or just come for the day. 

Bobcat Requirements

Posted on Oct 13 2026 - 6:59pm

All families need to discuss the "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse" with their kids and log in Scoutbook or notify a leader that you have to earn Bobcat. If you do this by Wednesday 10/14, your Scout can receive their Bobcat adventure at the 10/20 meeting.

October Pack Meeting - 10/20

Posted on Oct 13 2026 - 6:58pm

Our October Pack Meeting is on Tuesday 10/20 at 6 PM at Kocurek Elementary! We'll be starting our Outdoor adventure, discussing the Six Essentials, how to hike and camp safely, and Leave No Trace Principles. If you have your whistle/compass keychain from last year, bring it with you.

Popcorn Sales Update

Posted on Oct 6 2026 - 3:26pm

Thanks to everyone who has participated in our fundraiser so far! We have sold over $4000 so far, which results in $1400 raised for our Pack and our Scouts (and another $1400 for Central Texas Scouting). We have ~$500 left of inventory that we need to sell. We have opportunities to sell at Waterloo (on Escarpment) on Friday evening 10/16 and at Sam's (Mopac and 290) on Saturday from 10:00-6:00. If we can get a few more people to sign up for those shifts, we should be able to finish our inventory by October 17. This fundraiser is a big part of what allows our Pack to keep our unit dues low.

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