Scouting for Adventure
Preparing Young People for Lives of
Scouting for adventure
Adventure Is Everywhere In Scouting.
Whether it’s that first Pinewood Derby® race, the glide of a canoe across a glass-surfaced lake or the view from a drone floating high above, every merit badge and every step on the trail Scouts explore and expand their worlds as they go. Whether it’s hiking, climbing, programming, camping, the arts, physical fitness, service – every trail builds skills, and grit and leads today’s Scouts even closer to becoming their best future selves.
Adventure Is Outdoors
High Adventure Bases
Philmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch offers 214 square miles of northern New Mexico wilderness. At Philmont, Scouts experience backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades and challenges such as rock climbing, mountain biking and sport shooting. Philmont Scout Ranch even offers training, service programs and best of the Old West programs – burro packing, gold panning, chuckwagon dinners, and interpretive history. In 2023, more than 14,511 Scouts and leaders experienced Philmont.
Northern Tier
Adventures at Northern Tier, located in the Great North Woods of northern Minnesota, offer Scouts the opportunity to explore thousands of acres of lakes, dense forests, and wetlands. Northern Tier is renowned for its paddling programs and in the winter becomes the home of winter adventure with ice fishing, sled-dogs, OKPIK programs, and more. More than 3,500 Scouts embarked on treks at Northern Tier in 2023.
Summit Bechtel Reserve
Located in the wilds of West Virginia, The Summit is an 10,600-acre adventure center that offers white-water adventures, shooting sports, mountain biking, world-class climbing, skateboarding, ziplines and more. More than 2,090 Scouts visited the Summit in 2023. In addition, 20,000 gathered at the Summit for the National Jamboree in July.
Sea Base
Headquartered in Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys, the Sea Base is Scouting’s home for aquatic adventure. Sailing, scuba diving, rustic camping on an undeveloped barrier island, fishing, ocean kayaking, and paddle boarding are just a few of the activities that more than 9,253 Scouts experienced in 2023.
