Backpacking & Hiking

Hike California's Lost Coast

Test your mettle on a long winter hike in the King Range National Conservation Area.

Outdoor activities

St. John the Divine

New Jersey Scouts fly to a Caribbean paradise to camp, hike, and snorkel near the most beautiful beaches this side of heaven.

High Adventure

First Among Equals

Scouters from across the country put leadership skills into action at the Philmont Leadership Challenge.

Outdoor activities

Freezing Cold, Burning Calories

The council Scout executive in northern Wisconsin provides a worthy incentive for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers to maintain a monthly schedule of active, outdoor events.

Camping

Tracking Trinkets and Treasure

Geocaching, an Internet-based hide-and-seek adventure, is as challenging as most video games. But you play it in the great outdoors.

Outdoor activities

A Wisconsin Winter Weekend

Boy Scouts and Venturers learn the basics of cold-weather camping during a weekend of hiking, cross-country skiing, and sleeping inside snow caves.

Campground Cooking

Outdoor Smarts: ‘I’m Still Hungry’

Careful menu planning examines the rigors of high adventure activities and makes sure that calorie and nutrition levels not only meet energy requirements but also leave diners feeling satisfied.

Aquatics

The Missinaibi: A Wilderness River Journey

Boy Scouts and Venturers overcome low water, long portages, and fierce headwinds to follow the French voyageurs’ historic trade route into northernmost Ontario, Canada.

Outdoor activities

A Wild Caving Weekend

The colorful caverns of a state park, Kentucky Scouts discover a fascinating subterranean world.

Camping

Scouts 'NAYLE' the Qualities of Leadership

A new course at Philmont’s Rocky Mountain Scout Camp reinforces Boy Scout leadership methods by focusing on strategies for group success in challenging high adventure activities.