Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA — for boys and girls ages 11-17, 10-year-olds who have completed fifth grade, or 10-year-olds who have completed Cub Scouting’s Arrow of Light — is designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer-group leadership.

Outdoor activities

Just for the Halibut?

By Scouting magazine

Hardly? Ohio Troop 520 also traveled 3,100 miles to fish Alaska’s Kenai River for salmon, trout, and Northern pike, reeling in some lessons about hard work along the way.

Backpacking & Hiking

Explore the Ozark's Eleven Point River

By Scouting magazine

Where to find clear spring water, abundant wildlife, and fascinating side hikes year-round on Missouri’s Eleven Point River.

Life Skills

Train Tale

By Scouting magazine

Saddle up with Troop 466 for a weeklong cattle drive along the legendary Chisholm Trail.

Backpacking & Hiking

Hike California's Lost Coast

By Scouting magazine

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

Outdoor activities

St. John the Divine

By Scouting magazine

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