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No glamping allowed — Here’s what does and doesn’t count

These days, Scouts spend the night in cabins, yurts and museums — or even on aircraft carriers. So what kind of camping counts for Boy Scout advancement?

From switchbacks to backslopes, here’s how to read a trail

Next time you go on a hike, try using the trail to share something new with your Scouts.

Big-time weekend: Montana Council gives Scouts a unique Snow Sports opportunity

Big Sky Ski Weekend is a unique opportunity for youth: the chance to ski at a quality resort for a fraction of what it would cost the public.

Guide to Cool Camps

Scouting magazine’s Guide to Cool Camps, a selection of the most interested Boy Scout camps in the country.

How Michigan’s Cole Canoe Base cooks up fun for campers and staff

Cole Canoe Base uses a special recipe for success — and a cooking event called Beast Feast — to keep campers and staffers coming back year after year.

STEM activities to reinvigorate your Scouts’ focus on science, technology, engineering or math

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to introduce these STEM activities to your Scouting unit.

Go inside Louisiana’s popular Swamp Base

Thanks to word of mouth and some smart marketing, reservations at Louisiana’s Swamp Base are pouring in. We visited the swamp to find the secret to success.

Scouts make two-day, 35-mile ‘Barefoot Mailman’ hike in Miami to honor history

Scouts and Venturers make ‘Barefoot Mailman’ hike to honor history.

Learn how one troop strikes a balance between service work and fun

Troop 99 explores the Chesapeake Bay — which includes fishing, maritime history, beach combing and more. Not to mention their rebuilding efforts to leave the Chesapeake better than they found it.

Making waves in Texas: A new base for seafaring Scouts

How the new Sea Scout Base-Galveston changes Scouting’s course.