camping

Camping

Frog or Toad?

By Scouting magazine

Here’s how to help your Cub Scouts identify a frog or a toad, plus learn more about amphibians.

Cooking

Advice on safe food storage while camping

By Scouting magazine

Scouter B.W.M. is concerned that his Scouts are careless in the way they handle food. He asked how to teach safe food-handling and dishwashing procedures.

Backpacking & Hiking

Let's Hit the Trail

By Scouting magazine

An Illinois pack’s monthly hiking program helps younger boys become more confident and comfortable outdoors, making for an easier transition to Boy Scouting.

Backpacking and hiking

'We Go Camping'

By Scouting magazine

A New York State troop has conducted an outdoor activity for more than 400 consecutive months (nearly 35 years) by relying on a simple formula of program, planning, and parents.

Backpacking & Hiking

At the Peak of Success

By Scouting magazine

Thanks to tireless training and dedicated leadership, Troop 474 Scouts reach the summit of Washington’s Mount Rainier for the 25th year in a row.

Emergency Preparedness

The 'Sneaky Diseases'

By Scouting magazine

An outdoor medical expert recommends ways to prevent tick-borne Lyme disease and mosquito-spread West Nile virus.

Camping

Debunking myths about the outdoors

By Scouting magazine

Don’t let those tall tales told around a campfire confuse you. We shine some truth on 10 myths about the outdoors often misquoted.

Campground Cooking

Winning Recipes for Campfire Cuisine

By Scouting magazine

We pick the top entrées, side dishes, and desserts from nearly 350 reader entries in Scouting magazine’s “Camp Food Favorites” recipe contest.