Need to find a place to take your Scouts camping, hiking, backpacking or canoeing? Below are some lists compiled by Stan Jarvis.
Camping sites within reach of our district. Over 40 troop tested campsites arranged by season of the year.
16 plus adventure hiking routes in our area.
Good Backpacking options within reach of our district
500 miles of scout canoeable waters within reasonable driving range.
More Camping Ideas
Camping locations
Camping spots
High adventure camps (long term)
Mt. Timpanogos hike
Other Helps
Orienteering skills
Orienteering Pace Calculator
Below are some good resources for winter camping
Winter Camping - What to take, how to dress, how to sleep and much more!
Klondike Sled Plans - 2 plans for making a Klondike sled
Simplified Klondike Sled Plans
Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping - A very informative document created by the Princeton University Outdoor Action Program. It's quite lengthy (29 pages) but worth it.
Below are some Internet resources that can help make your scouting experience easier and a lot more fun!
gslc-bsa.org - Official site of the Great Salt Lake Council
scouting.org - National BSA website
scoutingmagazine.org - Scouting magazine
boyslife.org - Boys Life magazine
scoutstuff.org - BSA Supply Division
oa-bsa.org - National OA site
scouter.com - More than 12,000 Links to Scouting pages
http://www.scouter.com/compass
usscouts.org - U.S. Scouting Service Project - lots of information and helps
http://www.usscouts.org
scoutorama.com - If you haven't had enough by now, here's some more!
http://www.scoutorama.com
macscouter.com - And still more...
http://www.macscouter.com
meritbadge.com - A site devoted to advancement.
http://www.meritbadge.com
REI Learn & Share - A 'How To' site for all of your outdoor adventures.
http://www.rei.com/rei/learn/index.jsp
gorp.com - Taking your scouts somewhere you've never been before? Find out all about it before you go.
http://www.gorp.com
Forms
District Award of Merit Nomination Form
Tour Permit
Other Forms (advancement, awards, etc.)