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Cub Scout Camping

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Cub Scout Camping Guidelines

(Updated June 2002.) The Boy Scouts of America have established the following guidelines for its members' participation in camping activities:

Den Camping

Overnight camping by first-, second-, and third-grade Cub Scout dens is not approved, and certificates of liability insurance will not be provided by the Boy Scouts of America.  A Webelos Scout may participate in overnight den camping when supervised by his mother or father.  It is essential that each Webelos Scout be under the supervision of an adult.  Joint Webelos den-troop campouts are encouraged for dens of fifth-grade Webelos Scouts with their parents to strengthen ties between the pack and troop.  Den leaders, pack leaders, and parents are expected to accompany the boys on approved trips.

Council-Organized Family Camp (Cub Parent Weekends)

Council-organized family camps are overnight events involving more than one pack. Colonial Virginia Council family camping is usually held at Camp Chickahominy located in Lightfoot, Virginia.  At these Colonial Virginia Council sponsored family camps the Council provides all of the elements of the outdoor experience, such as staff, food service, housing, and program.  In most cases, youth members will be under the supervision of a parent or guardian.  All overnight activities involving more than one pack must be approved by the council.  Council-organized family camps must be conducted in accordance with established standards as given in National Standards for Council Family Camping, No. 13-408. Tigers, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may participate.

Pack Overnighters

These are pack-organized overnight events involving more than one family from a single pack, focused on age-appropriate Cub Scout activities and conducted at council-approved locations or on council property. Contact the Colonial Virginia Council service center for a list of approved locations. If nonmembers (siblings) participate, the event must be structured accordingly to accommodate them.  BSA health and safety and youth protection guidelines apply.  In most cases, each youth participant is the  responsibility of a specific adult.  At least one Adult leading a pack overnighter must complete Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) (No. 34162A) to effectively lead the event and to ensure that the requirements of the Cub Scout Camping program, youth protection guidelines, health and safety, site selection, age-appropriate activities, and sufficient adult participation are met.  Packs must file a Local Tour Permit Application, No. 34426B, with the Colonial Virginia Council Service Center. Tigers, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may participate.

All Camping must be done at Council Approved Pack Overnighter locations.  The Colonial Virginia Council maintains a list of approved locations.

Camporees

Webelos Dens are encouraged to visit Boy Scout district camporees and Klondike derbies. The purpose of these visits should be for the boys to look ahead with anticipation to their future as Boy Scouts and observe troops they might join. Webelos Scout dens should not compete against or participate in activities designed for Boy Scouts. Webelos Scout dens should not spend the night as participants at the event if the program is Boy Scout-based.

Camping Resources

The current editions of the following manuals provide information about Cub Scout camping: A Guide to Safe Scouting, Cub Scout Leader Book, and The Webelos Leader Guide.