Kindergarten:  these “Lion Cub Scouts” can do camping with a parent in attendance.

1st graders: these “Tiger Cub Scouts can do camping with a parent in attendance.

2nd-graders on up: NO parent is needed for the child.

Two registered adult leaders 21 years of age or over are required at all Scouting activities, including all meetings. There must be a registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over in every unit serving females. A registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over must be present for any activity involving female youth or female adult program participants.

Notwithstanding the minimum leader requirements, age and program-appropriate supervision must always be provided.

All adults staying overnight in connection with a Scouting activity must be currently registered in the BSA in an adult fee required position. Limited exception for Cub Scout overnight Programs.

Cub Scout parents or legal guardians taking part in an overnight Cub Scout program with their own child or legal ward are not required to register as leaders. All adults must review the “How to Protect your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide” that can be found in the front of each Cub Scout Handbook. In addition, the parent or legal guardian must be accompanied by a registered leader at any time they are with youth members other than their own child/ward.  All other overnight adults must be currently registered in an adult fee required position.

How do we ensure our camps are top-notch? One way is through the National Camp Accreditation Program (NCAP). Skilled and trained volunteers from other BSA councils, with expertise in areas such as health and safety, food service, or program visit our camps and review both the required certifications AND the onsite program and facility quality.

From checking that fire extinguishers and smoke detectors are where they should be, to certifying that staff is appropriately trained, to observing the full program in operation, the team that visits each camp recommends improvements, and assures all the 130+ rigorous standards are met. As a result, all of our camps are Nationally Accredited as they have been since the beginning of this accreditation program in the 1970’s.

To make this happen each year, our camp staff, and especially our camp managers work hard to meet these important safeguards to program quality and safety.