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National Outdoor Awards

Six badges for camping, hiking, aquatics, conservation, riding and adventure, each built on merit badges and logged time outdoors.

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  • National Outdoor Badge for Camping

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), the Camping merit badge, two of Cooking, First Aid and Pioneering, then 25 days and nights of Scouting camping, including six consecutive days (five nights) at an accredited resident camp.

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  • National Outdoor Badge for Hiking

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), one of Hiking or Backpacking merit badge, one of Orienteering or Geocaching merit badge, then 100 miles of hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing in Scouting, including the badges' miles.

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  • National Outdoor Badge for Aquatics

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), Swimming plus Lifesaving merit badge, the Mile Swim Award, one watercraft, fishing or diving badge with 25 hours on the water using it, and 50 hours of aquatics in Scouting overall, including the time from the earlier requirements.

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  • National Outdoor Badge for Conservation

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), safe use of five of ten conservation tools, Environmental Science or Sustainability, Soil and Water Conservation, and one of Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry or Mammal Study, then 25 hours of conservation work in Scouting.

    National Outdoor Awards Awards Conservation Outdoors Requirements

  • National Outdoor Badge for Riding

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), one riding merit badge with its own mileage (Cycling 100, Horsemanship 20, Motorboating 100 or Skating 20 miles), then 200 miles of riding in Scouting in all, including those miles.

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  • National Outdoor Badge for Adventure

    First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), one of Wilderness Survival, Search and Rescue or Emergency Preparedness merit badge, then ten adventure activities from a menu of seven: long backpacking, paddling or whitewater trips, an overnight rock climb, the Historic Trails or 50-Miler Award, or a high-adventure base.

    National Outdoor Awards Awards Outdoors Requirements

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