Earning the Adventure Camper Senior Badge

Earn the Girl Scout Adventure Camper Badge

Ready to take your outdoor skills to the next level? Earning your Senior Adventure Camper badge isn’t just about sleeping under the stars—it’s about mastering primitive camping, stepping into a leadership role, and becoming fully self-reliant in the wilderness. From packing the absolute essentials to engineering your own camp gear, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know to conquer the great outdoors with confidence.

Adventure Camper PDF Badge Requirements

  1. Plan your adventure camping trip
  2. Gather your camping gear
  3. Plan and prepare your trip meals
  4. Use a camping skill on your trip
  5. Go adventure camping

➡️ Get the complete PDF download provided by GirlScouts.org.

Step 1: Plan Your Adventure

Discover, plan trips, and reserve campsites, permits, and tour spots at thousands of federal public lands and outdoor destinations across the country.

➡️ Go to Recreation.gov

Step 2: Gather Your Camping Gear

The 10 Essentials are a collection of first aid and emergency items that can help you in the event of minor injuries, sudden weather changes, or unexpected delays.

➡️ See the 10 essentials.

Step 3: Plan and prepare
your trip meals

Dehydrating your own lightweight snacks is an excellent way to prepare for a primitive camping trip, as it removes moisture to significantly reduce pack weight while preserving essential nutrients.

➡️ Find out how to dehydrate food.
➡️ Get more camp cooking resources.

Outdoor Skills Patch Program Group

Step 4: Use a Camping Skill on Your Trip

Choose from 10 different camping skills:

  • Ropes & Knot Tying
  • Rolling & Packing
  • Outdoor Cooking
  • Tent Pitching
  • First Aid
  • Leave No Trace
  • Identifying Nature
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Compass & Map Reading
  • Fire Building

➡️ Get free downloads with your patch purchase.

Step 5: Go Adventure Camping

Take a course to educate your adventure camp mates about the Leave No Trace Seven Principles. LNT has 100s of available options.

➡️ Find an adventure course.

With your gear packed, your food dehydrated, and your map ready, you are officially equipped to handle whatever the trail throws your way. Camping is all about testing your limits, working as a team, and appreciating the beauty of nature—so get out there, lead the way, and enjoy every minute of earning your Adventure Camper badge!

Ready to Start Planning Your Adventure? Don’t forget the patches.

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