The Camping merit badge has requirements which can be met if we plan for them during the year such as:
~ Biking
~ Hiking
~ Rapeling
~ Canoeing
In addition to the 20 nights out.

Sometimes it might be best to skip an activity one year and try something new. We can always try it the next year.

Campout	Summer Camp	Classes & Courses & Cash
National Scout Museum, Irving, Texas	The Florida Sea Base, The Keys, Florida	Internet Scout Patch, Day on computers & learn codes for Troop site usscouts.org/tradingpost/internetscoutpatch.asp
Field Sports Day @ Koontz, Texas	Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico	~ First Aid & CPR Training
H.E. Butt Foundation, Leakey, Texas	Northern Tier Canoe Base, Minnesota	Merit Badges
The Beach Galveston, TX Sea Center – Check out Fishery/hatchery Ocean Star Museum – Energy Merit Badge Marsh Marina –Galveston Bay Marsh area (May)	Camp Orr, Harrison, Arkansas	~ Hot Dog Sell
~ Hiking	Camp Strake, Conroe, Texas	~ Knowing God See Mr. Parks
~ Bike Trip	El Rancho Cima – Cockrell River Camp, Fischer, Texas	~ Scout Sunday @ Wildewood Baptist Church, Spring , Texas
~ Whitewater Rafting	El Rancho Cima – Horseshoe Bend, Fischer, Texas	~ Clean up Quartermaster Store & Church Area Eat out local, movies, video games – in New Scout Hut???
~ Lake Livingston	Col 2 Row 10	~ Scout Fair
~ Lake Conroe	Col 2 Row 11	~ Leadership Training
~ Toobing, New Braunfels, Texas	Col 2 Row 12	Order of Arrow Events
Spelunking (???) (Tame or Wild cave exploring) San Antonio Area Caves– Day Trip or Camp at McGimsey Scout Park www.alamoarea-boyscouts.org/boyscoutweb/html/Council%20Camps/mcgimsey_scout_park%20pictures.htm Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico www.nps.gov/cave/	Col 2 Row 13	Col 3 Row 13
NASA Johnson Space Center & Museum, Texas www.spacecenter.org/	Col 2 Row 14	Col 3 Row 14
Council Camporees	Col 2 Row 15	Col 3 Row 15

Possible Place to Go and Do this Year

National Scout Museum, Irving, Texas
www.bsamuseum.org/

Fort Hood or other Military Base, Texas
www.hood.army.mil/fthood/

Florida Sea Base, Florida,
www.bsaseabase.org/

Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg TX www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/enchanted_rock/
tools.netstartpro.com/webs/troop1332/e_rock_and_p_falls.htm
Repelling??? – Contact an Austin Outfitter ???

Philmont Scout Ranch,
www.scouting.org/philmont/

Northern Tier Canoe Base, Minnesota
www.ntier.org/

Canoeing
www.canoetexas.com/Pineywoods.htm

Field Sports Day @ Koontz
Wilderness Survival
tools.netstartpro.com/webs/troop1332/field_sports_campout.htm

H.E. Butt Foundation, Leakey, Texas (2hrs NW San Antonio)
www.hebuttcamp.org/FoundationCamps/index.asp
Located on river in hill country, w/ bunk houses(cots) and kitchen

Hiking

Bike Trip

Whitewater Rafting

The Beach
Galveston, TX Sea Center – Check out Fishery/hatchery
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/calendar/?calpage=s0223
Ocean Star Museum – Energy Merit Badge
www.oceanstaroec.com/
Marsh Marina – Clean up an work Galveston Bay Marsh are (May)
www.galvbay.org/MarshMania_06_results1.cfm

Lake Livingston

Toobing, New Braunfels, Texas

Spelunking (???) (Tame or Wild cave exploring)
San Antonio Area Caves– Day Trip or Camp at McGimsey Scout Park www.alamoarea-boyscouts.org/boyscoutweb/html/Council%20Camps/mcgimsey_scout_park%20pictures.htm

Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
www.nps.gov/cave/

Internet Scout Patch, Day on computers & learn codes for Troop site
usscouts.org/tradingpost/internetscoutpatch.asp
Possible Site, Tomball community college or Klein Schools
Help Mr. Meeks Day
Extend into Computer Merit Badge

Crystal Mining in/around Hot Springs, Arkansa

NASA – Lock in? Tour?
www.spacecenter.org/
Model Rocket Campout ???

Hot Dog Sell
Fund Raiser

God & Scouting
See Mr. Parks

Scout Sunday @ Wildewood Baptist Church

Clean up Quartermaster Store & Church area
Eat out local, movies, video games – in New Scout Hut???

Scout Fair

Leadership Training

Order of Arrow Events ??