Philmont Scout Ranch - Bryan on Scouting

10 reasons why you simply won’t want to miss the 2019 National Outdoor Conference

June 14, 2019 3

Select from more than 100 elective sessions, hear inspiring keynote speakers, check out the latest outdoor gear and return home energized.

Read why they’re calling this ‘Scouting’s best family vacation’

May 15, 2019 7

This summer, pack up the minivan or SUV and head to Cimarron, N.M., for an xperience sure to bring your family closer together.

Philmont prepares to give the Tooth of Time a good brushing

April 1, 2019 21

Yes, you read that right. Philmont Scout Ranch has announced plans to clean its most famous mountain for the first time since the 1940s.

How to donate items to the National Scouting Museum

February 19, 2019 6

You found some old Scouting memorabilia and want to send it to the National Scouting Museum. What’s the process?

Geek out on Scouting history at the National Scouting Historian Summit

January 24, 2019 6

Youth and adult Scouting historians are invited to attend the first-ever National Scouting Historian Summit this June at the Philmont Training Center.

Philbreak 2019: Spend your spring break helping Philmont recover from wildfires

December 27, 2018 5

Hundreds of Scouts and adult volunteers will gather at Philmont Scout Ranch for Philbreak 2019, a chance to help Philmont recover from the Ute Park Fire.

How to complete requirement 4B of Scouting Heritage merit badge

November 14, 2018 12

Now that the museum has opened at its new home at Philmont, the procedure for completing requirement 4B of Scouting Heritage merit badge has changed.

Get your Scouts out of town and look up for awe-inspiring views

November 2, 2018 3

Instill a love for astronomy by taking your Scouts to these “dark sky” places where they can see the Milky Way and more.

2019-2020 preview: Philmont Scout Ranch

October 30, 2018 4

After Philmont’s 2018 treks were canceled because of fires, the home of the original mountaintop Scouting experience will be back and better than ever.

How one Scouter lost 150 pounds so he could go to Philmont

October 25, 2018 16

The Scoutmaster has lost 150 pounds in less than nine months and wants to share his story to inspire others that “what seems impossible can be done.”