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  • [ September 28, 2023 ] Register now for the Linked Troop Wood Badge course at the Summit App Feed - For Leaders
  • [ September 27, 2023 ] Six steps to planning a successful campout for Venturers, Sea Scouts and Scouts BSA members App Feed - Outdoors
  • [ September 26, 2023 ] It’s time to nominate Scouters for the Silver Antelope award App Feed
  • [ September 25, 2023 ] Astronaut, National Outdoor Conference keynote speaker says Scouting has fueled his success App Feed - Outdoors
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Philmont Scout Ranch

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You can stream or buy the DVD of Peace River, a movie filmed largely at Philmont

September 19, 2022 1

Ben Jones had no background in filmmaking or screenwriting. Instead, he had a vision — an idea for a story he wanted to tell.

App Feed - Outdoors

Philmont continues to navigate fire safety as season begins as scheduled

June 10, 2022 1

Programs at Philmont Scout Ranch and Philmont Training Center are moving forward this summer as efforts progress to control nearby wildfires.

App Feed - For Parents

Acoustic Music Camp is just the latest fun offering at Philmont Training Center

May 4, 2022 0

The only thing better than sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts is sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts with a guitar.

App Feed - For Leaders

Book shines new light on ‘occasionally turbulent relationship’ between Philmont and Mother Nature

May 2, 2022 0

Philmont and Mother Nature examines the natural disasters that have affected the Scouting high-adventure base in New Mexico over the past 80 years.

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Father starts Philmont Scout Ranch scholarship in the name of his son

April 8, 2022 0

This Scouter wants more Scouts to learn life lessons at a place dear to him. That’s why he started a scholarship in his son’s name as a Christmas gift.

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Win a trip to Family Adventure Camp by tuning into #TrekOnTuesday April 5

March 30, 2022 1

Adventure is for everyone. Both Scouts and their families can now enjoy the amazing experiences Philmont Scout Ranch, Sea Base and the Summit Bechtel Reserve offer by attending Family Adventure Camp.

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Calling all Scouting alumni! Let’s meet at Philmont this summer

March 22, 2022 2

Scouting alumni are invited to the inaugural National Gathering of Alumni, slated for June 12-18 at Philmont Scout Ranch.

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Book your summer vacation at one of the BSA’s Family Adventure Camps

February 17, 2022 0

Where are you going on vacation this summer?

App Feed - Outdoors

Our five favorite things about the official Philmont podcast

December 16, 2021 0

Philmont stories are Scouting stories. In an effort to tell those stories in a new and exciting way, Philmont has launched its first official podcast.

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Find your life-changing moment at Philmont Scout Ranch

November 25, 2021 3

You can enter the lottery for seven-, nine- and 12-day treks and Cavalcades in 2023. Entries close Dec. 1, so register soon.

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