First-Year Campers

In the Trail to Eagle program, Scouts will cover many requirements from Tenderfoot through First Class ranks. They will be learning the basic Scout skills or refining skills that they already know. Scouts will be covering requirements for knots, lashings, woods tool use and care, swimming, lifesaving, orienteering, plant and animal identification, fire building and first aid. Each Scout will need a swimsuit, towel, personal first aid kit and their Boy Scout handbook.

Scouts in the Trail to Eagle program will become a member of a provisional patrol for the week and will have the full attention of experienced staff mentors. This program is a great introduction to summer camp and is highly recommended for all first-year campers. This program will take either an entire morning or an entire afternoon. Scouts may enroll in one, two, or possibly three other merit badge sessions.

Older Boy Scouts: Outpost

Welcome to Indian Territory! Live on the range in the Outpost camp. Enjoy cooking over an open fire using Dutch ovens and cast iron skillets. Outpost is a program designed for experienced campers who have most of the merit badges they need, but still want to enjoy the fun of camp!

Outpost campers will camp in their own campsite apart from their troop, sleeping under the stars. They may spend the first part of the day in scheduled merit badge sessions of their choice. The afternoon and evenings will be spent with their fellow Outpost campers participating in the most extremem activities at camp: climbing, mountain biking, shooting sports, kayaking, metalworking, tomahawk throwing, and more! Of course, Scouts will also enjoy cooling off in the waters of Slippery Falls.

Each participant will receive a cowboy hat and bandana to style and wear as they see fit. The outpost is furnished with canvas tents and cooking equipment. Scouts should bring their own ground cloth or cot and a sleeping bag or bedroll. Scouts will prepare and eat most of their meals separate from their troop. Activities in this program will happen during afternoons and evenings, and Scouts may use their free time every morning to take up to three merit badges offered through morning sessions. Scouts must be 14 years old to participate and at least First Class rank.

Venturers

Slippery Falls Scout Ranch welcomes Venturers at any time, but will provide a Venturing-specific program during week 5. During this special week, Venturers will experience several programs working toward the Outdoor Bronze and Ranger Awards. Core requirements covered will include cooking, land navigation, Leave No Trace and wilderness survival. Venturers may choose optional elective requirements to include equestrian, fishing, mountaineering, COPE, shooting sports and watercraft. The highlight of the week will be two days and nights at a Wilderness Survival outpost camp. Venturers should complete the first aid core requirement prior to arrival at camp.

Maverick Campers

Boy Scouts who wish to attend summer camp outside of a regular troop may attend Slippery Falls Scout Ranch as a Maverick. In the old west, livestock without brands were known as mavericks, and today the word means someone who is independent or nonconformist. Maverick campers will enjoy all the benefits of camp including a tent, merit badge sessions, twilight activities, and meals in the dining hall. Also provided will be two-deep adult leadership with a Scoutmaster. Mavericks attending one week of camp should follow the same registration and payment schedule as other Scouts. Mavericks attending Slippery Falls for a second or third week are exempt from late fees. Mavericks may register for any week of camp.