Boy Scouts of America

High Adventure Bases

For Scouts, Units, Families, and Non-Scouting Adventurers

Our four unique high-adventure bases across the United States offer Scouts the outdoor adventure of a lifetime, which is core to Scouting’s mission. National High Adventure Treks offered at each our four high-adventure bases are a multitude of specialized seasonal programs, from backpacking treks, to winter expeditions, to ocean adventures, these Treks will be sure to bring exploration to new heights. Brands like yours can be at the forefront of these adventures through sponsored gear, backpackable snacks, STEM preparation programs, and more!

 

In addition to Scouting summer camps and backcountry treks, our high-adventure bases host a wide variety of non-Scouting events and programs and are always looking for brand partners for highly attended events with captivated audiences! If’d like to learn more about these opportunities…

High Adventure Bases Partnerships

If sustainability and conservation are tenants of your organization, we’d love to talk with you about opportunities to get involved.

Locations
Summit Bechtel Reserve
West Virginia

Located in the Appalachian Mountains, the Summit boasts state-of-the-art lodging, dining, and meeting facilities and world-class outdoor recreation. Whether it’s paddling inflatable kayaks down whitewater rapids, racing ATVs on backcountry tracks, or sharpening archery skills — there’s a super-charged outdoor adventure waiting for everyone. As the official host of the National Jamboree, the Summit brings thousands of Scouts to property through summer camps and hosts a wide variety of non-Scouting events including weddings, church groups, school outings, triathlons, bike races, and music festivals.

Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico

Philmont Scout Ranch offers 214-square miles of rugged northern New Mexico wilderness. Experience backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and challenges such as rock climbing, mountain biking, and range and target sports. Philmont Scout Ranch even offers training, service programs, and best of the old west programs – burro packing, gold panning, chuckwagon dinners, and interpretive history. It’s an unbeatable recipe for fast-paced fun in the outdoors!

Sea Base
Florida Keys

Sea Base offers aquatic programs including sailing, scuba diving, fishing, ocean kayaking, paddle boarding, and rustic camping on an undeveloped barrier island. Sea Base also boasts one of the largest coral restoration projects in the country. Through the micro-fragmentation technique, the Brinton Environmental Center Coral Nursery (BEC) expedites coral growth in our ocean bed. Scouts participate in this STEM activity first-hand for the ultimate maritime adventure!

Northern Tier
Minnesota

From incredible canoe journeys to winter wilderness camping, Northern Tier promises the adventure of a lifetime. Explore millions of acres of pristine lakes, meandering rivers, dense forests and wetlands in the Great North Woods of northern Minnesota and Canada

Family Adventure Camp
Your adventure, your way

Experience the great outdoors on a one-of-a-kind vacation for Scouting and non-Scouting adventurers of all ages! Choose from three incredible high-adventure base destinations: West Virginia, New Mexico, and Florida. From bunkhouse rooms to luxury tents, each location offers lodging options that keep you connected to what matters most: nature, and each other. Enjoy epic activities offered at each unique location, including swimming, hiking, horseback riding, ziplining, whitewater rafting, and much more.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.