Merit Badges
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Camp Lowden offers a wide variety of merit badges that can be earned during summer camp.
On Sunday night Scouts will meet the merit badge counselors. Scouts should be prepared
before they get to camp and then let each Scout do his own work with the camp
counselors. At the end of the week Scoutmasters will receive either the signed completed merit badge applications or partial completion forms. Each Scout should complete partials at home with another counselor. A Scout has until his eighteenth birthday to finish any merit badge. Whether or not a Scout will successfully complete a merit badge is often determined the first two days in camp. Scoutmasters should know where their Scouts are every day and regularly check their merit badge program. Progress reports for each Scout will be available at daily leader meetings. |
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Aquatics Scouts participating in Aquatics merit badges (Swimming, Lifesaving, Canoeing, Rowing) will need extra towels, long-sleeve button shirt, sneakers, sweatshirt, long pants and a belt. Be sure the parents of your Scouts know all of these clothes will get wet! |
 Swimming |
 Lifesaving |
 Canoeing |
 Rowing |
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Scoutcraft Available merit badges are Camping, Cooking, Hiking, Pioneering, and Wilderness Survival. A Scout will need to supply his own backpack to complete the outpost camping requirements. Paperwork can be done before camp. You need 20 days and 20 nights of camping experience. One camp week (six days and nights) may count in this total. Scouts working on the Cooking merit badge will need to bring to camp the following: food lists, price lists, weights, and grocery ads from several week’s newspapers. Paperwork should be done prior to camp. |
 Camping |
 Cooking |
 Hiking |
 Pioneering |
 Wilderness Survival |
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Handicraft Available merit badges are Leatherwork, Basketry, Indian Lore, and Woodcarving. Each Scout will need additional money to purchase materials used in handicraft projects. |
 Leatherwork |
 Basketry |
 Woodcarving |
 Indian Lore |
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Shooting Sports Available merit badges are Rifle Shooting, Shotgun Shooting, and Archery. Written verification of prior NRA awards must be brought to the camp by any Scouts intending to shoot for Advanced NRA awards. Scouts should be told that a substantial amount of practice time is needed to achieve scores. It is often difficult to complete these badges in one week. There are nominal fees. |
 Rifle Shooting |
 Shotgun Shooting |
 Archery |
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Nature/Ecology Available merit badges are Astronomy, Bird Study, Energy, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Fishing, Forestry, Geology, Insect Study, Mammal Study, Nature, Oceanography, Plant Science, Reptile and Amphibian Study, Soil and Water Conservation, and Weather. Verification of previous projects, photographs or sketches must be brought to camp. |
 Astronomy |
 Bird Study |
 Energy |
 Environmental Science |
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 Fish and Wildlife Management |
 Fishing |
 Forestry |
 Geology |
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 Insect Study |
 Mammal Study |
 Nature |
 Oceanography |
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 Plant Science |
 Reptile and Amphibian Study |
 Soil and Water Conservation |
 Weather |
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