Camping Packing List

Use this list before any Pack 214 campout, like Cub O’Ree or a Webelos or Arrow of Light campout (our 4th and 5th grade dens). Print it and check items off as you pack. Start with the Six Essentials, then the rest of the list. Going on an indoor overnight, like the Super Trip? See the shorter indoor list.

Cub Scout camping is family camping. Each Scout camps with their own parent or guardian, so pack for both of you. You don’t need to be an experienced camper. Dates for each campout are on the Pack calendar.

Jump to: Six Essentials · What to wear · Packing list · Indoor overnights · Medical forms · Camp rules · Who sleeps where

What to wear

• Arrive in your Scout’s Class A uniform (the official uniform shirt).
• Change into a Pack t-shirt (the Class B uniform) after you arrive.
• Closed-toe shoes at all times. No sandals, flip-flops, or Crocs.

Packing list

Indoor overnights, like the Super Trip

Some Pack overnights are indoors, where everyone sleeps on the floor of a place like a museum or aquarium. You won’t need a tent or dishes. Bring:

• Sleeping bag, pillow, and a pad or thin air mattress
• Pajamas, a change of clothes, and extra socks
• Toothbrush, toothpaste, and other toiletries
• Any medicines your family needs, in their original containers
• Refillable water bottle
• Small flashlight

Each trip may add its own items, so watch Cubby Notes for that trip’s details.

Medical forms

Camp rules for everyone

• No alcohol.
• No fireworks, firearms, bows, or other weapons from home. Activities like archery and BB guns at camp are run by trained range staff, who provide the equipment.
• No toy weapons.
• Pocketknives: a Scout may use a pocketknife at a Cub Scout activity only after earning the knife safety adventure for their current rank: Whittling for Bears (3rd grade), Chef’s Knife for Webelos (4th grade), or Knife Safety for Arrow of Light (5th grade). Scouting America requires it to be earned again at each rank, and Scouts use a knife only with an adult’s permission. Lions, Tigers, and Wolves don’t have a knife adventure, so please leave pocketknives at home for them.
• No pets.
• Photos: please don’t post pictures of other families’ children online without their parent’s OK.

Who sleeps where

• A Scout sleeps only in a tent with their own parent or legal guardian. Brothers and sisters can share that tent.
• Tents are family space. Scouts don’t go into other families’ tents, and play happens out in the campsite.
• A grandparent or another adult who isn’t a parent or guardian needs their own tent, and Scouting America has extra requirements for them. Email [email protected] well before the trip so we can help.

All parents can read Scouting America’s Guide to Safe Scouting, which covers the safety rules for every Scouting activity.

Questions about camping? Email us at [email protected].