Merit Badges

All Scouts

All Scouts registered under the participant type “Scouts BSA Youth” may choose from the following merit badges:

American Business
Animation
Archery
Archery Partial Class*
Art
Artificial Intelligence
Astronomy
Athletics*
Basketry*
BSA Complete Angler Award
Bugling*
Camping*
Canoeing
Chemistry
Chess
Climbing (Age 13+)
Communication*
Electronics
Entrepreneurship*
Environmental Science
Exploration
Fingerprinting
Firem’n Chit
First Aid*
First Year Camper
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Game Design*
Geocaching
Geology
Golf (Disc Golf)
Instructional Swim
Journalism*
Kayaking
Leatherwork*
Leave No Trace Basics
Lifesaving*
Mammal Study
Mile Swim BSA
Mile Swim Quals
Motorboating+Rowing (Age 14+)
Moviemaking
Multisport*
Music
Nature
Oceanography
Open Boating
Open Computer Lab
Open Swim
Orienteering
Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award
Personal Fitness*
Photography
Pioneering
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Red Cross CPR, AED, First Aid*
Red Cross Lifeguard (Age 15+)*
Reptile and Amphibian Study*
Rifle Shooting (Age 12+)
Salesmanship*
Sculpture*
Search and Rescue*
Shotgun Partial Class*
Shotgun Shooting (Age 13+)
Signs, Signals, and Codes
Small Boat Sailing
Soil and Water Conservation
Space Exploration*
Sports*
Sustainability
Swimming
Theater*
Totin’ Chip
Water Sports (Age 13+)
Whitewater*
Wilderness Survival*
Wood Carving*

Specialty Camps

We offer several Specialty Camps over the course of the summer. Scouts registered as that participant type also have access to the following badges:

Eagle Camp, Weeks 1-5
Participant Type: Eagle Camp Youth
-Citizenship in the Community
-Citizenship in the Nation
-Citizenship in the World
-Emergency Preparedness
-Family Life
-Personal Management

Scuba Camp, Week 2
Participant Type: Scuba Camp Youth
-Scuba Merit Badge

Aviation Camp, Week 3
Participant Type: Aviation Camp Youth
-Aviation Merit Badge
-Flyover of TMR

Engineering Camp, Week 4
Participant Type: Engineering Youth
-Architecture MB
-Engineering MB
-Drafting MB
-Surveying MB

When to Register

Scouts can register for merit badges on or after April 1st once they are paid in full.

Additional Costs

Some merit badges have additional costs. Please click here to open the 2025 Merit Badge Additional Costs sheet.

If you would like to pre-order your materials, you can do so on the registration page. Here are instructions for the Blackpug trading post.

Ten Mile River Merit Badge Advancement Records

Ten Mile River no longer requires or uses “blue cards”. All records of advancement are done through our online camp registration system. Leaders can check up on Scouts’ attendance or advancement live during the week as it is entered into the system three times during your stay. After camp, your records will live there indefinitely, and, if needed, you may print out a tracking sheet for your unit or individual Scouts’ blue cards.

Instructions to Print Out Electronic Merit Badge Completion Records (Blue Cards)

• Navigate to your Blackpug registration via the link in your email or Log in at https://scoutingevent.com/000/Login/
• Once in your registration, there are three tabs: Participants, Payment, and Report. You will click on “Reports”.
• All Reports are here. The one that will provide requirements completed information is “Blue Cards – Plain Paper”.
• You can also get a file to upload directly into your “Scoutbook”.

Need help?

Need help signing up for badges or switching Scouts to a Specialty Camp? See the Blackpug Tips page.