Boy Scout Programs

Geology Merit Badge
Mammal Study Merit Badge
Geocaching Program and Merit Badge Workshops
Boy Scout Merit Badge Campore es
Overnight Options

Geology Merit Badge

The Geology Merit Badge program is designed to meet all requirements of the badge. This badge program features hands-on Geology workshops conducted by registered Badge Counselors plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, a special interpretive tour of the caverns, a light snack, a rock collection for all boys, PLUS an all new fossil collection for the scouts.

Featured Workshops Include:

Rocks & Minerals
Maps & Mineral Resources
Earth History
Fossils
Careers in the Geosciences

Overnight Options

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Mammal Study Merit Badge

The nine hour program features four interactive workshops conducted by registered Badge Counselors plus 'An Introduction to Speleology', pre-tour program, a special flashlight interpretive tour of the caverns, and a bat house for each troop.

Featured Workshops Include:

Intro. to Mammals & Classification
Bat Anatomy
What Bats Eat
Building Bat Houses

Overnight Options

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Geocaching Program/Merit Badge Workshops

NEW BSA Geocaching Merit Badge premiers second quarter 2010 and Lincoln Caverns is ready with their new nine hour program featuring four interactive workshops conducted by our experienced staff plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, a special interpretive tour of the caverns, a light snack, and letterboxing materials for each boy.

Featured Workshops Include:

Geocaching & CITO
GPS Unit Basics
Mapping
Go Geocaching!

Overnight Options

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Boy Scout Merit Badge Camporees

Plan now to join boys from Pennsylvania and surrounding states for our ninth year of Boy Scout Camporees! By participating in pre-scheduled event dates no minimum numbers of participants or minimum fees are required for your troop to attend. Enjoy all the excitement and educational fun of just one or both merit badges offered to scouts on these special camporee weekends, as well as meeting Boy Scouts from other states and camping together for this special weekend. One Day/One Night options are also available.

Friday-Sunday, September 23 - 25, 2011: Geocaching & Mammal Study Merit Badge Camporee
Saturday/Sunday, October 22 - 23, 2011: Ghosts & Goblins Party w/ Geocaching Merit Badge
Friday-Sunday, February 3 - 5, 2012: Geology & Mammal Study Merit Badge Winter Camporee
Friday-Sunday, June 15 - 17, 2012: Geology & Geocaching Merit Badge Camporee

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Overnight Options

Bring your sleeping bags and spend the night in heated/air-conditioned comfort upstairs in our learning center. There is room to sleep up to 60 people. Restroom facilities are located in our Visitors' Center wing and refrigeration is available. Coffee maker and TV with VCR on site. Indoor lodging available for one night only: the night prior to or the night during your program.

OR

March thru November:

Enjoy primitive camping in our new group campground atop Warrior Ridge. Private, level sites in wooded areas adjoining a large field for group activities. At each group site porta-johns, fire rings, picnic tables, water for putting out fires, and trash barrels are provided. Drinking water must be carried from the Visitors Center. Firewood and ice is available for a small fee. Easy access from Route 22 via a gravel road. Stay as long as you like: primitive camping nights unlimited.

Overnight programs include special flashlight tours of the caverns!

A two-day option with lodging elsewhere is also available.

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area