2026 Polaris Spring Camporee

The Oregon Trail

Take your patrol on a homesteader journey at Camp Otter Run! Your Scout skills, planning, and teamwork will be tested as you face challenges with only the gear in your wagon and earn Wilderness Survival MB along the way.

Pioneers (patrols) will meet their Wagon Master for a briefing and preparedness check, then be given their map through the wilderness to their homestead. You’ll visit settlements, encounter challenges, meet trappers and other pioneers along the way, and have opportunities to earn or trade to resupply. Those that perform the best will get better homesteads (shelter sites).

What to bring for the Merit Badge – per patrol

• Wagon for each patrol (or lash a travois at camp) – Klondike sled will also work.
• First Aid kit (prerequisite for the merit badge)
• Fire starter kit
• Water purification methods
• Compass (maps will be provided)
• Flashlight
• Signal mirror
• Bow Saw
• Knife
• Twine for lashing
• Tarps for shelters
• Water bottle for each Scout
• Rain / Sun gear

Register early to lock in your campsite! No meals are provided, but successful pioneers will enjoy a cracker barrel together Saturday night. Registration closes on April 3rd, or when campsites are all reserved.