Great Rivers Merit Badge Marathon at the Scouting Adventure Center
Great Rivers Scouting Merit Badge Marathon
at the Scouting Adventure Center
“A Merit Badge Marathon—Run It Your Way”
Introducing the first ever Great Rivers Scouting Merit Badge Marathon at the Scouting Adventure Center! This groundbreaking event reimagines merit badge advancement with flexibility, energy, and choice at its core. Over six action packed days, Scouts can design their own adventure—choosing which days to attend and which merit badges to pursue. Whether you’re looking to focus on a single badge or power through several, this marathon lets you move at your own pace while staying motivated and engaged.
- “Run it your way” structure – Scouts choose which days to attend and which merit badges to pursue, instead of committing to a single rigid schedule.
- True marathon format – Spanning six days, it builds momentum over time rather than cramming advancement into one long day.
- Personalized pace – Scouts can focus deeply on one badge or tackle several, moving at a pace that fits their goals and learning style.
- Handson, immersive learning – Badges are taught through active participation with experienced counselors in a dynamic Scouting environment.
- Accessible and flexible commitment – Attend one day or all six, still making meaningful progress either way.
Cost
Half-Day Merit Badge: $10
Full-Day Merit Badge: $15
Patch: $4
Event T-Shirt: $17
- Please take a look at the Merit Badges Available on the Table pictured below.
- You may pick as many classes through the week that you would like to take. There is no maximum amount of classes.
- There are between 4 and 8 available classes each day.
- Ensure that none of your selected classes overlap.
- All prerequisites are available in the course catalog attachment on this page.
Additional Programming Available:
- Session 1: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 2: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
- $15 per participant (includes all climbing equipment: harnesses, helmets, and climbing shoes).
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- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- $35 per participant (Must be 13 or older)
- Go back into your registration. If you need to look up your registration just follow this link and click on the “Lookup” menu on the top right of the page. https://scoutingevent.com/?OrgKey=BSA653&reservationFromEmail=true
- Each registration has its own list of available reports. When you view your registration, click on the Reports tab to run the reports available for that event.
- This should bring up the blue cards for the scout or scouts you registered. * This will also provide you the option to export your individual blue cards into Scoutbook as well.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Event Coordinators reserve the right to postpone or cancel an event if registrations are insufficient to cover the event expenses up to five days prior to the event. If an event is postponed or canceled, the registrant will have an option to receive a full refund or transfer fees to a future or different event.
In the event a participant or unit must cancel, you must inform GRC of your inability to attend no less than 7 days prior to the event.
All refund requests must be submitted to the Council office via this online portal, or via the paper refund request form, no later than 7 days following the event
(The request must be made prior to unit check-out for summer camp requests).
A unit leader, scout, or parent, may request a refund of fees under the following conditions only:
♦ Illness or serious accident prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦ Family illness or emergency prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦ The event has been canceled or postponed by the event coordinator.
♦ Other situations deemed permissible by the event coordinator.
If a refund is approved, a 25% readiness fee will be deducted.
Opting for the refund to be credited to your unit shop account (for GRC units only) will reduce the readiness fee to 15%.
The final approved amount is decided by the team.
Scouts Summer and Cub Resident Camps also have a non-refundable per person deposit, and any additional activity fees are non-refundable.
To request a refund please follow the link below
Map of Event
