The 2026 Klondike Derby is a weekend event that only Troops and Crews can participate in. Units will camp out on their own on both Friday and Saturday night. The main program takes place during the day on Saturday. Participants will utilize troop or patrol constructed sleds to navigate and to haul gear around to up to 8 Alaskan cities. Youth are responsible for pulling the sled from city to city. Each sled can have a maximum of 8 Scouts. There is a minimum of 4 Scouts per sled. If numbers are too small for a team, units will be pooled together to make a team.

Each Alaskan city will test a combination of Scout skills. Participants are encouraged to study up and to sharpen their Scout skills before attending the Klondike Derby. Adults are strictly prohibited from helping any youth, unless it is a health & safety issue. 

After the team completes the activity, the city’s judges or mayor will score the unit based on how well they completed the task. No sled will be timed from city to city.

Sleds must be done with all cities and cross the finish line by 4:00 PM. Sleds that do not cross the line will be scored “as-is.” Scores from each city will be combined to generate an overall score. The top 3 sleds will receive recognition from the Klondike Derby committee that afternoon or evening. All scoring decisions made by the Klondike Derby committee are final and may not be disputed.