Trip Planning

For Scouts
At the meeting before each trip, each patrol should fill out the Patrol Trip Planning Checklist.

For Adults

If you're organizing a trip, please read How to Lead a Scout Trip.
If your son is going on a scout trip, or is grubmaster for a trip, take a look at the Scout Trip FAQ for Parents 

Trip Packing Lists

• Personal Equipment List
• Fall Backpacking Trip Equipment List
• Winder Camping Equipment List

Helpful Trip Planning Resources

AMC White Mountain Guide Online (https://www.wmgonline.org/login/)
An online version of the guidebook to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Contact Bob Morse for username and password

Appalachian Mountain Club Home Page (http://www.outdoors.org/)
Information about AMC huts, campgrounds, trails and other facilities.

Trails New Hampshire (http://trailsnh.com/)
Great source of trip reports for trails throughout New England.  Includes a helpful page of trip reports near AMC huts (http://trailsnh.com/New-Hampshire-AMC-Huts.php)

National Weather Service Recreational Forecast for New Hampshire and Western Maine
(http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=REC&node=KGYX) 
Get weather forecasts for the mountains.