Detroit Area Council, BSA
1776 West Warren Ave.,  Detroit, MI  48208
Phone: (313) 897-1965     Fax: (313) 897-9870

Philmont Training
 Training Home

Philmont Training Center (PTC) is BSA’s national facility near Cimarron, New Mexico. It offers week-long training conferences from June through September for council and district volunteers, professional scouters and junior leaders. Also available are daily age-specific activities for family members, including a Mountain Trek hiking program.

Councils recommend individuals to the Philmont Training Center. Scouters receive a personalized invitation from the Chief Scout Executive. Those who accept the invitation are asked to return the approved reservation form and the required deposit to Philmont where they will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Scouters who receive invitations are capable of using the knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired to improve performance in district and council-level Scouting roles.

An invitation to attend a conference at Philmont in the summer enables Scouters and their families to enjoy a productive conference along with a unique western vacation.

Families arrive on Sunday and depart the following Saturday. Meals are served in dining halls; housing is in large, two-person wall tents on platforms, equipped with electricity, bedding, and towels, located near showers, restrooms, medical facilities, and recreation areas.

Fees include meals, lodging, and conference and family program materials. They feature the latest literature and audio visual tools, and are led by professional staff members and experienced volunteers. Family programs are available for all ages, from infants to adult spouses.

Participant must have local council approval; some conferences require previous training experience. For more information, contact your District Executive

Learn more about The Philmont Training Center to include training opportunities, Conference Schedules, Training Center Facilities as well as everything you will need to know about attending Philmont. Families are welcomes and there are special programs so everyone can get involved.

Typical volunteer conferences at Philmont include:

  • Advanced Camping Skills
  • Boy Scout Advancement
  • Boy Scout Leader Training
  • Boy Scout Roundtables
  • COPE Instructor/Inspector
  • Council and District Activities
  • Council High-Adventure Trek Planning
  • Cub Scout Camping
  • Cub Scout Den & Pack Program
  • Cub Scout Pow Wow Leadership
  • High-Adventure Trek (Council/Unit)
  • Junior Leader Instructor Camp
  • Order of the Arrow Advisers
  • Quality Cub Scout Roundtables
  • Scouting as a Youth Ministry
  • Scouting in the Catholic Church, Jewish, LDS, or United Methodist Church
  • Scouting the Environment
  • Scoutmaster Basic Camping Skills
  • Strictly for Cubmasters
  • Venturing—The Crew
  • Venturing—Council and District Administration
  • Webelos Scout Program
  • Working With Older Scouts and Junior Leaders

Last Updated   March 05, 2007