Balboa Activity Arc's

Over100,000 Arc's earned by Scouts at Camp Balboa weekends.

Arc's are earned at Camp Balboa for participating in weekend camp activities, Wood Tool Safety & Use, Knots & Rope Making, Compass, No To Drugs, Cooking, Campfire, Skits, Songs, and 40 more.

Units camping at Balboa for 3 weekends and participate in the activities available can earn arc's to circle the Balboa patch twice and make a colorful patch that is 6 1/2" in diameter.

What do Activity Arc's do for "YOU"?

When you come to Camp Balboa the ARC program will make it easy to get your Scouts to work on some of their advancement and activity requirements because of that little patch they can earn for doing the requirements. Several of the ARC's parallel those activities. i.e.; Knife Safety, Camping, Scouts Own, Knots, and Fire Safety.

The ARC's are done by each unit by the unit leaders. The weekend staff is always available to assist the unit with any of the weekend program as necessary. Each weekend usually has available Wood Tool Safety, Rope & Knots, Compass, and any others that you are not comfortable with.

The entire weekend program including the ARC's is set up at the leader meeting on Friday night in Baden Powell Lodge. The program is scheduled to best benefit all units at camp. Over 80,000 ARC's sold have proven the program to be a success.

"Scouts will do almost anything for a patch."
Two or three active outings at Camp Balboa will usually create a vest patch 4.5".

San  Diego - Imperial Council Camp Balboa Activity Arcs
Weekend Camping/Activity Activity-Arc segments to circle the Balboa Camp Patch

1		Balboa Camp Patch
2	Americanism	Discuss what it means to be a good American citizen
3	Archery	Learning technique and shooting skills with the bow & arrow.
4	Arrowhead	Second campout at Camp Balboa & Service Project
5	Astronomy	Identification of various constellations
6	Bear	Discuss what is a good Bear Scout to you
7	Brave	Third campout at Camp Balboa & service project
8	Campfire	Participate in a campfire with another unit in camp
9	Camping	Camp at Camp Balboa with your unit
10	Ceremony	Unit Awards or Flag Retirement Ceremony at Camp Balboa
11	Chief	Forth campout at Camp Balboa & service project
12	Compass	Learn to find your way with a compass
13	Cooking	Cook one of your patrol/den meals
14	Craft	Work on a Craft while at a Balboa weekend campout
15	Ecology	Discuss things that will clean up the world
16	Fight Hunger	Bring a Can, Box, or Bag of food, Give your reason for helping
17	Fire Safety	Attend a class on fire building, use, & safety
18	Fitness	Demonstrate four exercises for 15 minutes (total)
19	Flag Ceremony	Participate in a flag ceremony with your den/patrol
20	Fleur-de-lis	Discuss the Scout Oath and Law in your own words
21	Friendship	Friendship with Scouts from another country/council
22	Games	Play a game other than Football, Soccer, Baseball, with another unit
23	Handicap Awareness	Go through the Handicap obstacle course.
24	Hiking	Take the hike from camp to Balboa Park and back
25	Kites	Make a kite and fly it in camp
26	Knots	Learn and demonstrate knots at your rank level
27	Lashing	Demonstrate two types of lashings (Boy Scouts)
28	Music/Songs	Participate in songfest or lead 2 songs at campfire
29	Overnighter	Get the camping patch, camp over at least one night
30	Pine Tree	Identify four plants or trees around the camp
31	Recycle	Identify four recyclable items brought to camp
32	Recruiter (FREE)	Bring a friend and sign him up for Scouting while at camp
33	Red Cross	Show emergency first aid for your rank
34	Safe at Home	Discuss things to make your home safe and secure
35	Say No to Drugs	What do you think about drug problems & abuse
36	Scouts Own	Participate in a Religious Service (Scouts Own)
37	Service Project	Give a hour of service to make the Camp better
38	Air Rifle	Learning technique and shooting skills with the air rifle.
39	Skits	Make or remake a skit and show it at campfire
40	Sports	Play a sport in the field with another unit
41	Swimmer	Do the safe swim requirements for your rank
42	Three Finger	Explain the Scout Sign to the Campmaster
43	Tiger Scout	Explain what is a good Tiger Cub
44	Two Finger	Explain the Cub Scout Sign to the Campmaster
45	Webelos Scout	Discuss what is a good Webelos Scout to you
46	Wolf Scout	Discuss what is a good Wolf Scout to you
47	Wood Tools	Participate in the Knife, Ax, and Saw safety course
48	Zoo	Visit the Zoo or take the behind the scenes tour