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To be fair, though... there is almost NO official programming in Girl Scouts that points to girls going camping or doing outdoor things anymore.  There are no badges for swimming, water activities,  canoeing, kayaking, "beach fun", horseback riding, rock climbing, outdoor cooking, fishing, etc..   There is ONE badge for hiking (Brownies), ONE badge for camping (Juniors) and ONE badge for backpacking (Cadettes).  Oh, and there is a letterboxing badge for Brownies and Orienteering for Jrs -- but going on ONE hike, ONE letterboxing trip etc counts for these badges.

NONE of these badges are required for anything, though, or are used towards earning any of the "higher awards".   It used to be to earn Silver and Giold awards you had to earn a certain number of badges and interest patches, at least.

In Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, outdoor skills and camping a certain number of times are required for advancement, which is why as a part of the official program, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts go camping and hiking a lot more than most Girl Scout troops.
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But you can create your own badges, you don't have to be limited to what Girl Scouts offers.[/quote]

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