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There is no better place to experience
Wood Badge training than at Philmont Scout Ranch!
The ranch is the home
of the Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base which challenges
Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico
wilderness. Backpacking treks,
 horseback
cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many
ways to experience this legendary country. More than 700,000 Scouts,
Venturers, and leaders have experienced the adventure of Philmont since
the first camping season in 1939. Throughout its existence, conscientious
attention to low-impact camping techniques have helped maintain the
ranch's wilderness flavor.
 The
Philmont Training Center (PTC) has served as the national training center
for the Boy Scouts of America since 1950. The PTC provides a unique
environment for the training of volunteer and professional leaders.
Each year, more than 6,000 Scouters and family members attend PTC. It
is the PTC which hosts Wood Badge 90.
The area surrounding
the ranch is rich with history, from the Native Americans who made this
arid land their home to the land barons of the 19th century. The nearby
town of Cimarron boasts a number of historical buildings, including
the historic St. James Hotel.
You can read more about
Philmont, including a description of he facilities at the training center,
by clicking
here, and you will be taken to the Philmont section of the National
BSA Web Site.
To see an aerial view of the PTC, click
on the photo below.
To see a diagram of PTC, click on the
diagram below.
Cimarron
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