Philmont participants must be at least 14 by January 1,
or have completed the 8th grade and be at least 13
years of age prior to participation. To avoid
disappointment, please do not request or expect
exceptions! Requirements for Philmont participation
cannot be relaxed.
Youth must be registered members of the Boy Scouts
of America, and may participate in a Philmont
expedition as:
- members of a chartered unit ~ Scout Troop, Varsity Team or
Venturing Crew.
- members of a council contingent or district contingent with required
leadership.
- individuals in the Rayado Men/Women, Ranch Hands, Order of the
Arrow Trail Crew, or R.O.C.S. Men/Women (Roving Outdoor
Conservation School) program.
Adults must be a registered member of the Boy Scouts
of America. Each Philmont Expedition or group must
have at least two BSA registered adult advisors for
Scout groups, one advisor must be at least 21 years of
age: the second advisor must be at least 18 years of
age.
Each crew is required to have a majority of youth
participants, and the maximum number of adults (over
21) is four (4) per crew. Participants 18 through 20
years of age may be counted as youth or adult crew
members.
Coed Venturing Crews are required to provide coed
leadership while en route to and from Philmont and
while hiking on the trails of Philmont. A Coed
Venturing crew must have at least one male advisor
and at least one female advisor, each of whom must be
at least 21 years of age. Male and female youth
participants will not share the same sleeping facility.
Male and female advisors are required to have
separate sleeping facilities. Married couples serving
as adult advisors may share the same quarters if
appropriate facilities are available. Female advisors
must be responsible for female participants and male
advisors must be responsible for male participants.
When staying in tents, no youth will stay in the tent of
an adult other than his or her parent or guardian.
Expedition advisors must be physically capable of
hiking and camping in Philmont's high mountains for
the length of the expedition. Each expedition advisor
is expected to reflect high moral standards
established by custom, traditional values, and
religious teaching.
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