Not every Scout has the opportunity to visit Northern Tier with their troop or crew. That is why we offer our individual programs to give scouts those opportunities.
Individual Scouts can attend a Northern Tier High Adventure Trek by registering for:
- a specific individual program (see details below)
- connect with other crews as a provisional scout
The programs are designed to bring individuals from throughout the BSA together for a great Northern Tier experience. Northern Tier will provide the appropriate adult leadership for all crews within these programs. Scouts are responsible to find their own transportation to and from Northern Tier. A shuttle from the Minneapolis Airport is available at an extra fee.
Provisional Scout Connections
If you are a crew looking for individuals to join you or you are an individual looking to join an existing crew, the link below will take you to a “bulletin board” where you can browse posts made by others. If none of those posts meet your needs, you can create your own post for others to see.
Lone Voyage
Canoe Trips for Individuals
The Lone Voyage program allows Scouts who are unable to attend Northern Tier with a traditional Scout Unit, experience a wilderness canoe trip. This program is a 7-night experience in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. All Scouts must be at least 14 years of age at the time of the trip, or have completed 8th grade and 13 years old. Scouts are responsible to find their own transportation to and from Northern Tier.
Fee: $850
A 50% deposit is due upon registration, the remaining balance is due 30 days prior to arrival.
Leadership: Northern Tier will provide leadership for each crew that meets or exceeds BSA leadership requirements.
- Session 1: June 1-8
- Session 2: July 2-8
A shuttle from Minneapolis airport is available for an additional $275 per person.
Order of the Arrow
Wilderness Voyage and Canadian Odyssey
Along with your one week trek completely designed by you, each Arrowman will be afforded the opportunity to leave their mark in history by helping maintain the portage trails and campsites in the wilderness areas . Aside from providing a good deed to each of these high adventure bases, every participant will have the opportunity to work closely with other Arrowmen from across the country, who have a similar interest in the future of both the program and the adventure base.
You may be thinking that this is a daunting task, but it is an experience unlike any other afforded to you in Scouting, in that it takes you out of your world and places you with people who want to do something different
Fee: $450
Leadership: Northern Tier will provide leadership for each crew that meets or exceeds BSA leadership requirements.
- Session 1: June 4 – June 18, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 2: June 11 – June 25, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 3: June 18 – July 2, 2025 (Coed Crew)
- Session 4: June 25 – July 9, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 5: July 2 – July 16, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 6: July 9 – July 23, 2025 (Coed Crew)
- Session 7: July 16 – July 30, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 8: July 23 – August 6, 2025 (Male Crew)
- Session 9: July 30 – August 13, 2025 (Coed Crew)
Full information on the OA programs can be found on the Order of the Arrow website.
A shuttle from Minneapolis airport is available for an additional $275 per person.
Forest Corps
Explore, Understand, Advocate
The first week of Forest Corps is dedicated to giving back to the land through portage trail restoration. Participants camp in the wilderness and spend their days repairing trails so that other visitors can enjoy the Boundary Waters for years to come. Through this conservation project, participants gain hands-on experience in wildland stewardship and build lifelong bonds with crewmates.
The second week of Forest Corps is an individualized canoe trek designed around exploring the natural beauty of this environment, while completing the requirements of the Leave No Trace Trainer course. As a group, the participants and instructors prepare an itinerary based on the goals and experiences of each crew member, leaving time each day to better understand the areas travelled.
Fee: $850
A 50% deposit is due upon registration, the remaining balance is due 30 days prior to arrival.
Leadership: Northern Tier will provide leadership for each crew that meets or exceeds BSA leadership requirements.
Age requirement: 14-20
- Session 1: June 24-July 8
- Session 2: July 15-29
A shuttle from Minneapolis airport is available for an additional $275 per person.
