Welcome to Arrowhead District
Harley Davidson Virtual Experience
$20 per Scout
Saturdays @ 8:30 AM (Central Time) & Tuesdays @ 6:30 PM (Central Time)
This new 90-minute online program is open to all scouts. Our program facilitator will guide the scouts and explore the role an engineer when creating a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. The nine requirements for the Engineering Merit Badge will be discussed during this virtual, interactive experience.
Basic Adult Leader Orientation
(BALOO) Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation is a one-and-a-half day course designed as an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program. The training has two components: online pre-requisite and an outdoor overnight hands on component.
Our Council is pleased to offer the overnight component multiple times throughout the year.
Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills
Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills
(IOLS) This hands-on course provides adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the out-of-doors. Upon completion, leaders should feel comfortable teaching Scouts the basic skills required to obtain the First Class rank.
Cub Scout Fishing Derby
Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills
Sept 12, 2026 - Joe Wheeler State Park
Oct 10, 2026 Madison County Lake
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Attention all Cub Scouts and Families! Join us for fishing, fun, prizes, and a patch! Don’t know how to fish? That’s ok! We’ll teach you! Poles, bait, and other fishing supplies will be available but we encourage you to bring your own. Also remember to bring something to take your fish home in, like a bucket! Scouts will receive a patch and trophies will be given out for the Biggest Fish, Smallest Fish, & Ugliest Fish! Attend any or all of of them!
Cost: $10.00 per Scout, $5.00 per additional Scouts or Sibling from the same family.
Events run from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
Fish Camp @ Camp Sequoyah
Sept 25-27, 2026
Camp Sequoyah
It’s time to get hooked on fishing fun this September 25-27th! Headed up by the GAC’s Fishing and Angling Committee and multiple BSA Certified Angling Instructors, this weekend-long program focuses on preparing Unit Leaders to develop and implement fishing and angling programs within their Packs, Troops, Crews, and Ships.
Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting members, ages 11 and up, will have the chance to not only participate in these informative class sessions, but will also be able to make real progress towards earning the BSA’s Complete Angler Award. Scouts will also have the chance to earn the Fishing, Fly Fishing, and Fish & Wildlife Management Merit Badges at this event.
Woodbadge 14-126
Wood Badge is advanced Scout leader training that began in 1919 by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting and Wood Badge’s first director. It came to America in 1948 and has been updated to reflect current BSA policies and programs. Incorporating the best techniques available, Wood Badge has become the most advanced leadership training course in Scouting!
Shooting Sports Day
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September 26 Goodlettsville, TN
9am to 2pm
360 Pleasant Green Dr
Goodlettsville, Tennessee 370712
Missed the opportunity for your scouts to earn their shooting sports loops and looking for something to do?
Head to Middle Tennessee Council for the day and help your scout earn their loops.
Wilderness First Aid
October 10-11, Camp Westmoreland
This training is NOT a Scouting America Training. It is only required for Troops and Crews if they are attending one of our 4 National High Adventure Bases (Philmont, Sea Base, Northern Tier, or The Summit) or if you will be conducting a Scouting activity 60 minutes away from definitive medical care.
Cub Haunted
Every Halloween ghosts and goblins are on the prowl at our council camps! This exciting overnight campout experience for Cub Scouts and their families is packed with events and activities! It’s fun for the entire family! Games! Crafts! Food! Hay Rides! BB-Guns! Archery! Costume Contests! Haunted Trails! Face-Painting! Campfire Programs! Haunted Houses! and so much More!
Cub Haunted is held Friday’s and Saturday’s in October. Registration for Cub Scouts and their families for the 2026 Cub Haunted Weekend will open in August 2026. Registration for Individual and Unit Volunteers for 2026 Cub Haunted will open in May 2026.
- Session #1 Oct. 9 - 10, 4pm – 11:30am
- Session #2 Oct. 10 - 11, 4pm – 11:30am
- Session #3 Oct. 16 - 17, 4pm – 11:30am
- Session #4 Oct. 16 - 17, 4pm – 11:30am (Camp Westmoreland)
- Session #5 Oct. 17 - 18 4pm - 11:30am
- Session #6 Oct. 23 - 24, 4pm - 11:30am
- Session #7 Oct. 24 - 25, 4pm - 11:30am
Leave No Trace
November 6-8, 2026 at Camp Jackson
Leave No Trace is a key component of Scouting outdoor ethics- It provides the modern standard for how we use the natural outdoors and how Scouting can lead the way and set the example for others.
This course is a must-do for unit leaders (especially those involved in planning or leading their unit’s outdoor programs), Staff for any Scouting training course such as BALOO or IOLS, Unit Commissioners, District Committee Members (Like Program Chairs, Camporee Chairs, and Camping Chairs), Council-level volunteers, Scouting Professionals (Camp Rangers, Commissioned Professionals, and District Executive Staff), and Summer Camp Staff Members.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)
Registration Opens August 14, 2026
January 16-18 Camp Comer
February 13-15 Camp Comer
NYLT is a six day, five night course that gives Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, Explorers and Venturers methods, skills and experiences to become better leaders in their unit. The course centers around the concepts of what a leader must be, what they must know, and what they must do – with a clear focus on how to accomplish all this. NYLT courses are limited to 48 participants.
Scouting U
February 27, 2027
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville
Arrowhead District Pinewood Derby
April 10, 2026
Athens, AL
Mark your Calendars and come out to participate in the Arrowhead District Pinewood Derby.