BSA Whitewater and Kayaking Merit Badge Class

Get Your BSA Whitewater Merit Badge

While River Recreation is not a part of the Boy Scouts of America, we are proud to offer professionally taught river education classes that meet all the required skills for merit badges. These classes are taught by American Canoe Association and Rescue 3 international certified instructors.

Each participant should have completed a copy of the Whitewater merit badge worksheet before the day of their adventure. Please make sure they bring a copy with them to the river. You must be at least 10 years old and the ability to swim is required in order to go on this trip. At the conclusion of the class, our head instructor (who is a Whitewater Merit badge counselor) will be signing off on the BSA Whitewater blue card to certify that all required tasks have been met for all scouts, so don’t forget those blue cards!

The Boy Scouts of America Whitewater merit badge class sponsored and operated by River Recreation is an eight-hour class encompassing everything needed to meet the qualifications for the Whitewater merit badge. This full-day class will explore every aspect of rafting and river safety including a classroom element discussing safety, technique, and first aid as well as an on-river skill building component practicing everything outlined in the Whitewater merit badge requirements outlined here.

This class does involve paddling a raft down the Wenatchee River, where there will be class 2 and 3 river conditions.

Each scout and troop leader will be outfitted with raft and instructor, wetsuit, booties, PFD (Type 5 personal floatation devices) helmet, and spray top. Please note, each scout will need to supply a lunch and water to keep hydrated. Other safety gear and equipment will be incorporated into class, all provided by River Recreation.

Each Scout must do the following prior to the class:

• BSA Swim Test
• CPR & First Aid
• BSA Handbook
• BSA Water Safety

Each participant should have completed a copy of the Whitewater merit badge worksheet before the day of their adventure. Please make sure they bring a copy with them to the river. You can get the worksheet here.

BSA Kayaking Merit Badge

The Boy Scouts of America Kayaking merit badge program is sponsored and operated by River Recreation and is an eight-hour class that encompasses everything needed to meet the qualifications for the Kayak merit badge. It is also the first step towards taking the Whitewater merit badge class.

This full-day class explores every aspect of kayaking including a classroom element discussing safety, technique, and first aid as well as an on-river skill building component practicing everything needed in the kayaking merit badge requirements outlined here.

This class does involve paddling a kayak down the lower section of the Wenatchee River, where there will be class 1 and 2 river conditions.

Each participant should have completed a copy of the Kayaking merit badge worksheet before the day of their adventure. Please make sure they bring a copy with them to the river. You must be at least 10 years old and the ability to swim is required in order to go on this trip.

At the conclusion of the class, our head instructor (who is a Kayaking Merit badge counselor) will be signing off on the BSA Kayaking blue card to certify that all required tasks have been met for all scouts, so don’t forget those blue cards! You can get the worksheet here.