ScoutHitch

For scouts, families & leaders

Less paperwork. More adventure.

ScoutHitch keeps your unit organized. The free Hitch Guide explains every rank, badge, and Scout skill.

Just looking up a badge? Open the Hitch Guide

For unit leaders & volunteers

Run your unit

Rosters, advancement, events, and courts of honor for every pack, troop, and crew you serve, in one place.

  • Track ranks, adventures, and merit badges
  • Plan events and gather RSVPs
  • Get ready for every court of honor

For everyone, no account needed

Explore the Hitch Guide

Look up any rank, adventure, or merit badge, with tips for every requirement and step-by-step Scout skills.

ScoutHitch for units

Your whole unit, in one place.

Less time on spreadsheets, more time outdoors. Built to be quick for busy volunteers.

  • Every unit, one login

    Pack, troop, and crew side by side. See one, two, or all of them with a single click.

  • One story, Lion to Eagle

    When a Webelos crosses over to the troop, their Cub Scout history goes with them.

  • Quick sign-offs

    Tap a box for one scout, or sign off everything a whole patrol did on Saturday's campout at once.

  • Find anything, fast

    Scouts, parents, ranks, merit badges, and the text of every requirement. Press / anywhere.

  • Ready for courts of honor

    See what's earned but not yet presented, and print a Scout Shop shopping list.

  • Youth safety built in

    Adults only, admin-approved access, and Viewers never see youth contact details. No ads, no trackers.

Plus:

  • Events & RSVPs
  • Posts
  • Photo albums
  • Quartermaster
  • Recruitment
  • Fundraising

The Hitch Guide · free for everyone

Find a badge. See what it takes.

Look up any rank, adventure, or merit badge, with tips for each requirement. Free for scouts, families, and leaders.

  • 142merit badges
  • 131Cub Scout adventures
  • 17ranks, Lion to Summit
  • 15Scout skills to practice

Scout to Eagle, one step at a time

Tap a rank to see what it takes.

  1. Scout
  2. Tenderfoot
  3. Second Class
  4. First Class
  5. Star
  6. Life
  7. Eagle Scout

What are you into?

Find badges and adventures that fit what you already love.

  • Tips for every requirementExamples and questions that help you take the next step.
  • Skills, step by stepKnots, first aid, and the flag, with drawings to follow along.
  • Guides for everyoneShort reads for scouts, families, and leaders.
  • Worksheets to printTake any badge's requirements to the meeting or campsite.

Ready to hit the trail?

Set up your unit, or start with the Guide. Both are free.