Outdoor Code

The wording below is from the back of the Outdoor Code Wallet Card shown above (#33428A) and may differ from that in the Boy Scout Handbook.

I agree to join with the Boy Scouts of America in protecting my country's natural beauty and conserving her natural resources.

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The Outdoor Code

As an American, I will do my best to -

• Be clean in my outdoor manners.
  I will treat the outdoors as a heritage.
  I will take care of it for myself and others
  I will keep my trash and garbage out of lakes, streams, fields, woods, and roadways.

• Be careful with fire.
  I will prevent wildfire.
  I will build my fires only where they are appropriate.
  When I have finished using a fire, I will make sure it is cold out.
  I will leave a clean fire ring, or remove all evidence of my fire.

• Be considerate in the outdoors.
  I will treat public and private property with respect.
  I will use low-impact methods of hiking and camping.

and

• Be conservation minded
  I will learn how to practice good conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, wildlife, and energy.
  I will urge others to do the same.

For more information, see our Low-Impact and No-Trace.
Camping & Hiking page, and the Principles of Leave No Trace.