Trail Life USA, the largest Christ-centered, boy-focused scout-type organization in the country, will be holding its fourth annual Nationwide Campout from April 28-30. Troops and families across the country will pitch tents, light fires, roast s’mores, and gather in the great outdoors. Over 100,000 have participated in the Backyard Campout during the last three years.

Trail Life has long been an advocate for the benefits of the outdoors on boys. Utilizing an approach suited to boys that focuses on building character, fostering relationships, and having good old-fashioned outdoor fun, Trail Life encourages boys and their families to leave behind the electronic distractions and get back outside.

This year, Trail Life is excited to go back to the basics with an overview of basic bushcraft skills, including knot-tying, fire-starting, wood carving, outdoor medicine and remedies, and navigation. To prepare participants to learn these valuable skills, Trail Life provides helpful videos to walk fathers and sons through the steps. Those who register for the campout event will be entered into a drawing to win various prizes.

Trail Life CEO Mark Hancock said, “In Trail Life, boys regularly leave daily duties and digital distractions behind. They join with their mentors and fathers in the outdoors where relationships form naturally, time seems to slow, and boys are able to listen, connect, and grow.“