Safety first! Follow the standard safety guidelines for Girl Scouts, like the buddy system and first-aid requirements, in addition to the specific guidelines for field trips and travel. Find this helpful information in the introduction section of the National Safety Activity Checkpoints plus the “Trips and Travel” checkpoints. These two sections will have answers to most of your questions about transporting girls, sleepaway plans, booking accommodations, and adult-girl ratios (more adults are required for field trips and travel than for a regular troop meeting).

Our council has a specific approval process for travel; review the Council Troop Travel Guide and complete the necessary notification forms.