BSA Kayaking provides an introduction to kayaking skills and safety procedures and serves as a program opportunity for Boy Scout, Varsity, and Venturing units in camp or out. Mastery of Kayaking BSA skills is a first critical step towards satisfying Safety Afloat guidelines for safe kayak excursions.

Kayaking activities are limited to Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers. Additional kayaking information may be found in the Kayaking BSA pamphlet, No. 19-510, the Fieldbook, No. 33104; the Whitewater merit badge pamphlet, 33405; and Varsity Team Program Features, Volume III, No. 34839.

Kayaking BSA is not a merit badge.

Kayaking BSA is a pre-requisite to "You Deserve a Good Paddling," a 4-6 mile class I moving water kayak trip through the Rio Grande Bosque, and You Deserve a Good Paddling is a pre-requisite for the BSA Whitewater Merit Badge, a one day clinic on class II whitewater.