Scout Patrol Name Generator

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Generate scout patrol names short enough for a flag, a patch and a patrol yell: classic animal patrols like Wolf Patrol and Timber Wolves, outdoor names like Ridge Runners and Glowing Embers, and funny ones like Burnt Marshmallows and Knot Today.

About scout patrol names

A patrol is the small group inside a scout troop, usually six to eight scouts who camp, cook and hike together, and the oldest dens in a pack often pick a patrol name too. The patrol picks its own name, and that name then has to work in three places: stitched on a patch, painted on a flag and shouted in a patrol yell. Short names with a clear picture do all three best.

Animals are the oldest choice, and the list has them in two forms. The plain form puts the animal first, as in Wolf Patrol, Otter Patrol and Kestrel Patrol. The second form names the animal more exactly and drops the word patrol: Timber Wolves, Snowy Owls, Snapping Turtles. Beyond animals there are names from weather and terrain (Storm Chasers, Ridge Runners), from the campsite itself (Glowing Embers, Square Knots, Lantern Bearers), and from the night sky, trees, rivers, insects, dinosaurs and legendary creatures.

Older scouts often want a name that makes the rest of the troop laugh, so about a quarter of the list is food and nonsense: Burnt Marshmallows, Soggy Waffles, Radioactive Hamsters, Knot Today, Patrol McPatrolface. All of it is clean enough for the youngest patrol and for a leader to read out at a meeting.

How to choose scout patrol names

  • Test the yell first. Shout the name across a field: Wolf Patrol, Thunderbolts and Fire Ants carry, while a long joke gets lost after the second word.
  • Pick something a scout can draw. A patch or a flag needs one clear shape, so Stag Beetles, Compass Rose and Flying Pancakes are easier than an abstract word such as Valor Patrol.
  • Let the patrol vote. Put three or four names on a list, including one funny one, and let the scouts choose. A name they picked is a name they will use.
  • Find out what the other patrols in the troop are called before you settle, so two groups do not turn up as Wolf Patrol and Timber Wolves.
  • A funny name lasts when it comes from something that happened. If the patrol burned breakfast on its first campout, Burnt Toast is the right answer.

Frequently asked questions

What are good scout patrol names?

The classics are animals: Wolf Patrol, Eagle Patrol, Fox Patrol, Otter Patrol and Raven Patrol. For something less common try Ridge Runners, Lantern Bearers, Night Hikers or Iron Oaks, which still fit on a flag and are easy to shout.

What are some funny patrol names?

Food and camp mishaps are the usual source: Burnt Marshmallows, Soggy Waffles, Flying Sporks, Mosquito Bait, Leaky Tents and Not Lost Yet. Mock-heroic animals work too, such as Radioactive Hamsters, Ninja Squirrels and Thunder Chickens.

How long should a patrol name be?

One to three words is the practical limit. The name has to fit on a small patch and a flag, and the patrol will shout it as part of a yell. Every name in this list is 26 characters or shorter, and most are two words.

Are these names tied to a scouting organization?

No. They are general ideas for any group that splits into patrols, and this page is not connected to or approved by any organization. Classic animal names such as Wolf Patrol have been used by many groups for a very long time. If your own unit has rules about patrol names, follow those first.

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All 500 scout patrol names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 10 names

  • Abominable Snowmen
  • Acorn Patrol
  • Angry Onions
  • Ankylosaurs
  • Arctic Wolves
  • Atomic Chipmunks
  • Atomic Pickles
  • Aurora Patrol
  • Avalanche Patrol
  • Awesome Possums

B: 47 names

  • Backcountry Patrol
  • Backpackers
  • Bacon Patrol
  • Badger Patrol
  • Badger Sett
  • Baked Beans
  • Bald Cypress
  • Bald Eagles
  • Banana Boats
  • Banana Slugs
  • Barn Owls
  • Bear Cave
  • Bear Patrol
  • Beaver Lodge
  • Beaver Patrol
  • Bedroll Burritos
  • Belly Floppers
  • Bengal Tigers
  • Big Dipper Patrol
  • Bigfoot Trackers
  • Bighorn Sheep
  • Birch Patrol
  • Biscuits and Gravy
  • Bison Patrol
  • Black Bears
  • Blizzard Patrol
  • Blue Jays
  • Blue Spruce
  • Blue Whales
  • Bobcat Patrol
  • Bog Trotters
  • Boulder Rollers
  • Bowline Patrol
  • Box Turtles
  • Brambles
  • Brave Hearts
  • Buckeyes
  • Buffalo Patrol
  • Bug Bites
  • Bug Juice Patrol
  • Bugle Patrol
  • Bullfrogs
  • Bumblebees
  • Bungee Cords
  • Burnt Marshmallows
  • Burnt Toast
  • Busy Beavers

C: 41 names

  • Cactus Patrol
  • Cairn Builders
  • Campfire Patrol
  • Can Openers
  • Canada Geese
  • Canoe Patrol
  • Canoe Tippers
  • Carpenter Ants
  • Catfish Patrol
  • Cattails
  • Cave Bears
  • Cedar Patrol
  • Centipedes
  • Charging Rhinos
  • Cheese Puffs
  • Chili Dogs
  • Chill Penguins
  • Cicadas
  • Cinnamon Rolls
  • Cliffhangers
  • Cloud Walkers
  • Cloudbusters
  • Clove Hitch Patrol
  • Cobra Patrol
  • Comet Patrol
  • Compass Patrol
  • Compass Rose
  • Confused Compasses
  • Cool Cucumbers
  • Copperheads
  • Cottonwoods
  • Cougar Patrol
  • Courage Patrol
  • Coyote Patrol
  • Creek Stompers
  • Crescent Moon
  • Crickets
  • Cryptid Patrol
  • Curlew Patrol
  • Curly Fries
  • Cyclones

D: 25 names

  • Daddy Longlegs
  • Dancing Llamas
  • Dark Sky Patrol
  • Dawn Risers
  • Daybreak Patrol
  • Deckhands
  • Deep Woods Patrol
  • Definitely Not Beavers
  • Dill Pickles
  • Dino Patrol
  • Dire Wolves
  • Diving Falcons
  • Dock Jumpers
  • Dodos
  • Dragon Patrol
  • Dragonflies
  • Driftwood Patrol
  • Ducks in a Row
  • Duct Tape Patrol
  • Due North
  • Dung Beetles
  • Dust Bunnies
  • Dust Devils
  • Dutch Oven Dumplings
  • Dutch Oven Patrol

E: 9 names

  • Eagle Patrol
  • Eagle's Nest
  • Early Risers
  • Eclipse Patrol
  • Electric Bananas
  • Electric Eels
  • Elk Patrol
  • Ember Patrol
  • Evergreen Patrol

F: 26 names

  • Falcon Patrol
  • Fearless Noodles
  • Fearsome Ferrets
  • Fierce Bunnies
  • Fire Ants
  • Fireflies
  • First Light
  • First on the Trail
  • Flag Folders
  • Flaming Marshmallows
  • Flint and Steel
  • Flying Fish
  • Flying Pancakes
  • Flying Penguins
  • Flying Sparks
  • Flying Sporks
  • Flying Squirrels
  • Flying Tacos
  • Foil Dinners
  • Forget-Me-Knots
  • Fossil Hunters
  • Four Winds
  • Fox Den
  • Fox Patrol
  • Full Moon Patrol
  • Fuzzy Caterpillars

G: 19 names

  • Galaxy Patrol
  • Giant Sloths
  • Giant Squid
  • Gila Monsters
  • Glacier Patrol
  • Glazed Donuts
  • Glowing Embers
  • Glowworms
  • Gnome Patrol
  • Grasshoppers
  • Gray Jays
  • Gray Wolves
  • Great Horned Owls
  • Griffin Patrol
  • Grilled Cheese Patrol
  • Grizzly Bears
  • Grumpy Badgers
  • Guy Line Trippers
  • Guy Lines

H: 16 names

  • Hailstorm
  • Half Hitch
  • Hammerhead Sharks
  • Happy Hikers
  • Harvest Moon
  • Hawk Patrol
  • Hermit Crabs
  • Heron Patrol
  • Hickory Patrol
  • Honey Badgers
  • Horned Toads
  • Hornet Patrol
  • Hot Potatoes
  • Howling Wolves
  • Hummingbirds
  • Hungry Bears

I: 5 names

  • Ice Dragons
  • Inchworms
  • Iron Oaks
  • Ironhearts
  • Ironwood Patrol

J: 2 names

  • Jackalope Patrol
  • Jackrabbits

K: 12 names

  • Kestrel Patrol
  • Kindling Collectors
  • King Cobras
  • Kingfisher Patrol
  • Kings of the Trail
  • Knights of the Campfire
  • Knot Likely
  • Knot Masters
  • Knot Today
  • Knotty Pines
  • Komodo Dragons
  • Kraken Patrol

L: 29 names

  • Ladybug Patrol
  • Lake Jumpers
  • Lake Monsters
  • Lantern Bearers
  • Lantern Patrol
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Laser Llamas
  • Last Ones Standing
  • Late Sleepers
  • Lava Flow
  • Leaky Tents
  • Leaping Salmon
  • Left Boots
  • Leviathans
  • Lightning Bugs
  • Lightning Patrol
  • Lion Patrol
  • Lionhearts
  • Little Dipper
  • Loch Ness Patrol
  • Lodgepole Pines
  • Log Splitters
  • Long Haulers
  • Loons
  • Lost Socks
  • Low-Flying Ducks
  • Lumberjacks
  • Luna Moths
  • Lynx Patrol

M: 28 names

  • Magnetic North
  • Manta Rays
  • Map and Compass
  • Marsh Wrens
  • Mastodons
  • Megalodons
  • Mess Kits
  • Meteor Patrol
  • Midnight Patrol
  • Midnight Snackers
  • Mighty Oaks
  • Mismatched Socks
  • Mockingbirds
  • Monarch Patrol
  • Moonlight Patrol
  • Moose Patrol
  • Morel Hunters
  • Morse Code Patrol
  • Mosquito Bait
  • Mountain Goats
  • Mountain Lions
  • Mud Puppies
  • Mud Turtles
  • Muddy Boots
  • Mudslide
  • Mushroom Patrol
  • Mustang Patrol
  • Mystery Meat

N: 11 names

  • Night Crawlers
  • Night Hikers
  • Night Owls
  • Night Watch
  • Nighthawks
  • Ninja Squirrels
  • North Star Patrol
  • North Wind Patrol
  • Northern Lights
  • Not Lost Yet
  • Not the Wolves

O: 8 names

  • Oak Patrol
  • Odd Ones Out
  • Old Growth
  • Orca Patrol
  • Orion Patrol
  • Osprey Patrol
  • Otter Patrol
  • Owl Patrol

P: 30 names

  • Paddle Patrol
  • Pancake Patrol
  • Panther Patrol
  • Patrol McPatrolface
  • Patrol With No Name
  • Peach Cobblers
  • Peak Baggers
  • Peak Performers
  • Pegasus Patrol
  • Penguin Patrol
  • Peregrine Falcons
  • Phoenix Patrol
  • Pickle Patrol
  • Pine Needles
  • Pinecone Patrol
  • Pizza Patrol
  • Plaid Platypuses
  • Playing Possum
  • Poison Ivy Patrol
  • Polar Bears
  • Polaris Patrol
  • Polka-Dot Zebras
  • Pork and Beans
  • Portage Patrol
  • Prairie Dogs
  • Prairie Wind
  • Praying Mantises
  • Pterodactyls
  • Puffin Patrol
  • Purple Cows

R: 31 names

  • Raccoon Patrol
  • Radioactive Hamsters
  • Rain Magnets
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Rapids Patrol
  • Raptor Patrol
  • Rattlesnake Patrol
  • Raven Patrol
  • Ready for Anything
  • Red Foxes
  • Red-Tailed Hawks
  • Redwood Patrol
  • Rhino Beetles
  • Ridge Runners
  • Ridge Walkers
  • Ridgepoles
  • Rising Phoenix
  • River Otters
  • River Rats
  • River Runners
  • Riverbend Patrol
  • Roadrunners
  • Roaring Lions
  • Rocket Turtles
  • Rockslide
  • Roly-Polies
  • Root and Branch
  • Root Beer Floats
  • Rope Swingers
  • Rubber Chickens
  • Rubber Duck Patrol

S: 51 names

  • S'more Patrol
  • Sabertooth Cats
  • Sandpipers
  • Sapsuckers
  • Sasquatch Patrol
  • Scorpion Patrol
  • Screaming Chickens
  • Sea Lions
  • Sea Otters
  • Sea Serpents
  • Seafarers
  • Second Helpings
  • Shark Patrol
  • Sheepshanks
  • Shooting Stars
  • Signal Fire
  • Sizzling Bacon
  • Skyhawks
  • Sleepy Sloths
  • Sleepyheads
  • Slightly Lost Patrol
  • Snapping Turtles
  • Snowdrifts
  • Snowshoe Hares
  • Snowy Owls
  • Soaring Eagles
  • Soggy Tents
  • Soggy Waffles
  • Space Cadets
  • Space Monkeys
  • Spaghetti Patrol
  • Sparrowhawks
  • Spicy Nachos
  • Spork Patrol
  • Spotted Newts
  • Square Knots
  • Squirrel Patrol
  • Stag Beetles
  • Stag Patrol
  • Star Gazers
  • Starlight Patrol
  • Stinging Nettles
  • Stink Bugs
  • Stone Skippers
  • Storm Chasers
  • Stormbreakers
  • Stump Jumpers
  • Summit Patrol
  • Sunrise Patrol
  • Swamp Stompers
  • Swift Foxes

T: 70 names

  • T. Rex Patrol
  • Tadpole Patrol
  • Tall Pines
  • Tamaracks
  • Tarp Riggers
  • Taut Line
  • Tent Collapsers
  • Tent Stakes
  • Terrible Lizards
  • That Patrol
  • The Anglers
  • The Bandage Patrol
  • The Bold Ones
  • The Castaways
  • The Clean Plates
  • The Crow's Nest
  • The Daredevils
  • The Fearless
  • The Fire Builders
  • The Legends
  • The Lion's Den
  • The Lost Patrol
  • The Loud Ones
  • The Mariners
  • The Mavericks
  • The Mighty Mites
  • The Mountaineers
  • The Nameless Patrol
  • The Paddlers
  • The Pathmakers
  • The Ramblers
  • The Roamers
  • The Shortcut Takers
  • The Snorers
  • The Summiteers

T, continued

  • The Trail Bosses
  • The Trekkers
  • The Voyagers
  • The Wanderers
  • The Yodelers
  • Thunder Chickens
  • Thunder Lizards
  • Thunder Patrol
  • Thunderbolts
  • Thunderclap
  • Thundering Bison
  • Thundering Hamsters
  • Tiger Patrol
  • Timber Wolves
  • Timberline Patrol
  • Tinder Box
  • Toasted Marshmallows
  • Top of the Mountain
  • Torchbearers
  • Trail Breakers
  • Trail Dust
  • Trail Finders
  • Trail Markers
  • Trail Mix Patrol
  • Trailblazers
  • Tree Frogs
  • Tree Huggers
  • Triceratops Patrol
  • Trilobites
  • Trout Patrol
  • True North
  • Tumbleweeds
  • Tumbling Acorns
  • Turbo Snails
  • Twisted Pretzels

U: 3 names

  • Unicorn Patrol
  • Unidentified Flying Patrol
  • Upside-Down Maps

V: 2 names

  • Valor Patrol
  • Velociraptors

W: 23 names

  • Wandering Wombats
  • Warp Speed Wombats
  • Water Striders
  • Waterfall Patrol
  • Wave Riders
  • Wayfinders
  • Weeping Willows
  • Wet Socks
  • Whirlwind Patrol
  • Whitewater Patrol
  • Whittlers
  • Why Knot
  • Wild Boars
  • Wild Turkeys
  • Wolf Pack
  • Wolf Patrol
  • Wolf Spiders
  • Wolverine Patrol
  • Wood Ducks
  • Wood Thrushes
  • Woodcarvers
  • Woodpecker Patrol
  • Woolly Mammoths

Y: 2 names

  • Yellow Jackets
  • Yeti Patrol