scout local

Features

Belong faster after every move.

ScoutLocal is the trusted local guide for military families — the businesses and places worth knowing near your base, plus the military-spouse entrepreneurs worth supporting anywhere. Free for families. A home for the businesses who serve them.

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The signature feature

Go live with Beacon.

Some of the best local businesses don't keep fixed hours — food trucks, pop-ups, home-based makers. Beacon lets them broadcast “open now” and their live location the moment they open, and tells the families who follow them exactly where to go.

For families

See who's open right now on the map, with a live pin and a window that tells you how long they'll be there.

For businesses

One tap lights up your listing, hits the live feed, and notifies your followers. Home addresses stay protected.

For families · free, always

Land at a new base and know who to trust by the end of the week.

Every PCS means starting over: a new mechanic, a new salon, childcare you can actually trust, and the events worth showing up for. Here's what's in the ScoutLocal app for families right now.

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Find & explore

  • Local business directory, organized by military base
  • Search and category filters
  • Trusted nearby listings
  • Business detail pages — phone, website, address, hours, photos, and tags

Save, follow & get alerts

  • Save and favorite businesses
  • A Favorites tab for all your saved places
  • A separate Beacon alert bell, apart from favorites
  • Open Now Beacons from local businesses

Scout community events

  • The Scout community calendar
  • Event detail pages
  • Add an event from the Scout tab
  • Request a change to an event

Stay in the loop

  • Report incorrect listing information
  • Push-notification opt-in settings
  • Base-specific updates and announcements
For business owners · free, always

Get found by the military families around your base — the most loyal community you can earn.

Military families move often, spend locally, and stay with the businesses that take care of them. Listing is always free, and Beacon lets you tell families exactly when you're open. Here's what's in the app for owners now.

In the app now Always free

Your account & listings

  • Create a business owner account
  • Submit a business listing for review
  • Add or claim another business
  • Edit your owned listings
  • Upload photos straight from your phone or camera
  • Track your listing's review status

Analytics

  • Basic listing analytics — views, saves, contacts, and “seen”

Go live with Beacon Free during beta

  • Open Now Beacons to broadcast that you're open
  • A Beacon message — required, up to 140 characters
  • Beacon duration controls
  • Beacon history
  • Beacon views and contact analytics
  • Free beta access to all Beacon tools

Two sides, one community.

Families find the businesses worth trusting; businesses find the families worth serving. That's how a new base starts to feel like home.