Orange County Council

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Orange County Council #039
Orange County Council #039
Location 1211 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Website
https://www.ocbsa.org/

Orange County Council (OCC) is a local council (#039) of the Boy Scouts of America and covers all of Orange County, California.

Council History

Founded in 1920 as the Orange County Council,[1] the council was formed by the merger of the North Orange Council (#037) and the Orange Empire Council (#039) in 1972. The North Orange Council was founded in 1944 as the Northern Orange County and changed its name to North Orange in 1965.[2]

Districts

Camps

  • Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley[4] 33.3557°N 116.5726°W
  • Newport Sea Base[5] on the Newport Harbor 33.6172°N 117.9190°W
  • Oso Lake[6]
  • The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center[7]

Former Council Camps

  • Camp RoKiLi, at Barton Flats (closed)
  • White's Landing (closed)
  • Rancho Las Flores at Camp Pendelton (closed)
  • Camp Myford, Irvine (closed)

Order of the Arrow

Wiatava Lodge - Order of the Arrow This Council is served by this Order of the Arrow Lodge.


References