Scouting and Guiding in Arizona

Scouting in Arizona has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Boy Scouting in Arizona

BSA Local Councils

There are five Boy Scouts of America local councils serving scouts in Arizona.

	ID#	Council Name	Office	Status	OA Lodge	Notes
001	xxx	Catalina Council	Tucson AZ	Active	Lodge	Notes
002	010	Grand Canyon Council	Phoenix AZ	Active	Wipala Wiki Lodge	Notes
003	xxx	Great Southwest Council	New Mexico	Active	Lodge	Notes
004	238	Las Vegas Area Council	Las Vegas NV	Active	Lodge	covers most of Southern Nevada plus plus the northeast corner of Arizona.
005	049	San Diego-Imperial Council	San Diego CA	Active	Lodge	Serves Yuma County

BSA Scout Camps

For more details on this topic, see Scouting in Arizona.

See also Scouting in California for many more nearby camps.

Camp Name	Council	Status	Location	Notes
Boulder Creek Scout Reservation
Del Webb High Adventure Base	LVAC	Summer Camp	Zions National Park	—located in the pines and aspens above Kolob Reservoir and Zion National Park in southern Utah
Fiesta Island Youth Aquatic Center	SDIC	Aquatics Base Summer Camp	Mission Bay CA	Sailing, oceanography, boating, surfing, kayaking, swimming and other aquatic activities are featured parts of this bayfront summer camp located in San Diego's famous Mission Bay Park.
Geronimo Scout Camp	GCC	Summer Camp	Mongollon Rim	200 acre pine forest camp located north of Payson at the base of the magnificent Mogollon Rim. Over 5,000 acres of ponderosa pine forest surround the camp. Camp Geronimo is a year-round facility.
Heard Scout Pueblo	GCC	Day Camp	Phoenix AZ	at the base of South Mountain, with 120 acres including trails back into the mountain.
Kimball Scout Reservation	LVAC	Summer Camp	Mount Potosi, NV	traditional scout summer camp that resembles a wild west mining town, but much cooler than Las Vegas about 40 minutes away.
Lake Pleasant Camp	GCC	Aquatics Base	Peoria AZ	this aquatics base is secluded on a hillside of pristine Sonoran desert located at the Desert Outdoor Center on the east side of lake Pleasant, 20 miles northwest of the Valley.
Levi-Levi Scout Camp	LVAC	Summer Camp	Hualapai Mountains	Tall pine forests located south of Kingman AZ
Mataguay Scout Camp	SDIC	Wilderness Camp Summer Camp	Santa Isabel CA	Traditional wilderness camp and primary outdoor learning center of the council located in the mountains near Lake Henshaw. Their summer camp program is one of the few BSA facilities to feature glider flights and mountain biking courses. Shooting sports center is also most popular here.
Philmont Scout Ranch	National	BSA High Adventure Base	Cimarron NM	a large, rugged, wilderness ranch located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico. BSA's premier high-adventure and outdoor training program.
R-C Scout Ranch	GCC	Cub Resident Camp	Payson AZ	along the banks of Christopher Creek, R-C Scout Ranch occupies 75 acres of tall , cool ponderosa pine.
Raymond Scout Camp	GCC	Wilderness Camp	Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area (Flagstaff AZ)	more than 160 acers of ponderosa pine and scub oak forest. Camp Raymond offers an adventure program that a Scout will not soon forget.

Other Scout Associations in Arizona

• 1st Arizona Baden-Powell Scouts Rover Troop 30 has established an Adult Scouter Group, a Rover Crew. This is an adult fraternal Scouting organization whose motto is simply "Service". As an organization, they are dedicated to support community projects and Troop 30's programs and equipment. Yet as a fraternal group of Scouters, they enjoy the activity of the "Open Air" and the fun of camping. The Crew believes that they can model the Patrol Method and Leadership Skills they expect their Boy Scout Group and Senior Scout Group to learn.

Girl Scouting in Arizona

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There are two Girl Scout council offices in Arizona.

• Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, http://www.girlscoutsaz.org
• Sahuaro Girl Scout Council, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, http://www.sahuaroGSC.org

Scouting museums in Arizona

• Otis H. Chidester Museum, Tucson, Arizona
• Arizona Scouting Museum

Arizona Scouting by County

Apache / Cochise / Coconino / Gila / Graham / Greenlee / La Paz / Maricopa / Mojave / Navajo / Pima / Pinal / Santa Cruz / Yavapai / Yuma

See also

• Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.