Rancho Coastal District (San Diego-Imperial Council)

Rancho Coastal District, a district of the San Diego-Imperial Council serves Boy Scouts in the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas, and Carlsbad in North County San Diego. (Est. July 2016)

District Roundtable

District Roundtable meets on the 2nd Thursday each month 7PM at the Encinitas LDS Church (1444 Lake Dr, Encinitas). Roundtable provides supplemental training for volunteers at the unit level. The objectives of roundtables are to provide leaders with program ideas, information on policy and events, training opportunities, and an enhanced network of contacts and other resources while also providing unit leaders with a voice in formulating direction at the district level.

• RanchoCoastal.SDICBSA.org - Official District Website

District Calendar

• SDIC Training Overview- RSVP 15-60 days in advance for any training session. Contact your district training leader for more info.

2018 Upcoming Events

• 10-Feb-2018 : North County Scout Training Day
• 17-Mar-2018 : Troop 747 Merit Badge Workshop
• Apr 20-22 : Rancho Coastal District Camporee - Lake O'Neill
• 12-May-2018 : District Dinner
• June 25-29 : Cub Day Camp
• 30-Jun-2018 : Cub Scout Super Training Day
• 06-Oct-2018 : North County Mega Training Day

2019 Upcoming Events

• 09-Feb-2019 : North County Scout Training Day
• 13-May-2018 : District Dinner
• 29-Jun-2019 : Cub Scout Super Training Day
• 05-Oct-2019 : North County Mega Training Day

2020 Upcoming Events

• 14-Feb-2020 : North County Scout Training Day
• 08-May-2018 : District Dinner
• 27-Jun-2020 : Cub Scout Super Training Day
• 03-Oct-2020 : North County Mega Training Day

Registered Units

Visit the District Roundtable (above) to get more information about these and other scouting units in this area.

The Rancho Coastal District covers the following ZIP codes: 92007, 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011, 92014, 92024, 92067, 92075, 92091, 92130 (N of SR-56). All units in Carlsbad Unified School District fall under Rancho Coastal District/

Boy Scout Troops

• Troop 708 - Salvation Army- Oceanside Corps - This troop has an active program that combines advancement, service and outdoor activities. Recent activities include time in the Sierras, Camp Emerson, Palomar Mountain, Joshua Tree and even some Kern River backpacking.
• Troop 776 - Saint John The Evangelist Church Catholic Scouting - Encinitas CA

Venturing Crews / Posts / Sea Scouts

Venturing and Posts hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. Most units are co-ed and have a venturing theme. Contact either the unit or it's sponsor to get more information back in 72 hours.

• Post 120 - San Diego Aviation Explorers (Palomar Airport) "Let your interest in aviation take off with Exploring"
• Post 3141 - Maker Movement Explorers - Open Source Maker Labs - Monthly STEM Projects include designing, building and operating drones, catapults, railguns and more. Learn how to use CAD and additive manufacturing tools and focus on STEM competitions (underwater robotics, hackathons, etc).
• Ship 789 - Santa Margarita Yacht Club - Sea Scouts - Camp Pendleton USMC

Local Camping

San Diego-Imperial Council Camps feature many resources for organizing exciting outdoor adventure group activities and are available for rental by scout groups, families and other youth groups. Some camps feature an organized week long campership program during summer months.

1. Mataguay Scout Camp - 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.
2. Fiesta Island Youth Aquatic Center - 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.
3. Camp Balboa - Cub Scout Activity and camping center located in downtown San Diego adjacent to Balboa Park and the World Famous San Diego Zoo. Includes full size swimming pool.

More local area camping opportunities can be found at the following:

• Cleveland National Forest - many campgrounds and hiking trails
• San Diego Beach Camping - camping next to the ocean is pretty cool.
• San Diego County Parks - 9 parks with campgrounds and hiking trails, 12 historical/cultural sites and 15 sports parks.
• Imperial County Parks
• USS Midway Museum - youth groups can sleep overnight on this historic aircraft carrier / national landmark and learn all about military aviation, radio electronics and much more.

SDIC Council

This district is part of The San Diego-Imperial Council, headquartered in San Diego, California, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. It is a local council (#049) of the Boy Scouts of America located in the state of Arizona and California.