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| 05 || '''[[Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || [[BSA Sea Base]] || San Pedro CA || provides a unique aquatics and beach camping experience | | 05 || '''[[Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || [[BSA Sea Base]] || San Pedro CA || provides a unique aquatics and beach camping experience | ||
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| 06 || '''[[Camp Chawanakee|Chawanakee]]''' || [[Sequoia Council]] || [[BSA Summer Camp]] || Shaver Lake CA || 8 weekly sessions of traditional scout camp, located western Sierra Nevadas in the [[Sierra National Forest]]. | | 06 || '''Camp [[Camp Chawanakee|Chawanakee]]''' || [[Sequoia Council]] || [[BSA Summer Camp]] || Shaver Lake CA || 8 weekly sessions of traditional scout camp, located western Sierra Nevadas in the [[Sierra National Forest]]. | ||
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| 07 || '''[[Camp Chesebrough|Chesebrough Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]] || [[BSA Hi-Adv Base]] || [[Castle Rock State Park]] || Year round camp connected to major backpacking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains. | | 07 || '''[[Camp Chesebrough|Chesebrough Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]] || [[BSA Hi-Adv Base]] || [[Castle Rock State Park]] || Year round camp connected to major backpacking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains. | ||
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| 35 || '''[[Camp Noyo|Noyo Scout Camp]]''' || [[CLOSED. Site is now privately owned]] || Willits, CA || || Found deep inside Northern California's Redwood Forests, this camp is only accessible by riding the world famous Skunk Train. Redwood Empire Council runs 1 or 2 weeks of camp. | | 35 || '''[[Camp Noyo|Noyo Scout Camp]]''' || [[CLOSED. Site is now privately owned]] || Willits, CA || || Found deep inside Northern California's Redwood Forests, this camp is only accessible by riding the world famous Skunk Train. Redwood Empire Council runs 1 or 2 weeks of camp. | ||
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| 36 || '''[[Camp Oljato|Oljato]]''' || [[Pacific Skyline Council]] || [[BSA Summer Camp]] || Huntington Lake || Located at 7,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the western shore of Huntington Lake. Located next to Camp Kern. | | 36 || '''Camp [[Camp Oljato|Oljato]]''' || [[Pacific Skyline Council]] || [[BSA Summer Camp]] || Huntington Lake || Located at 7,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the western shore of Huntington Lake. Located next to Camp Kern. | ||
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| 37 || '''[[Camp Oso Lake| Oso Lake Scout Camp]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Wilderness Camp || O'Neill Regional Park || features a 100-acre lake for fishing, camping and shooting sports. | | 37 || '''[[Camp Oso Lake| Oso Lake Scout Camp]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Wilderness Camp || O'Neill Regional Park || features a 100-acre lake for fishing, camping and shooting sports. | ||
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| [[Circle B Scout Ranch]] || Old Baldy Area Council || Closed || Lake Isabella || Open from the late 1950's until 1974, | | [[Circle B Scout Ranch]] || Old Baldy Area Council || Closed || Lake Isabella || Open from the late 1950's until 1974, | ||
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| '''[http://www.sfbac-history.org/DimondO-History.html Camp Dimond-O]''' || San Francisco Bay Area Council || Closed | | '''[http://www.sfbac-history.org/DimondO-History.html Camp Dimond-O]''' || San Francisco Bay Area Council || Closed 1979 || Tuolumne River || the jewel of the old Oakland Area Council, served as a Boy Scout summer camp from 1926 until 1978. The camp was located on the north side of the middle fork of the Tuolumne River about 2 miles southwest of the town of Mather at an elevation of 4300 feet. Site is now a National Forest campground under the same name. | ||
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| '''[https://calisphere.org/item/c340c4c6017b6a9605bf98e98dfb378d/ Camp Echo]''' || || Closed || Echo Lake CA || between 1940 and 1959 | | '''[https://calisphere.org/item/c340c4c6017b6a9605bf98e98dfb378d/ Camp Echo]''' || || Closed || Echo Lake CA || between 1940 and 1959 | ||
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| '''Helendade Scout Camp''' || [[California Inland Empire Council]] || Closed 2018 || Running Springs CA || Partially burned in the California October 2007 fires | | '''Helendade Scout Camp''' || [[California Inland Empire Council]] || Closed 2018 || Running Springs CA || Partially burned in the California October 2007 fires | ||
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| '''Camp Lindblad''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || Closed || Santa Cruz Mtns || Sold in 2017 | | '''Camp Lindblad''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || Closed 2017 || Santa Cruz Mtns || Sold in 2017 | ||
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| '''[http://www.campnavarro.com/campfacilities Masonite Navarro] || [[Redwood Empire Council]] || Closed 2012 || Navarro CA || The Masonite Corporation sold Camp Navarro to the Sonoma-Mendocino Area Boy Scout Council in 1956 and it was renamed Camp Masonite Navarro. It was a private Scout camp and the 'crown jewel' property used by the Scouts as well as other youth groups for over 60 years | | '''[http://www.campnavarro.com/campfacilities Masonite Navarro] || [[Redwood Empire Council]] || Closed 2012 || Navarro CA || The Masonite Corporation sold Camp Navarro to the Sonoma-Mendocino Area Boy Scout Council in 1956 and it was renamed Camp Masonite Navarro. It was a private Scout camp and the 'crown jewel' property used by the Scouts as well as other youth groups for over 60 years | ||
