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== Boy Scouting in California today ==
== Boy Scouting in California today ==
* See also '''[[California Eagles Nest]]''' - individuals who have made significant contributions to scouting in California.


=== BSA Councils in California ===
=== BSA Councils in California ===
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*'''[[Las Vegas Area Council| Las Vegas Area Council #238]]''' - Southeastern corner of California including Needles and Blythe.
*'''[[Las Vegas Area Council| Las Vegas Area Council #238]]''' - Southeastern corner of California including Needles and Blythe.
*'''[[Long Beach Area Council| Long Beach Area Council #032]]''' - Southern California
*'''[[Long Beach Area Council| Long Beach Area Council #032]]''' - Southern California
*[[Los Padres Council]]
*'''[[Los Padres Council| Los Padres Council #053]]''' - Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on the Central Coast.
*[[Marin Council]]
*'''[[Marin Council| Marin Council #035]]''' - San Francisco Bay Area.
*[[Monterey Bay Area Council]]
*'''Monterey Bay Area Council''' - 2012 merged into [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]].
*[[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]]
*'''[[Mount Diablo Silverado Council| Mount Diablo Silverado Council #023]]''' - Contra Costa County, Lake County, Napa County, Solano County and northern Alameda County.
*[[Nevada Area Council]]
*'''[[Nevada Area Council|Nevada Area Council #239]]''' - covers Northeastern California and most of Northern Nevada.
*'''Old Baldy Council''' - in 2006 this council merged into [[San Gabriel Valley Council]] and [[California Inland Empire Council]].
*'''Old Baldy Council''' - in 2006 this council merged into [[San Gabriel Valley Council]] and [[California Inland Empire Council]].
*[[Orange County Council]]
*'''[[Orange County Council| Orange County Council #039]]''' - one of the 20 largest councils in BSA, serving over 40,000 youth.
*[[Pacific Skyline Council]]
*[[Pacific Skyline Council]]
*[[Piedmont Council]]
*[[Piedmont Council]]
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*[[San Francisco Bay Area Council]]
*[[San Francisco Bay Area Council]]
* '''San Gabriel Valley Council''' - in 2015, this council was merged with Los Angeles Area Council to create [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]].
* '''San Gabriel Valley Council''' - in 2015, this council was merged with Los Angeles Area Council to create [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]].
*[[Santa Clara County Council]]
* '''Santa Clara County Council'''  - 2012 merged into [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]].
* '''[[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council| Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council #055]]''' - serving Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, and Monterey County.
*[[Southern Sierra Council]]
*[[Southern Sierra Council]]
*[[Ventura County Council]]
*[[Ventura County Council]]
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*[[Western Los Angeles County Council]]
*[[Western Los Angeles County Council]]


* See also '''[[California Eagles Nest]]''' - individuals who have made significant contributions to scouting in California.
 


=== BSA Scout Camps in California ===
=== BSA Scout Camps in California ===
{{Details|Scouting in California}}
Scout camps operated by BSA council units located in or closeby to California:
 
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  | [[Camp Berrysea| Berrysea Scout Camp]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Camp Berrysea| Berrysea Scout Camp]] ||  ||  ||
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  | '''[[Camp Balboa| Balboa Scout Camp]]''' || [[San Diego-Imperial Council]] || Cub Camp || San Diego CA || Urban setting in scenic Balboa Park, adjacent to San Diego Zoo and other popular nearby attractions. (Council HQ)
  | '''[[Camp Balboa| Balboa Scout Camp]]''' || [[San Diego-Imperial Council]] || Urban Base Camp || San Diego CA || Urban setting in scenic Balboa Park, adjacent to San Diego Zoo.  Visit historic sites and nearby attractions. (Council HQ)
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| '''[[Camp Big Horn|Big Horn Scout Camp]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp Program''' || Lake Arrowhead || Large traditional mountain summer camp with shooting sports and equestrian ranch. 
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  | [[Boulder Creek Scout Reservation]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Boulder Creek Scout Reservation]] ||  ||  ||
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| '''[[Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || Aquatics Center || San Pedro CA || provides a unique aquatics and beach camping experience
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  | '''Cedarbrook Scout Camp''' || [[Alameda Council]] || Closed || || Closed in 1999.
  | '''Cedarbrook Scout Camp''' || [[Alameda Council]] || Closed || || Closed in 1999.
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  | [[Camp Chawanakee| Chanwanakee]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Camp Chawanakee| Chanwanakee]] ||  ||  ||
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  | [[Chesebrough Scout Reservation]] || Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council || Active ||  Santa Cruz Mountains || Also called Camp Chesebrough is a 544 acre (2.2 km²) Boy Scouts of America camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, California.
  | '''[[Camp Chesebrough| Chesebrough Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]] || Active ||  [[Castle Rock State Park]] || Year round camp connected to major backpacking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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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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  | '''[[Fiesta Island Youth Aquatic Center]]''' || [[San Diego-Imperial Council]] || '''Summer Camp''' || San Diego CA || Popular Sea Base  located adjacent to Sea World San Diego in Mission Bay, San Diego
  | '''[[Fiesta Island Youth Aquatic Center]]''' || [[San Diego-Imperial Council]] || '''Summer Camp''' || San Diego CA || Popular Sea Base  located adjacent to Sea World San Diego in Mission Bay, San Diego
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  | [[Firestone Scout Reservation]] || Los Angeles Area Council || Active || Diamond Bar CA ||  
  | '''[[Firestone Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || Active || Diamond Bar CA || Cubland and Scout World camping facilities and shooting ranges.
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  | [[Forest Lawn Scout Reservation]] || Los Angeles Area Council || Active || Lake Arrowhead || Consists of 5 active and one closed Boy and Cub Scout Resident Camps on more than 2,000 acres in the [[San Bernardino National Forest]].   
  | '''[[Camp Big Horn| Forest Lawn Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]]  || Active || Lake Arrowhead || AKA Camp Big Horn.   
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  | [[Fleischmann]] || || ||
  | '''[[Camp Fleischmann|Fleischmann Scout Camp]]''' || [[Nevada Area Council]] || '''Summer Camp''' || [[Mount Lassen Volcanic Park]] || Located in the Cascade Mountains.
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  | [[French]] ||  ||  ||
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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 Herms| Herms Scout Camp]]''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || Urban Base Camp || El Cerrito CA || Base camp for touring historic sites and attractions in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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  | [[Hi-Sierra]] || Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council || Active || Tuolumne County || Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. This camp is at notably high altitude, with the majority of its buildings standing at approximately 4,800 feet and the highest point of the mountain standing over a mile high at 5,300 feet.
  | '''[[Camp Hi-Sierra|Hi-Sierra Scout Camp]]''' || [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp Program''' || Tuolumne County || Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and set in a historical logging camp, Hi-Sierra embraces this living history opportunity by immersing Scouts in a fully themed mountain man town.
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  | '''[[Holcomb Valley Scout Camp]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || Active || Big Bear || Located north of Big Bear Lake in the old mining district of Belleville on the site of the old Hitchcock Ranch and close to the [[Pacific Crest Trail]].
  | '''[[Holcomb Valley Scout Camp]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || Active || Big Bear || Located north of Big Bear Lake in the old mining district of Belleville on the site of the old Hitchcock Ranch and close to the [[Pacific Crest Trail]].
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  | [[Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center]] || Orange County Council || Active ||
  | '''[[Camp Big Horn| Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]]  || Active || Lake Arrowhead || AKA Camp Big Horn.
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| '''[[Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center| Irvine Ranch]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Active || Irvine Regional Park || Outdoor Education Center with overnight educational programs. Science, Shooting Sports, Academics, Mining and more.
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  | '''[[Camp Lassen| Lassen Scout Camp]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || Active || Norther Butte Co. || Overnight horse treks in the Sierra Nevadas.
  | '''[[Camp Lassen| Lassen Scout Camp]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || Active || Norther Butte Co. || Overnight horse treks in the Sierra Nevadas.
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  | [[Lindblad (cub?)]] ||  ||  ||
  | '''Camp Lindblad''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || Closed || Santa Cruz Mtns || Sold in 2017
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| '''[[Log Cabin Wilderness Camp]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || '''Hi-Adventure Base''' || Lee Vining CA || Eastern Sierra adventure base camp.
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  | '''[[Long Beach Sea Base]]''' || [[Long Beach Area Council]] || Sea Base || Long Beach CA || hosts traditional aquatics summer camp and many Sea Scouting adventure treks.  Frequent host of the International [[Sea Scout Cup Race]].
  | '''[[Long Beach Sea Base]]''' || [[Long Beach Area Council]] || Sea Base || Long Beach CA || hosts traditional aquatics summer camp and many Sea Scouting adventure treks.  Frequent host of the International [[Sea Scout Cup Race]].
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| '''[[Schoepe Scout Reservation|Lost Valley]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Summer Camp || Borrego Desert ||  Desert hi-adventure program
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  | '''[[Camp Makualla| Makualla Scout Camp]]''' || [[Crater Lake Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp<br>Hi-Adventure Base''' || Crater Lake OR || Features both a traditional summer camp program and hi-adventure whitewater rafting, caving, mountain biking and several tall mountain hikes.
  | '''[[Camp Makualla| Makualla Scout Camp]]''' || [[Crater Lake Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp<br>Hi-Adventure Base''' || Crater Lake OR || Features both a traditional summer camp program and hi-adventure whitewater rafting, caving, mountain biking and several tall mountain hikes.
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  | [[Marin-Sierra]] ||  || ||
  | '''[[Camp Marin Sierra|Marin Sierra Scout Camp]] || [[Marin Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp<br>Hi-Adventure Base''' || Chubb Lake || 320-acre camping facility in [[Tahoe National Forest]].
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  | [[Masonite Navarro]] || Redwood Empire Council || Active || Navarro CA ||  Located near Navarro in Mendocino County, CA.
  | [[Masonite Navarro]] || Redwood Empire Council || Active || Navarro CA ||  Located near Navarro in Mendocino County, CA.
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  | [[Camp Nejedly]] ||  ||  ||
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| '''[[Newport Sea Base]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Aquatic Hi-Adventure || Newport Harbor || Serves a variety of oceangoing adventures.
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  | [[Camp Noyo]] || Redwood Empire Council || Active || Mendocino County || Located on the Noyo River in Mendocino County, CA.
  | [[Camp Noyo]] || Redwood Empire Council || Active || Mendocino County || Located on the Noyo River in Mendocino County, CA.
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  | [[Camp Oljato]] || Pacific Skyline Council || Active || Huntington Lake || Located at Huntington Lake in Lakeshore, CA and was founded in 1941 as a Jewish boys' singing camp.
  | [[Camp Oljato]] || Pacific Skyline Council || Active || Huntington Lake || Located at Huntington Lake in Lakeshore, CA and was founded in 1941 as a Jewish boys' singing camp.
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| '''[[Camp Oso Lake| Oso Lake Scout Camp]]''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Open || O'Neill Regional Park || features a 100-acre lake for fishing, camping and shooting sports.
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  | [[Camp Pacifico]] ||  ||  ||
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  | '''[[Camp Mensinger| Pendola Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Yosemite Council]] || Active || [[Stanislaus National Forest]] || Home of Camp Mensinger and Pendola Sierra Adventure Base.
  | '''[[Camp Mensinger| Pendola Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Yosemite Council]] || Active || [[Stanislaus National Forest]] || Home of Camp Mensinger and Pendola Sierra Adventure Base.
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  | [[Camp Pico Blanco]] || || ||
  | '''[[Camp Pico Blanco|Pico Blanco]]''' || [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp Program''' || [[Big Sur]] || Beautiful Coastal Forest Setting
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  | [[Camp Pomponio]] ||  ||  ||
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  | [[Rancho Alegre]] ||  || ||
  | '''[[Rancho Alegre]]''' || [[Los Padres Council]] || Closed<br>Fire Damage || Lake Cachuma || Elevation 2200 feet in the wooded oak foothills of [[Los Padres National Forest]]. Features Lifeguard Academy and year round Outdoor School.  This camp was severely damaged in the Whittier Fire of 2018 and is temporarily closed.
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| '''Rancho Los Flores''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Closed || Camp Pendleton USMC ||  
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  | [[Rancho Los Mochos]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Rancho Los Mochos]] ||  ||  ||
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  | '''[[Camp Robert Cole]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]] || Active || Truckee Lake || Beautiful High Sierra wilderness adventure camp near Lake Truckee.
  | '''[[Camp Robert Cole]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]] || Active || Truckee Lake || Beautiful High Sierra wilderness adventure camp near Lake Truckee.
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  | [[Camp Rokili]] || || ||
  | '''Camp Rokili''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Closed || Barton Flats ||
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  | [[Camp Royaneh]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Camp Royaneh]] ||  ||  ||
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| '''[[Schoepe Scout Reservation]]<br>AKA: Lost Valley''' || [[Orange County Council]] || Summer Camp || Borrego Desert || Includes desert hi-adventure programs
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  | [[Sierra North HA]] ||  ||  ||
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  | [[Camp Silverado]] ||  || ||
  | '''Camp Silverado''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || Closed || Silver Lake CA ||  
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  | '''[[Camp Mensinger| Soap Creek]]''' || [[Greater Yosemite Council]] || Sierra Adventure Base || [[Stanislaus National Forest| Stanislaus N.F.]] || Backpacking, BMX and Canoe Treks in the .
  | '''[[Camp Mensinger| Soap Creek]]''' || [[Greater Yosemite Council]] || Sierra Adventure Base || [[Stanislaus National Forest| Stanislaus N.F.]] || Backpacking, BMX and Canoe Treks in the .
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  | '''[[Camp Tahquitz| Tahquitz Scout Camp]]''' || [[Long Beach Area Council]] || Summer Camp ||San Bernardino Mountains || sits on one square mile of pristine forest land next Mount San Gorgonio, tallest mountain peak in SoCal.
  | '''[[Camp Tahquitz| Tahquitz Scout Camp]]''' || [[Long Beach Area Council]] || Summer Camp ||San Bernardino Mountains || sits on one square mile of pristine forest land next Mount San Gorgonio, tallest mountain peak in SoCal.
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  | [[Camp Tamarancho (cub?)]] ||  || ||
  | '''[[Camp Tamarancho]]''' || [[Marin Council]] || Active || Fairfax CA || 480 acres of meadows, redwood- and oak-forested campsites.  Famous for world-class bike trails.
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  | [[Three Falls Camp]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[Three Falls Camp]] ||  ||  ||
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  | '''[[Camp Winton| Winton Scout Camp]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || Summer Camp || Bear River || Combination wilderness and aquatic camp with overnight canoe treks on Bear River Reservoir in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains.   
  | '''[[Camp Winton| Winton Scout Camp]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || Summer Camp || Bear River || Combination wilderness and aquatic camp with overnight canoe treks on Bear River Reservoir in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains.   
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  | [[Camp Wolfeboro]] || || ||
  | '''[[Camp Wolfeboro| Wolfeboro Scout Camp]]''' || [[Mount Diablo Silverado Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp / Fall Camp''' || [[Stanislaus National Forest]] || High Sierra Boy Scout camp with watersports, rock climbing and shooting sports.
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  | [[Camp Wolverton]] || Western Los Angeles County Council || Active || Located in the Sequoia National Park
  | [[Camp Wolverton]] || Western Los Angeles County Council || Active || Located in the Sequoia National Park
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  | '''[[Camp Winton]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || BSA Aquatics Base || Bear River || Combination wilderness and aquatic camp with overnight canoe treks on Bear River Reservoir in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains.
  | '''[[Camp Winton]]''' || [[Golden Empire Council]]  || BSA Aquatics Base || Bear River || Combination wilderness and aquatic camp with overnight canoe treks on Bear River Reservoir in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains.
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== Scouting by County ==
[[Scouting in Alameda County, California]] / [[Scouting in Alpine County, California]] / [[Scouting in Amador County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Butte County, California]] / [[Scouting in Calaveras County, California]] / [[Scouting in Colusa County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Contra Costa County, California]] / [[Scouting in Del Norte County, California]] / [[Scouting in El Dorado County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Fresno County, California]] / [[Scouting in Glenn County, California]] / [[Scouting in Humboldt County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Imperial County, California]] / [[Scouting in Inyo County, California]] / [[Scouting in Kern County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Kings County, California]] / [[Scouting in Lake County, California]] / [[Scouting in Lassen County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Los Angeles County, California]] / [[Scouting in Madera County, California]] / [[Scouting in Marin County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Mariposa County, California]] / [[Scouting in Mendocino County, California]] / [[Scouting in Merced County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Modoc County, California]] / [[Scouting in Mono County, California]] / [[Scouting in Monterey County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Napa County, California]] / [[Scouting in Nevada County, California]] / [[Scouting in Orange County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Placer County, California]] / [[Scouting in Plumas County, California]] / [[Scouting in Riverside County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Sacramento County, California]] / [[Scouting in San Benito County, California]] / [[Scouting in San Bernardino County, California]] /
[[Scouting in San Diego County, California]] / [[Scouting in San Francisco, California]] / [[Scouting in San Joaquin County, California]] /
[[Scouting in San Luis Obispo County, California]] / [[Scouting in San Mateo County, California]] / [[Scouting in Santa Barbara County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Santa Clara County, California]] / [[Scouting in Santa Cruz County, California]] / [[Scouting in Shasta County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Sierra County, California]] / [[Scouting in Siskiyou County, California]] / [[Scouting in Solano County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Sonoma County, California]] / [[Scouting in Stanislaus County, California]] / [[Scouting in Sutter County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Tehama County, California]] / [[Scouting in Trinity County, California]] / [[Scouting in Tulare County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Tuolumne County, California]] / [[Scouting in Ventura County, California]] / [[Scouting in Yolo County, California]] /
[[Scouting in Yuba County, California]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
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