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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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*'''[[Marin Council| Marin Council #035]]''' - San Francisco Bay Area.
*'''[[Marin Council| Marin Council #035]]''' - San Francisco Bay Area.
*'''Monterey Bay Area Council''' - 2012 merged into [[Silicon Valley Monterey Bay 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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*[[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 ===
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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]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || '''Active Summer Camp Program''' || Lake Arrowhead || Large traditional mountain summer camp with shooting sports and equestrian ranch.   
  | '''[[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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  | [[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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  | '''[[Firestone Scout Reservation]]''' || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]] || Active || Diamond Bar CA ||  Cubland and Scout World camping facilities and shooting ranges.
  | '''[[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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  | [[Camp Big Horn| Forest Lawn Scout Reservation]] || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]]  || Active || Lake Arrowhead || AKA Camp Big Horn.   
  | '''[[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]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[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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  | [[Herms]] || ||  ||
  | '''[[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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  | '''[[Camp Hi-Sierra|Hi-Sierra]]''' || [[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.
  | '''[[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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  | [[Camp Big Horn| Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation]] || [[Greater Los Angeles Area Council]]  || Active || Lake Arrowhead || AKA Camp Big Horn.
  | '''[[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]] || Orange County Council || Active ||
  | '''[[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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  | [[I-Yee-Que]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[I-Yee-Que]] ||  ||  ||
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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.
  | '''[[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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  | '''[[Camp Marin Sierra]] || [[Marin Council]]  || '''Active Summer Camp<br>Hi-Adventure Base''' || Chubb Lake || 320-acre camping facility in [[Tahoe National Forest]].
  | '''[[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]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[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]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[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]]''' || [[Los Padres Council]] || Active || Lake Cachuma || Elevation 2200 feet in the wooded oak foothills of [[Los Padres National Forest]].  Features Lifeguard Academy and year round Outdoor School.
  | '''[[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]] ||  ||  ||
  | [[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 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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