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== BSA Scouting in Texas ==
== BSA Scouting in Texas ==
The [[National Scout Museum]] has now been relocated to the National BSA Headquarters in Irving, Texas.
[[Image:TexasCouncilMap2019.jpg|right|thumb|BSA Councils service Texas (2019)]]
The several BSA councils operating a number of family-friendly scouting programs in Texas including [[Cub Scouts]] (ages 5-10), [[Scouts BSA]] (ages 11-18), [[Venturing]] (ages 14-21), [[Sea Scouts]] and [[Exploring]]. 
 
* See also '''[[Texas Eagles Nest]]''' - individuals who have made significant contributions to scouting in Texas.


=== BSA Scout Councils ===
=== BSA Scout Councils ===
There are eighteen [[Boy Scouts of America]] local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.
There are seventeen [[Boy Scouts of America]] local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.


*[[Alamo Area Council]]
On January 1, 2003, [[Chisholm Trail Council]] and [[Comanche Trail Council]] combined to form the [[Texas Trails Council]].
*[[Bay Area Council]]
*[[Buffalo Trail Council]]
*[[Caddo Area Council]]
*[[Capitol Area Council]]
*[[Circle Ten Council]]
*[[Concho Valley Council]]
*[[East Texas Area Council]]
*[[Golden Spread Council]]
*[[Longhorn Council]]
*[[NeTSeO Trails Council]]
*[[Rio Grande Council]]
*[[Sam Houston Area Council]]
*[[South Plains Council]]
*[[South Texas Council]]
*[[Texas Trails Council]]
*[[Three Rivers Council]]
*[[Yucca Council]]


On January 1, 2003, [[Chisholm Trail Council]] and [[Comanche Trail Council]] combined to form the [[Texas Trails Council]].  
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! scope="col" width="040px" | ID#
! scope="col" width="180px" | Council Name
! scope="col" width="120px" | Office
! scope="col" width="80px" | Status
! scope="col" width="160px" | OA Lodge
! scope="col" width="320px" | Notes
|-
| 001 || 583 || '''[[Alamo Area Council]]''' || [[Bexar County, Texas Scouting| San Antonio]] || Active || [[Aina Topa Hutsi Lodge]] ||
|-
| 002 || 574 || '''[[Bay Area Council]]''' || [[Galveston County, Texas Scouting| Galveston]] || Active || [[Wihinipa Hinsa Lodge]] ||
|-
| 003 || 567 || '''[[Buffalo Trail Council]]''' || [[Midland County, Texas Scouting|Midland]] || Active || [[Tatanka Lodge]] ||
|-
| 004 || 584 || '''[[Caddo Area Council]]''' || [[Bowie County, Texas Scouting|Texarkana]] || Active || [[Akela Wahinapay Lodge]] ||
|-
| 005 || 564 || '''[[Capitol Area Council]]''' || [[Travis County, Texas Scouting|Austin]] || Active || [[Tonkawa Lodge]] || began in 1912 and has grown over time to support scouting programs in 15 central texas counties: [[Bastrop County, Texas Scouting|Bastrop]], [[Blanco County, Texas Scouting|Blanco]], [[Burnet County, Texas Scouting|Burnet]], [[Caldwell County, Texas Scouting|Caldwell]], [[DeWitt County, Texas Scouting|DeWitt]], [[Fayette County, Texas Scouting|Fayette]], [[Gillespie County, Texas Scouting|Gillespie]], [[Gonzales County, Texas Scouting|Gonzales]], [[Hays County, Texas Scouting|Hays]], [[Lavaca County, Texas Scouting|Lavaca]], [[Lee County, Texas Scouting|Lee]], [[Liano County, Texas Scouting|Liano]], [[Mason County, Texas Scouting|Mason]], [[Travis County, Texas Scouting|Travis]], and [[Williamson County, Texas Scouting|Williamson]].
|-
| xxx || xxx || [[Chisholm Trail Council]] ||  || Closed ||  || Merged into Texas Trail 2003.
|-
| 006 || 571 || '''[[Circle Ten Council]]''' || [[Dallas County, Texas Scouting|Dallas]] || Active || [[Mikanakawa Lodge]] || Founded in 1913 in North centeral Texas and It encompasses all or parts of: [[Camp County, Texas Scouting|Camp]], [[Collin County, Texas Scouting|Collin]], [[Dallas County, Texas Scouting|Dallas]], [[Delta County, Texas Scouting| Delta]], [[Ellis County, Texas Scouting|Ellis]], [[Fannin County, Texas Scouting|Fannin]], [[Franklin County, Texas Scouting|Franklin]], [[Grayson County, Texas Scouting|Grayson]], [[Henderson County, Texas Scouting|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Texas Scouting|Hopkins]], [[Hunt County, Texas Scouting|Hunt]], [[Kaufman County, Texas Scouting|Kaufman]], [[Lamar County, Texas Scouting|Lamar]], [[Morris County, Texas Scouting|Morris]], [[Navarro County, Texas Scouting|Navarro]], [[Rains County, Texas Scouting|Rains]], [[Red River County, Texas Scouting|Red River]], [[Rockwall County, Texas Scouting|Rockwall]], [[Titus County, Texas Scouting|Titus]], and [[Van Zandt County, Texas Scouting|Van Zandt]] counties.
|-
| xxx || xxx || [[Comanche Trail Council]] ||  || Closed ||  || Merged into Texas Trail 2003.
|-
| xxx || 413 || '''[[Conquistador Council]]''' || Roswell NM || Active || [[Kwahadi Lodge]] || Includes [[Parmer County, Texas Scouting|Parmer County TX]].
|-
| 007 || 585 || '''[[East Texas Area Council]]''' || [[Smith County, Texas Scouting|Tyler]] || Active || [[Tejas Lodge]] ||
|-
| 008 || 562 || '''[[Golden Spread Council]]''' || [[Potter County, Texas Scouting|Amarillo]] || Active || [[Nischa Achowalogen Lodge]] || serves youth in the panhandles of Texas and [[Scouting in Oklahoma|Oklahoma]].
|-
| 009 || 662 || '''[[Longhorn Council]]''' || [[Tarrant County, Texas Scouting|Hurst]] || Active || [[Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk Lodge]] ||
|-
| xxx || 580 || [[NeTSeO Trails Council]] ||  || Closed || [[Loquanne Allangwh Lodge]] || Merged with [[Circle Ten Council]] on 3/1/2017.
|-
| 010 || 775 || '''[[Rio Grande Council]]''' || [[Cameron County, Texas Scouting|Harlingen]] || Active || [[Wewanoma Lodge]] ||
|-
| 011 || 576 || '''[[Sam Houston Area Council]]''' || [[Harris County, Texas Scouting|Houston]] || Active || [[Colonneh Lodge]] || Dating back to 1913, SHAC covers today the following counties of Texas: [[Austin County, Texas Scouting|Austin]], [[Brazos County, Texas Scouting|Brazos]], [[Burleson County, Texas Scouting|Burleson]], [[Colorado County, Texas Scouting|Colorado]], [[Fort Bend County, Texas Scouting|Fort Bend]], [[Grimes County, Texas Scouting|Grimes]], [[Harris County, Texas Scouting|Harris]], [[Madison County, Texas Scouting|Madison]], [[Matagorda County, Texas Scouting|Matagorda]], [[Montgomery County, Texas Scouting|Montgomery]], [[Robertson County, Texas Scouting|Robertson]], [[Walker County, Texas Scouting|Walker]], [[Waller County, Texas Scouting|Waller]], [[Washington County, Texas Scouting|Washington]], and [[Wharton County, Texas Scouting|Wharton]].
|-
| 012 || 694 || '''[[South Plains Council]]''' || [[Lubbock County, Texas Scouting|Lubbock]] || Active || [[Nakona Lodge]] ||
|-
| 013 || 577 || '''[[South Texas Council]]''' || [[Nueces County, Texas Scouting|Corpus Christi]] || Active || [[Karankawa Lodge]] ||
|-
| 014 || 741 || '''[[Texas Southwest Council]]'''<br>FKA [[Concho Valley Council]] || [[Tom Green County, Texas Scouting|San Angelo]] || Active || [[Wahinkto Lodge]] ||
|-
| 015 || 561 || '''[[Texas Trails Council]]''' || [[Taylor County, Texas Scouting|Abilene]] || Active || [[Penateka Lodge]] || NEW: 01 Jan 2003 from merger of Chilsolm Trail and Comanche Trail councils.
|-
| 016 || 578 || '''[[Three Rivers Council]]''' || [[Jefferson County, Texas Scouting|Beaumont]] || Active || [[Hasinai Lodge]] ||
|-
| 017 || 573 || '''[[Yucca Council]]''' || [[El Paso County, Texas Scouting|El Paso]] || Active || [[Gila Lodge]] ||
  |}


=== BSA Scout Camps ===
=== BSA Scout Camps ===
Additionally local BSA councils operate a number of quality outdoor camp facilities that host regular scouting and family camping events:
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| [[Ahwahnee Scout Reservation]] ||  ||  ||
|}
=== Other BSA Regional Events ===


== GSUSA Scouting in Texas ==
== GSUSA Scouting in Texas ==
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In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the [[Baden-Powell Scouts]] in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.
In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the [[Baden-Powell Scouts]] in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.


== Public Wilderness Venues ==
* '''[[Lone Star Hiking Trail]] (LSHT)''' is a 96 mile long hiking trail with an additional 32 miles of loop and crossover trails of "foot-path only" trails. Connecting public lands of the [[Sam Houston National Forest]] and private lands it is the longest continuous hiking trail in the State of Texas.
* '''[[Sam Houston National Forest]]''' - wilderness trails, camping and wildlife.


== History ==
== History ==
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* [[Pecan Valley Council]]
* [[Pecan Valley Council]]


== Scouting by County ==
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.  Find family and scout friendly outdoor activities in your county:<br>
[[Anderson County, Texas Scouting|Anderson]] /
[[Andrews County, Texas Scouting|Andrews]] /
[[Angelina County, Texas Scouting|Angelina]] /
[[Aransas County, Texas Scouting|Aransas]] /
[[Archer County, Texas Scouting|Archer]] /
[[Armstrong County, Texas Scouting| Armstrong]] /
[[Atascosa County, Texas Scouting| Atascosa]] /
[[Austin County, Texas Scouting|Austin]] /
[[Bailey County, Texas Scouting|Bailey]] /
[[Bandera County, Texas Scouting|Bandera]] /
[[Bastrop County, Texas Scouting|Bastrop]] /
[[Baylor County, Texas Scouting|Baylor]] /
[[Bee County, Texas Scouting|Bee]] /
[[Bell County, Texas Scouting|Bell]] /
[[Bexar County, Texas Scouting|Bexar]] /
[[Blanco County, Texas Scouting|Blanco]] /
[[Borden County, Texas Scouting|Borden]] /
[[Bosque County, Texas Scouting|Bosque]] /
[[Bowie County, Texas Scouting|Bowie]] /
[[Brazoria County, Texas Scouting|Brazoria]] /
[[Brazos County, Texas Scouting|Brazos]] /
[[Brewster County, Texas Scouting|Brewster]] /
[[Briscoe County, Texas Scouting|Briscoe]] /
[[Brooks County, Texas Scouting|Brooks]] /
[[Brown County, Texas Scouting|Brown]] /
[[Burleson County, Texas Scouting|Burleson]] /
[[Burnet County, Texas Scouting|Burnet]] /
[[Caldwell County, Texas Scouting|Caldwell]] /
[[Calhoun County, Texas Scouting|Calhoun]] /
[[Callahan County, Texas Scouting|Callahan]] /
[[Cameron County, Texas Scouting|Cameron]] /
[[Camp County, Texas Scouting|Camp]] /
[[Carson County, Texas Scouting|Carson]] /
[[Cass County, Texas Scouting|Cass]] /
[[Castro County, Texas Scouting|Castro]] /
[[Chambers County, Texas Scouting|Chambers]] /
[[Cherokee County, Texas Scouting|Cherokee]] /
[[Childress County, Texas Scouting|Childress]] /
[[Clay County, Texas Scouting|Clay]] /
[[Cochran County, Texas Scouting|Cochran]] /
[[Coke County, Texas Scouting|Coke]] /
[[Coleman County, Texas Scouting|Coleman]] /
[[Collin County, Texas Scouting|Collin]] /
[[Collingsworth County, Texas Scouting|Collingsworth]] /
[[Colorado County, Texas Scouting|Colorado]] /
[[Comal County, Texas Scouting|Comal]] /
[[Comanche County, Texas Scouting|Comanche]] /
[[Concho County, Texas Scouting|Concho]] /
[[Cooke County, Texas Scouting|Cooke]] /
[[Coryell County, Texas Scouting|Coryell]] /
[[Cottle County, Texas Scouting|Cottle]] /
[[Crane County, Texas Scouting|Crane]] /
[[Crockett County, Texas Scouting|Crockett]] /
[[Crosby County, Texas Scouting|Crosby]] /
[[Culberson County, Texas Scouting|Culberson]] /
[[Dallam County, Texas Scouting|Dallam]] /
[[Dallas County, Texas Scouting|Dallas]] /
[[Dawson County, Texas Scouting|Dawson]] /
[[Deaf Smith County, Texas Scouting|Deaf Smith]] /
[[Delta County, Texas Scouting|Delta]] /
[[Denton County, Texas Scouting|Denton]] /
[[DeWitt County, Texas Scouting|DeWitt]] /
[[Dickens County, Texas Scouting|Dickens]] /
[[Dimmit County, Texas Scouting|Dimmit]] /
[[Donley County, Texas Scouting|Donley]] /
[[Duval County, Texas Scouting|Duval]] /
[[Eastland County, Texas Scouting|Eastland]] /
[[Ector County, Texas Scouting|Ector]] /
[[Edwards County, Texas Scouting|Edwards]] /
[[Ellis County, Texas Scouting|Ellis]] /
[[El Paso County, Texas Scouting|El Paso]] /
[[Erath County, Texas Scouting|Erath]] /
[[Falls County, Texas Scouting|Falls]] /
[[Fannin County, Texas Scouting|Fannin]] /
[[Fayette County, Texas Scouting|Fayette]] /
[[Fisher County, Texas Scouting|Fisher]] /
[[Floyd County, Texas Scouting|Floyd]] /
[[Foard County, Texas Scouting|Foard]] /
[[Fort Bend County, Texas Scouting|Fort Bend]] /
[[Franklin County, Texas Scouting|Franklin]] /
[[Freestone County, Texas Scouting|Freestone]] /
[[Frio County, Texas Scouting|Frio]] /
[[Gaines County, Texas Scouting|Gaines]] /
[[Galveston County, Texas Scouting|Galveston]] /
[[Garza County, Texas Scouting|Garza]] /
[[Gillespie County, Texas Scouting|Gillespie]] /
[[Glasscock County, Texas Scouting|Glasscock]] /
[[Goliad County, Texas Scouting|Goliad]] /
[[Gonzales County, Texas Scouting|Gonzales]] /
[[Gray County, Texas Scouting|Gray]] /
[[Grayson County, Texas Scouting|Grayson]] /
[[Gregg County, Texas Scouting|Gregg]] /
[[Grimes County, Texas Scouting|Grimes]] /
[[Guadalupe County, Texas Scouting|Guadalupe]] /
[[Hale County, Texas Scouting|Hale]] /
[[Hall County, Texas Scouting|Hall]] /
[[Hamilton County, Texas Scouting|Hamilton]] /
[[Hansford County, Texas Scouting|Hansford]] /
[[Hardeman County, Texas Scouting|Hardeman]] /
[[Hardin County, Texas Scouting|Hardin]] /
[[Harris County, Texas Scouting|Harris]] /
[[Harrison County, Texas Scouting|Harrison]] /
[[Hartley County, Texas Scouting|Hartley]] /
[[Haskell County, Texas Scouting|Haskell]] /
[[Hays County, Texas Scouting|Hays]] /
[[Hemphill County, Texas Scouting|Hemphill]] /
[[Henderson County, Texas Scouting|Henderson]] /
[[Hidalgo County, Texas Scouting|Hidalgo]] /
[[Hill County, Texas Scouting|Hill]] /
[[Hockley County, Texas Scouting|Hockley]] /
[[Hood County, Texas Scouting|Hood]] /
[[Hopkins County, Texas Scouting|Hopkins]] /
[[Houston County, Texas Scouting|Houston]] /
[[Howard County, Texas Scouting|Howard]] /
[[Hudspeth County, Texas Scouting|Hudspeth]] /
[[Hunt County, Texas Scouting|Hunt]] /
[[Hutchinson County, Texas Scouting|Hutchinson]] /
[[Irion County, Texas Scouting|Irion]] /
[[Jack County, Texas Scouting|Jack]] /
[[Jackson County, Texas Scouting|Jackson]] /
[[Jasper County, Texas Scouting|Jasper]] /
[[Jeff Davis County, Texas Scouting|Jeff Davis]] /
[[Jefferson County, Texas Scouting|Jefferson]] /
[[Jim Hogg County, Texas Scouting|Jim Hogg]] /
[[Jim Wells County, Texas Scouting|Jim Wells]] /
[[Johnson County, Texas Scouting|Johnson]] /
[[Jones County, Texas Scouting|Jones]] /
[[Karnes County, Texas Scouting|Karnes]] /
[[Kaufman County, Texas Scouting|Kaufman]] /
[[Kendall County, Texas Scouting|Kendall]] /
[[Kenedy County, Texas Scouting|Kenedy]] /
[[Kent County, Texas Scouting|Kent]] /
[[Kerr County, Texas Scouting|Kerr]] /
[[Kimball County, Texas Scouting|Kimball]] /
[[King County, Texas Scouting|King]] /
[[Kinney County, Texas Scouting|Kinney]] /
[[Kleberg County, Texas Scouting|Kleberb]] /
[[Knox County, Texas Scouting|Knox]] /
[[Lamar County, Texas Scouting|Lamar]] /
[[Lamb County, Texas Scouting|Lamb]] /
[[Lampasas County, Texas Scouting|Lampasas]] /
[[La Salle County, Texas Scouting|La Salle]] /
[[Lavaca County, Texas Scouting|Lavaca]] /
[[Lee County, Texas Scouting|Lee]] /
[[Leon County, Texas Scouting|Leon]] /
[[Liberty County,Texas Scouting|Liberty]] /
[[Limestone County, Texas Scouting|Limestone]] /
[[Lipscomb County, Texas Scouting|Lipscomb]] /
[[Live Oak County, Texas Scouting|Live Oak]] /
[[Llano County, Texas Scouting|Llano]] /
[[Loving County, Texas Scouting|Loving]] /
[[Lubbock County, Texas Scouting|Lubbock]] /
[[Lynn County, Texas Scouting|Lynn]] /
[[McCulloch County, Texas Scouting|McCulloch]] /
[[McLennan County, Texas Scouting|McLennan]] /
[[McMullen County, Texas Scouting|McMullen]] /
[[Madison County, Texas Scouting|Madison]] /
[[Marion County, Texas Scouting|Marion]] /
[[Martin County, Texas Scouting|Martin]] /
[[Mason County, Texas Scouting|Mason]] /
[[Matagorda County, Texas Scouting|Matagorda]] /
[[Maverick County, Texas Scouting|Marverick]] /
[[Medina County, Texas Scouting|Medina]] /
[[Menard County, Texas Scouting|Menard]] /
[[Midland County, Texas Scouting|Midland]] /
[[Milam County, Texas Scouting|Milam]] /
[[Mills County, Texas Scouting|Mills]] /
[[Mitchell County, Texas Scouting|Mitchell]] /
[[Montague County, Texas Scouting|Montague]] /
[[Montgomery County, Texas Scouting|Montgomery]] /
[[Moore County, Texas Scouting|Moore]] /
[[Morris County, Texas Scouting|Morris]] /
[[Motley County, Texas Scouting|Motley]] /
[[Nacagdoches County, Texas Scouting|Nacogdoches]] /
[[Navarro County, Texas Scouting|Navarro]] /
[[Newton County, Texas Scouting|Newton]] /
[[Nolan County, Texas Scouting|Nolan]] /
[[Nueces County, Texas Scouting|Nueces]] /
[[Ochiltree County, Texas Scouting|Ochiltree]] /
[[Oldham County, Texas Scouting|Oldham]] /
[[Orange County, Texas Scouting|Orange]] /
[[Palo Pinto County, Texas Scouting|Palo Pinto]] /
[[Panola County, Texas Scouting|Panola]] /
[[Parker County, Texas Scouting|Parker]] /
[[Parmer County, Texas Scouting|Parmer]] /
[[Pecos County, Texas Scouting|Pecos]] /
[[Polk County, Texas Scouting|Polk]] /
[[Potter County, Texas Scouting|Potter]] /
[[Presidio County, Texas Scouting|Presidio]] /
[[Rains County, Texas Scouting|Rains]] /
[[Randall County, Texas Scouting|Randall]] /
[[Reagan County, Texas Scouting|Reagan]] /
[[Real County, Texas Scouting|Real]] /
[[Red River County, Texas Scouting|Red River]] /
[[Reeves County, Texas Scouting|Reeves]] /
[[Refugio County, Texas Scouting|Refugio]] /
[[Roberts County, Texas Scouting|Roberts]] /
[[Robertson County, Texas Scouting|Robertson]] /
[[Rockwall County, Texas Scouting|Rockwall]] /
[[Runnels County, Texas Scouting|Runnels]] /
[[Rusk County, Texas Scouting|Rusk]] /
[[Sabine County, Texas Scouting|Sabine]] /
[[San Augustine County, Texas Scouting|San Augustine]] /
[[San Jacinto County, Texas Scouting|San Jacinto]] /
[[San Patricio County, Texas Scouting|San Patricio]] /
[[San Saba County, Texas Scouting|San Saba]] /
[[Schleicher County, Texas Scouting|Schleicher]] /
[[Scurry County, Texas Scouting|Scurry]] /
[[Shackelford County, Texas Scouting|Shackelford]] /
[[Shelby County, Texas Scouting|Shelby]] /
[[Sherman County, Texas Scouting|Sherman]] /
[[Smith County, Texas Scouting|Smith]] /
[[Somervell County, Texas Scouting|Somervell]] /
[[Starr County, Texas Scouting|Starr]] /
[[Stephens County, Texas Scouting|Stephens]] /
[[Sterling County, Texas Scouting|Sterling]] /
[[Stonewall County, Texas Scouting|Stonewall]] /
[[Sutton County, Texas Scouting|Sutton]] /
[[Swisher County, Texas Scouting|Swisher]] /
[[Tarrant County, Texas Scouting|Tarrant]] /
[[Taylor County, Texas Scouting|Taylor]] /
[[Terrell County, Texas Scouting|Terrell]] /
[[Terry County, Texas Scouting|Terry]] /
[[Throckmorton County, Texas Scouting|Throckmorton]] /
[[Titus County, Texas Scouting|Titus]] /
[[Tom Green County, Texas Scouting|Tom Green]] /
[[Travis County, Texas Scouting|Travis]] /
[[Trinity County, Texas Scouting|Trinity]] /
[[Tyler County, Texas Scouting|Tyler]] /
[[Upshur County, Texas Scouting|Upshur]] /
[[Upton County, Texas Scouting|Upton]] /
[[Uvalde County, Texas Scouting|Uvalde]] /
[[Val Verde County, Texas Scouting|Val Verde]] /
[[Van Zandt County,T exas|Van Zandt]] /
[[Victoria County, Texas Scouting|Victoria]] /
[[Walker County, Texas Scouting|Walker]] /
[[Waller County, Texas Scouting|Waller]] /
[[Ward County, Texas Scouting|Ward]] /
[[Washington County, Texas Scouting|Washington]] /
[[Webb County, Texas Scouting|Webb]] /
[[Wharton County, Texas Scouting|Wharton]] /
[[Wheeler County, Texas Scouting|Wheeler]] /
[[Wichita County, Texas Scouting|Wichita]] /
[[Wilbarger County, Texas Scouting|Wilbarger]] /
[[Willacy County, Texas Scouting|Willacy]] /
[[Williamson County, Texas Scouting|Williamson]] /
[[Wilson County, Texas Scouting|Wilson]] /
[[Winkler County, Texas Scouting|Winkler]] /
[[Wise County, Texas Scouting|Wise]] /
[[Wood County, Texas Scouting|Wood]] /
[[Yoakum County, Texas Scouting|Yoakum]] /
[[Young County, Texas Scouting|Young]] /
[[Zapata County, Texas Scouting|Zapata]] /
[[Zavala County, Texas Scouting|Zavala]]


== Scouting museums in Texas ==
== Scouting museums in Texas ==
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Scouting in Texas 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.

BSA Scouting in Texas

BSA Councils service Texas (2019)

The several BSA councils operating a number of family-friendly scouting programs in Texas including Cub Scouts (ages 5-10), Scouts BSA (ages 11-18), Venturing (ages 14-21), Sea Scouts and Exploring.

  • See also Texas Eagles Nest - individuals who have made significant contributions to scouting in Texas.

BSA Scout Councils

There are seventeen Boy Scouts of America local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.

On January 1, 2003, Chisholm Trail Council and Comanche Trail Council combined to form the Texas Trails Council.

ID# Council Name Office Status OA Lodge Notes
001 583 Alamo Area Council San Antonio Active Aina Topa Hutsi Lodge
002 574 Bay Area Council Galveston Active Wihinipa Hinsa Lodge
003 567 Buffalo Trail Council Midland Active Tatanka Lodge
004 584 Caddo Area Council Texarkana Active Akela Wahinapay Lodge
005 564 Capitol Area Council Austin Active Tonkawa Lodge began in 1912 and has grown over time to support scouting programs in 15 central texas counties: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lavaca, Lee, Liano, Mason, Travis, and Williamson.
xxx xxx Chisholm Trail Council Closed Merged into Texas Trail 2003.
006 571 Circle Ten Council Dallas Active Mikanakawa Lodge Founded in 1913 in North centeral Texas and It encompasses all or parts of: Camp, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Morris, Navarro, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Titus, and Van Zandt counties.
xxx xxx Comanche Trail Council Closed Merged into Texas Trail 2003.
xxx 413 Conquistador Council Roswell NM Active Kwahadi Lodge Includes Parmer County TX.
007 585 East Texas Area Council Tyler Active Tejas Lodge
008 562 Golden Spread Council Amarillo Active Nischa Achowalogen Lodge serves youth in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma.
009 662 Longhorn Council Hurst Active Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk Lodge
xxx 580 NeTSeO Trails Council Closed Loquanne Allangwh Lodge Merged with Circle Ten Council on 3/1/2017.
010 775 Rio Grande Council Harlingen Active Wewanoma Lodge
011 576 Sam Houston Area Council Houston Active Colonneh Lodge Dating back to 1913, SHAC covers today the following counties of Texas: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton.
012 694 South Plains Council Lubbock Active Nakona Lodge
013 577 South Texas Council Corpus Christi Active Karankawa Lodge
014 741 Texas Southwest Council
FKA Concho Valley Council		 San Angelo Active Wahinkto Lodge
015 561 Texas Trails Council Abilene Active Penateka Lodge NEW: 01 Jan 2003 from merger of Chilsolm Trail and Comanche Trail councils.
016 578 Three Rivers Council Beaumont Active Hasinai Lodge
017 573 Yucca Council El Paso Active Gila Lodge

BSA Scout Camps

Additionally local BSA councils operate a number of quality outdoor camp facilities that host regular scouting and family camping events:

Camp Name Council Status Location Notes
Ahwahnee Scout Reservation

Other BSA Regional Events

GSUSA Scouting in Texas

Prior to 2007, there were 19 Girl Scout councils in Texas. However the councils have been merged and rearranged to leave a total of 7.

GSUSA Scout Camps

Other Scout associations in Texas

In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the Baden-Powell Scouts in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.

Public Wilderness Venues

History

By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.

Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.

Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston, Texas in 1922.

Scouting by County

The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. Find family and scout friendly outdoor activities in your county:
Anderson / Andrews / Angelina / Aransas / Archer / Armstrong / Atascosa / Austin / Bailey / Bandera / Bastrop / Baylor / Bee / Bell / Bexar / Blanco / Borden / Bosque / Bowie / Brazoria / Brazos / Brewster / Briscoe / Brooks / Brown / Burleson / Burnet / Caldwell / Calhoun / Callahan / Cameron / Camp / Carson / Cass / Castro / Chambers / Cherokee / Childress / Clay / Cochran / Coke / Coleman / Collin / Collingsworth / Colorado / Comal / Comanche / Concho / Cooke / Coryell / Cottle / Crane / Crockett / Crosby / Culberson / Dallam / Dallas / Dawson / Deaf Smith / Delta / Denton / DeWitt / Dickens / Dimmit / Donley / Duval / Eastland / Ector / Edwards / Ellis / El Paso / Erath / Falls / Fannin / Fayette / Fisher / Floyd / Foard / Fort Bend / Franklin / Freestone / Frio / Gaines / Galveston / Garza / Gillespie / Glasscock / Goliad / Gonzales / Gray / Grayson / Gregg / Grimes / Guadalupe / Hale / Hall / Hamilton / Hansford / Hardeman / Hardin / Harris / Harrison / Hartley / Haskell / Hays / Hemphill / Henderson / Hidalgo / Hill / Hockley / Hood / Hopkins / Houston / Howard / Hudspeth / Hunt / Hutchinson / Irion / Jack / Jackson / Jasper / Jeff Davis / Jefferson / Jim Hogg / Jim Wells / Johnson / Jones / Karnes / Kaufman / Kendall / Kenedy / Kent / Kerr / Kimball / King / Kinney / Kleberb / Knox / Lamar / Lamb / Lampasas / La Salle / Lavaca / Lee / Leon / Liberty / Limestone / Lipscomb / Live Oak / Llano / Loving / Lubbock / Lynn / McCulloch / McLennan / McMullen / Madison / Marion / Martin / Mason / Matagorda / Marverick / Medina / Menard / Midland / Milam / Mills / Mitchell / Montague / Montgomery / Moore / Morris / Motley / Nacogdoches / Navarro / Newton / Nolan / Nueces / Ochiltree / Oldham / Orange / Palo Pinto / Panola / Parker / Parmer / Pecos / Polk / Potter / Presidio / Rains / Randall / Reagan / Real / Red River / Reeves / Refugio / Roberts / Robertson / Rockwall / Runnels / Rusk / Sabine / San Augustine / San Jacinto / San Patricio / San Saba / Schleicher / Scurry / Shackelford / Shelby / Sherman / Smith / Somervell / Starr / Stephens / Sterling / Stonewall / Sutton / Swisher / Tarrant / Taylor / Terrell / Terry / Throckmorton / Titus / Tom Green / Travis / Trinity / Tyler / Upshur / Upton / Uvalde / Val Verde / Van Zandt / Victoria / Walker / Waller / Ward / Washington / Webb / Wharton / Wheeler / Wichita / Wilbarger / Willacy / Williamson / Wilson / Winkler / Wise / Wood / Yoakum / Young / Zapata / Zavala

Scouting museums in Texas

See also

 
Scouting by State
States
Federal district
Insular areas
Overseas
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