Scouting and Guiding in Utah
Scouting in Utah 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.
Early history (1910-1950)
Since the 1920s, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been influential in the Boy Scouts of America, and it was adopted as an official youth program of the Church. It is not uncommon for Utah Boy Scouts of America Councils to field large, predominantly LDS troops and contingents to national and worldwide scouting events.
Recent history (1950-1990)
Up until the 1980s or 1990s, the Lake Bonneville Council covered northern Utah. Those districts are now part of the Trapper Trails Council.
Scouting in Utah today
There are five Boy Scouts of America local councils in Utah.
- Great Salt Lake Council
- Great Southwest Council
- Snake River Council
- Trapper Trails Council
- Utah National Parks Council
Girl Scouting in Utah
There is one Girl Scout council office in Utah, Girl Scouts of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Cloud Rim Girl Scout Lodge in Brighton, Utah is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Web Site: http://www.gsutah.org
Girls Scouts of Utah serves over 9,000 girls in Utah, Freedonia, Arizona, and Wendover, Nevada.
Camps
- Camp Cloud Rim is 27 acres at over 9,000 feet near Park City, Utah.
- Trefoil Ranch is 123 acres near Provo, Utah.
The first Girl Scout troop in Utah was registered in 1921.
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