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Scouting in California 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)
Many Scouts in California prior to the charter of the BSA were the youth auxiliary of the California Highway Patrol (similar to Law Enforcement Explorers, while others belonged to the Peace Scouts of California, another pre-BSA Scouting association.
Recent history (1950-1990)
The 1953 National Scout Jamboree was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road in Newport Beach, California, commemorates the site of the 1953 Jamboree.
The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
On May 1, 2006, Old Baldy Council merged into the San Gabriel Valley Council and the California Inland Empire Council.
Boy Scouting in California today
BSA Councils in California
There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of America local councils in California.
- Alameda Council #022 - One of the seven smallest councils in BSA and one of six serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
- California Inland Empire Council #045 - includes all of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
- Crater Lake Council
- Desert Pacific Council - See San Diego-Imperial Council
- Golden Empire Council
- Greater Yosemite Council
- Las Vegas Area Council
- Long Beach Area Council
- Los Angeles Area Council
- Los Padres Council
- Marin Council
- Monterey Bay Area Council
- Mount Diablo Silverado Council
- Nevada Area Council
- Orange County Council
- Pacific Skyline Council
- Piedmont Council
- Redwood Empire Council
- San Diego-Imperial Council #049 - covers all of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
- San Francisco Bay Area Council
- San Gabriel Valley Council
- Santa Clara County Council
- Southern Sierra Council
- Ventura County Council
- Verdugo Hills 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
Camp Name | Council | Status | Notes | ||
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Ahwahnee Scout Reservation | |||||
Boulder Creek Scout Reservation | |||||
Camp 49’er | |||||
Camp Ahwahnee | |||||
Camp Anza | |||||
Camp Arataba | California Inland Empire Council | Closed | Located in the Barton Flats area and closed in 1960 | ||
Camp Baxter | |||||
Camp Berrysea | |||||
Camp Balboa | San Diego-Imperial Council | Cub Camp | Urban setting in scenic Balboa Park, adjacent to San Diego Zoo and other popular nearby attractions. (Council HQ) | ||
Cedarbrook Scout Camp | Alameda Council | Closed | Closed in 1999. | ||
Camp Chawanakee | |||||
Camp Cherry Valley | San Gabriel Valley Council | Active Aquatic Base & Summer Camp | Located on the leeward side of Catalina Island, California, two coves north of Two Harbors at Cherry Cove. | ||
Camp Conestoga | |||||
Camp Crescent M | |||||
Camp Dimond-O | |||||
Camp Echo | |||||
Camp Ed Barrer | |||||
Camp Emerald Bay | Western Los Angeles County Council | Active Aquatic Base & Summer Camp | Located on Santa Catalina Island, has been operating since 1925 | ||
Camp Emerson | California Inland Empire Council | Active Summer Camp | Operated since 1919 and located in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA. Oldest operating Scout Camp in California. | ||
Fiesta Island Youth Aquatic Center | San Diego-Imperial Council | Active Summer Camp | Popular Sea Base located adjacent to Sea World San Diego in Mission Bay, San Diego | ||
Camp Fleischmann | |||||
Camp French | |||||
Camp Harvey West | |||||
Camp Helendade | California Inland Empire Council | Active | Operated since 1960 and located near Running Springs, California. It was partially burned in the California October 2007 fires | ||
Camp Herms | |||||
Camp Hi-Sierra | Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council | Active | Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, near Longbarn, California. 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 I-Yee-Que | |||||
Camp John Mensinger | |||||
Camp Josepho | Western Los Angeles County Council | Active | Opened in 1941, Rhe 110-acre camp is located in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County. | ||
Camp Jubilee | |||||
Camp Kern | |||||
Camp Kit Carson | |||||
Camp Lassen | |||||
Camp Lindblad (cub?) | |||||
Camp Mac Bride | |||||
Camp Marin-Sierra | |||||
Camp Masonite-Navarro | |||||
Camp Minkalo | |||||
Camp Mirimichi HA Base | |||||
Camp Mirimichi | |||||
Camp Nejedly | |||||
Camp Masonite Navarro | Redwood Empire Council | Active | Located near Navarro in Mendocino County, CA. | ||
Mataguay Scout Camp | San Diego-Imperial Council | Active Summer Camp | Located Palomar Mountain in northeast San Diego County. Popular features include Glider rides, equestrian trips and quick access to backpacking on Pacific Crest Trail. | ||
Camp Noyo | Redwood Empire Council | Active | Located on the Noyo River in Mendocino County, CA. | ||
Camp O'Hara | |||||
Camp Okihi | |||||
Camp Oljato | Pacific Skyline Council | Active | Located at Huntington Lake in Lakeshore, CA and was founded in 1941 as a Jewish boys' singing camp. | ||
Camp Pacifico | |||||
Camp Pahatsi | |||||
Camp Pico Blanco | |||||
Camp Pomponio | |||||
Camp Rokili | |||||
Camp Royaneh | |||||
Camp Silverado | |||||
Camp Tahquitz | Long Beach Area Council | Active | Located in Angelus Oaks, California | ||
Camp Tamarancho (cub?) | |||||
Camp Three Falls | |||||
Camp Whitsett | Western Los Angeles County Council | Active | Located in the Sequoia National Forest | ||
Camp Winton | |||||
Camp Wolfeboro | |||||
Camp Wolverton | Western Los Angeles County Council | Active | Located in the Sequoia National Park | ||
Cedar Camp | |||||
Chesebrough Scout Reservation | Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council | Active | 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. | ||
Circle B Scout Ranch | Old Baldy Area Council | Closed | Open from the late 1950's until 1974, it was located in he southern Sierra Nevada northeast of Lake Isabella and due west of China Lake Naval Weapons Station | ||
Cutter Scout Reservation | |||||
Firestone Scout Reservation | Los Angeles Area Council | Active | Located just east of State Route 57 in Tonner Canyon between Diamond Bar and Brea, California. | ||
Forest Lawn Scout Reservation | Los Angeles Area Council | Active | Located 3 miles (5 km) east of Lake Arrowhead, California, formerly known as the Lake Arrowhead Scout Camps. The Forest Lawn Scout Reservation concists of 5 active and one closed Boy and Cub Scout Resident Camps on more than 2,000 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest. The 6 Camps are:
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Glacial Trails Scout Ranch | |||||
Golden Empire Council Camp | |||||
Helendade-Emerson | |||||
Camp High Sierra | |||||
Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch | San Gabriel Valley Council | Active | Located north of Big Bear Lake in the old mining district of Belleville in the Holcomb Valley on the site of the old Hitchcock Ranch. | ||
Jubilee Scout Ranch | Western Los Angeles County Council | Closed | Closed in 2003 | ||
Log Cabin Wilderness Camp | Los Angeles Area Council | Active | A high adventure base camp located in the Inyo National Forest, near the Tioga Pass Road on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada bordering the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. | ||
Lost Valley Scout Reservation | Orange County Council | Active | |||
Marina Wilderness Camp | |||||
Sea Base | Orange County Council | Active | |||
Sea Base | Long Beach Area Council | Active | |||
Oso Lake | Orange County Council | Active | |||
Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center | Orange County Council | Active | |||
Pardee Scout Sea Base | Western Los Angeles County Council | Active | Located near Marina Del Rey | ||
Rancho Alegre | |||||
Rancho Los Mochos | |||||
Sierra North HA | |||||
Stockton Sea Scout Base | |||||
Three Falls Camp | |||||
Trask Scout Reservation | San Gabriel Valley Council | Active | Located above the sawpit dam off of Monrovia Canyon Park, in the City of Monrovia, Ca. | ||
Verdugo Pines | |||||
Wente Scout Reservation | San Fransico Bay Area Council | Active | 2200 Acres located in hills outside of Willits, CA | ||
Will J. Reid Reservation | Long Beach Area Council | Active |
Girl Scouting in California
- A Council in the greater Los Angeles area: A new council, name to be decided, will be in the greater Los Angeles area and will be a merger of Angeles Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach, Joshua Tree Council, Mt. Wilson Vista Council, Spanish Trails Council, and the San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council.
- Angeles Girl Scout Council Santa Monica, CA, http://www.angeles.org
- Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, http://www.gscglb.org
- Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council, Bakersfield, CA, http://www.girlsfirst.org
- Girl Scouts - Mount Wilson Vista Council Arcadia, CA, http://www.gsmwvc.org
- San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council, Chatsworth, CA, http://www.sfvgsc.org
- Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council, Montclair, CA, http://www.gsspanishtrails.org
- Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
- Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay, Castroville, CA, http://gsmontereybay.org
- Tres Condados Girl Scout Council, Santa Barbara, CA, http://www.gstc.org
- Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council, Fresno, CA, http://www.girlscoutsgvc.org
- Girl Scouts of Northern California, http://girlscoutsnorcal.org/
- Girl Scouts of Konocti Council, Santa Rosa, CA, http://www.konoctigirlscouts.org
- Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland, CA, http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org
- Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA, http://www.girlscoutsofscc.org
- Girl Scouts of Sierra Cascade, Chico, CA, http://www.girlscoutssc.org
- Girl Scout Council of Napa-Solano, Fairfield, CA, http://www.gscns.org
- Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
- Girl Scouts Muir Trail Council, Modesto, CA, http://www.girlscoutsmtc.org
- Girl Scouts of Tierra Del Oro, Rancho Cordova, CA http://www.tdogs.org
- Girl Scout Council of Orange County, Costa Mesa, CA http://www.gscoc.org
- Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council, San Diego, CA http://www.girlscoutssdi.org
- Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, Redlands, CA http://www.gssgc.org
International Scouting in California
- Mataguay International Camporee (annual event at Mataguay Scout Camp) held in May each year, is attended by hundreds of International Scouting units from around the world, including many from Mexico, Central and South America.
- Cambodian Scouting in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Laotian Scouting in exile groups.
- Colonel Oleg Pantyukhov, Chief Scout of Russia, moved to the United States, where large troops of Russian Scouts were established in cities such as San Francisco, Burlingame, Los Angeles, etc.
- Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco.
See also
External links and references
- Randall, Laura. "Topanga, down to earth and yet worlds away." The Los Angeles Times October 13, 2002
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