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Camps

  • Ahwahnee Scout Reservation, Camp Ahwahnee (1950 to 1980) – Northern Orange County Council, Orange County Council
  • Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center – Los Angeles Area Council, Greater Los Angeles Area Council
  • Camp Arataba (1924 – 1960) – Arrowhead Area Council
  • Camp Anderson – Riverside County Council
  • Camp Balboa – San Diego County Council, Desert Pacific Council, and San Diego-Imperial Council
  • Camp Bashor – San Diego-Imperial Council
  • Camp Bill Lane – Verdugo Hills Council
  • Camp Cherry Valley – San Gabriel Area Council, Greater Los Angeles Area Council
  • Camp Chagres – Balboa Canal Zone Council
  • Camp Cibola – Copper Council
  • Camp Drake – Mission Council (1922 to 1966)
  • Camp El Volcan – Balboa Canal Zone Council
  • Camp Emerald Bay
  • Camp Emerson, Camp Brown, Boseker Scout Reservation (1920 – Present) – Riverside County Council and California Inland Empire Council
  • Camp Evans – Riverside County Council
  • Camp French – Los Padres Council
  • Camp Geronimo – Theodore Roosevelt Council, Grand Canyon Council
  • Camp Helendade, Camp Running Springs, (1960 – 2017) – Arrowhead Area Council and California Inland Empire Council
  • Camp Hilton – Arrowhead Area Council
  • Camp Hual-Cu-Cush – San Diego County Council
  • Camp Hunt (1958 – 1996) – Grayback Council and California Inland Empire Council
  • Camp Josepho – Crescent Bay Council, Western Los Angeles County Council
  • Camp Kern – Southern Sierra Council
  • Camp Lawton
  • Camp Levi-Levi – Boulder Dam Area Council, Las Vegas Area Council
  • Camp Myford – Orange County Council
  • Camp Potosi, Spencer W. Kimball Scout Reservation
  • Camp Proctor – Arrowhead Area Council and California Inland Empire Council
  • Camp Raymond
  • Camp Rancho Alegre – Mission Council, Los Padres Council
  • Camp Ro-Ki-Li, Orange County Council, Orange Empire Council
  • Camp Tahquitz, Barton Flats – Long Beach Area Council
  • Camp Tahquitz, Idyllwild – Long Beach Area Council
  • Camp Silver Fir – Verdugo Hills Council
  • Camp Snow Flat – Copper Council
  • Camp Sunnyside
  • Camp Three Falls – Ventura County Council
  • Camp Tulakes – Old Baldy Council, Grayback Council, and California Inland Empire Council
  • Camp Verdugo Oaks
  • Camp Victorio
  • Camp Whitsett
  • Camp Will Ward – Riverside County Council
  • Camp Wolverton
  • Circle B Scout Ranch – Old Baldy Council
  • Del Webb High Adventure Base – Boulder Dam Area Council, Las Vegas Area Council
  • Double V Scout Ranch
  • Firestone Scout Reservation – Los Angeles Area Council
  • Heard Scout Pueblo
  • Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch – Old Baldy Council, San Gabriel Valley Council
  • Holt Scout Ranch, Camp Cedar Canyon
  • Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation, Forest Lawn Scout Reservation, Circle X, Camp Pepperdine, Camp Pitchess, Camp Cedar, Camp Pollock, John Wayne Outpost, Northrop Family Camp, Los Angeles Area Council, Greater Los Angeles Area Council
  • Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, – Orange County Council
  • Joshua Tree Scout Camp – Riverside County Council
  • Jubilee Scout Ranch – Western Los Angeles County Council
  • Lake Pleasant Camp
  • Log Cabin Wilderness Camp – Los Angeles Area Council
  • Long Beach Sea Base – Long Beach Area Council
  • Lost Valley Scout Reservation, Schoepe Scout Reservation, Camp Grace, Camp Anza, Camp Borrego, Camp Irvine, Camp A, Camp B – Orange County Council
  • Martinez Lake – Desert Trails Council
  • Mataguay Scout Ranch – San Diego County Council, Desert Pacific Council, and San Diego-Imperial Council
  • Newport Sea Base – Orange Council Council
  • Oso Lake – Orange County Council
  • Pardee Scout Sea Base – Western Los Angeles County Council
  • Rancho Las Flores – Orange County Council
  • R-C Scout Ranch – Theodore Roosevelt Council, Grand Canyon Council
  • Robert Griffith Canoe Base – Boulder Dam Area Council, Las Vegas Area Council
  • San Diego Youth Aquatic Center – San Diego County Council, Desert Pacific Council, and San Diego-Imperial Council
  • Trask Scout Reservation – San Gabriel Valley Council
  • Will J. Reid Reservation – Long Beach Area Council

While the Area 4 History website is primarily focused on local Order of the Arrow history, it is impossible to tell these stories without noting the Scout Camps they supported.

Sadly, most of these camps no longer exist as Scouting facilities.

There are many camp collectors and historians, and rather than duplicate their excellent work, this Section will merely add details, newspaper clippings, and other stories.

Kieran R1 - Wedding Patch From Camp Geronimo
Kieran R1 – Kieran Thompson Wedding Patch From Camp Geronimo

Contributors

  • Larry Krikorian
  • Doug Rivard
  • Joe Rosenthal
  • Tracy Schultze
  • Richard Stodola

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Last updated: September 16, 2023 at 12:18 pm