Scouts began camping in Idyllwild in 1919, inspiring C.L. Emerson to donate a parcel of land to the Riverside County Council for future summer camps. Camping began on the Camp Emerson property in 1920, making it one of the oldest Summer Camps in the West.
See https://campemerson.org for current historic information.
Camps Pages
- Ahwahnee Scout Reservation (1950 to 1980)
- Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Park
- Camp Allen
- Camp Anderson (1961 – ?)
- Camp Arataba (1924 to 1960)
- Camp Balboa
- Camp Bashor
- Camp Bill Lane
- Camp Bonanza
- Camp Chagres
- Camp Cherry Valley
- Camp Cibola
- Camp Drake
- Camp El Volcan
- Camp Emerald Bay
- Camp Emerson (1920 to Present)
- Camp Evans
- Camp Fletcher
- Camp French
- Camp Geronimo
- Camp Helendade (1960 – 2018)
- Camp Hilton
- Camp Hual-Cu-Cuish
- Camp Hunt (1958 – 1996)
- Camp Josepho
- Camp Kern
- Camp Lawton
- Camp Letten
- Camp Levi-Levi (1954 – 2019)
- Camp Myford
- Camp Potosi (1958 – 2021)
- Camp Procter
- Camp Rancho Alegre
- Camp Raymond
- Camp Richards ( 1923 – 1934)
- Camp Ro-Ki-Li
- Camp Silver Fir
- Camp Snow Flat
- Camp Sunnyside
- Camp Tahquitz – Barton Flats (1959 – Present)
- Camp Tahquitz – Idyllwild
- Camp Tecopa
- Camp Three Falls
- Camp Tulakes
- Camp Verdugo Oaks
- Camp Victorio
- Camp Whitehorse Lake
- Camp Whitsett
- Camp Will Ward
- Camp Wipala Wiki
- Camp Wolverton (1939 – 2011)
- Circle B Ranch (1955 – 1974)
- Circle B Scout Ranch
- Circle X Ranch (1949 – 1980s)
- Del Webb High Adventure Base (1974 – 2018)
- Double V Scout Ranch
- El Burrito Outpost
- Firestone Scout Reservation
- Heard Scout Pueblo
- Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch
- Holt Scout Ranch
- Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation
- Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
- James Slauson Memorial Camp (1923 – 1986)
- Joshua Tree Scout Camp
- Jubilee Scout Ranch (1956 – 2003)
- Lake Pleasant Camp
- Lazy K Ranch (1976)
- Log Cabin Wilderness Camp
- Long Beach Sea Base
- Lost Valley Scout Reservation
- Martinez Lake
- Mataguay Scout Ranch
- Newport Sea Base
- Oso Lake Scout Camp
- Pardee Scout Sea Base
- R-C Scout Ranch (1944 – Present)
- Rancho Las Flores
- Robert Griffith Canoe Base
- San Diego Youth Aquatic Center (1994 to Present)
- Temescal Wilderness Camp
- Trask Scout Reservation (1951 – Present)
- Will J. Reid Scout Reservation (1944 to 2013)