Mataguay Scout Ranch

Mataguay Scout Ranch is a San Diego-Imperial Council camp near Warner Springs, California. The council’s 2023 impact report described the ranch as a 600-acre property between the Palomar and Cuyamaca mountain ranges, offering year-round camping for Scouting and community organizations. Its oak woodland and chaparral setting provides an outdoor experience in San Diego County’s backcountry.¹

The camp exists in the chaparral foothills of the surrounding mountains, offering a vast oak forest and a different experience than other “pines” camps.

The Pacific Crest Trail passes just to the North of the camp.

History

Main article: Mataguay Scout Ranch — Go-Camper.org – San Diego Scouting History

Mataguay’s significance extends beyond local unit camping. The ranch repeatedly hosted Section W4B conclaves, bringing together Arrowmen from across Southern California. Ashie Lodge hosted the 1984 and 1989 gatherings, Pang Lodge hosted in 1988, and Tiwahe Lodge hosted in 1993, 1997, and 2008. These events connect Mataguay to the broader history of interlodge fellowship and service documented by the Area 4 History Project.²

The ranch has also supported outdoor leadership education. San Diego-Imperial Council’s 2024 publications listed Wood Badge and recurring unit backpack training at Mataguay, illustrating its continuing role as a place for Scouts and adult volunteers to develop outdoor and leadership skills.³

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 Arthur Letts
• Camp Balboa
• Camp Bashor
• Camp Bill Lane
• Camp Bonanza
• Camp Chagres
• Camp Cherry Valley
• Camp Cibola
• Camp Cloghen
• Camp Drake
• Camp El Volcan
• Camp Emerald Bay
• Camp Emerson (1920 to Present)
• Camp Evans
• Camp Fletcher
• Camp French
• Camp Geronimo
• Camp Gray
• 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 Nacimiento
• Camp Potosi (1958 – 2021)
• Camp Procter
• Camp Rancho Alegre
• Camp Raymond
• Camp Richards
• 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 (1955 – 1974)
• 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 (1964 – 2025)
• 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)