Camps

The Joshua Tree Scout Camp was a privately-owned in-holding of Joshua Tree National Monument, and served Riverside County Council. The camp was used as a desert experience for Scouting in the 1960s, when it was sold to the National Park Service. The area is currently used as a maintenance yard and NPS staff camp. It … Read more

The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center is a day and weekend camp located in the larger Irvine Regional Park in the outskirts of Orange, California. The camp is a County-owned facility that is administered by Orange County Council. One unique thing about the “OEC” is that the camp is available to be used by all … Read more

Holt Scout Ranch served the San Gabriel Valley Council. It was located West of Forest Falls and South of State HIghway 38. See this site created by Jeff La Fave for additional information. Camps Pages Area 4 HistoryThe Area 4 History website chronicles Order of the Arrow history throughout traditional BSA Area 4, which comprises … Read more

Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch was located North of Big Bear in Holcomb Valley. The camp was acquired in 1973 to succeed and provide a local alternative to Circle B in the Southern Sierra Nevada. The camp was centered on a large meadow and had a horse program. The camp served Old Baldy Council and San … Read more

Heard Scout Pueblo is located in lower Phoenix at the foot of South Mountain. It is both an urban and a desert camp. The camp is used for weekend events and programs, as a local alternative to the Grand Canyon Council camps located in the mountains of Arizona. Camps Pages Area 4 HistoryThe Area 4 … Read more

Firestone Scout Reservation is located in Tonner Canyon outside the cities of Diamond Bar and Brea. Camps Pages Area 4 HistoryThe Area 4 History website chronicles Order of the Arrow history throughout traditional BSA Area 4, which comprises Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Arizona. The site covers history from 1945 to 2020, and includes Area … Read more

Double V Scout Ranch is a desert camp leaves from the Bureau of Land Management that serves Catalina Council just West of Tucson. Camps Pages Area 4 HistoryThe Area 4 History website chronicles Order of the Arrow history throughout traditional BSA Area 4, which comprises Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Arizona. The site covers history … Read more

Area 4 HistoryThe Area 4 History website chronicles Order of the Arrow history throughout traditional BSA Area 4, which comprises Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Arizona. The site covers history from 1945 to 2020, and includes Area U, Areas 12-A, 12-E, and 12-F, as we as Sections W4A, W4B, W4C, W4N, W4s, and W6W. Contributions … Read more

80 ac. at an elevation of 7,200 ft. The only Scout camp in the country located in a National Park (Sequoia National Park), located about one mile from the General Sherman Tree and three miles from the Lodgepole Campground and Visitor’s Center. This camp provided an area for Scouts and leaders to organize equipment and … Read more

Camp Will Ward was located along the Salton Sea, North of the community of Desert Shores. Camp Memories “Troop 76 camped out at Camp Will Ward on the western shore of the Salton Sea. We found an abandoned 1959 Cadillac Eldorado inside the hurricane fence of Will Ward. Also, Wiley Hall fell in the Salton … Read more