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Scouting in California
 
Alameda Council (#022)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Alameda, California
Country United States
Founded 1917
Scout Executive Charles Howard-Gibbon
Website
www.bsa-alameda.org
 
California Inland Empire Council (#045)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Redlands, California
Country United States
Founded 1916
President Scott "Mac" McLeod
Council Commissioner Matt Flanagan
Scout Executive Joseph Daniszewski
Website
bsa-ciec.org
 
Golden Empire Council (#047)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Sacramento, California
Country United States
Founded 1917
Website
gec-bsa.org
 
Greater Yosemite Council (#059)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Modesto, California
Country United States
Founded 1917
Website
yosemitescouting.org
 
Long Beach Area Council (#032)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Long Beach, California
Country United States
Founded 1919
Scout Executive John Fullerton
Website
longbeachbsa.org
 
Los Padres Council (#053)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Santa Barbara, California
Country United States
Founded 1915
Website
lpcbsa.org
 
Marin Council (#035)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters San Rafael, California
Country United States
Founded 1919
Website
boyscouts-marin.org
 
Mount Diablo Silverado Council (#023)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Pleasant Hill, California
Country United States
Website
bsa-mdsc.org
 
Orange County Council (#039)
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Santa Ana, California
Country United States
Founded 1921
Website
ocbsa.org
 

Corriganville Regional Park

Baden Powell Memorial

Girl Scouts at JPL

Scouts at the Tournament of Roses Parade

Scouting in California has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments.

In the early days of ″Scouting″ there were several different ″Scouting″ type organizations. Some of the organizations known to have members in California were:

The Boy Scouts of United States (a wing of the National Highway Protective Association),Young Men's Christian Association and the Salvation Army may have also had ″Scouting″ type programs in California.

In 1914, parents and Chinese-American boys organized their own Boy Scout troop in San Francisco, the first troop for Chinese Americans and possibly the first troop in San Francisco. It was recognized as Troop 3 once San Francisco became a council. The troop continues today.

The 1953 National Scout Jamboree was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road in Newport Beach, California was named to commemorate the site of the 1953 event.

The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of America local councils in California.

Alameda Council is one of the seven smallest Boy Scout councils in the United States, serving youth in the city of Alameda. It was first organized in December 1916, shortly after the organization of BSA councils in Berkeley and Oakland, making it the third oldest BSA council in Northern California. It is one of six BSA councils that serve the San Francisco Bay area.


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