Welcome to Bakersfield Scouting

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America (founded in 1910) is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.

Scout units typically hold weekly activity/training meetings, monthly field trips and annual summer camp adventures. Cub Scout Packs accomodate boys ages 7-10. Boy Scout Troops cover boys ages 11-18. Venturer Crews are co-ed groups for ages 16-20. Most units are sponsored by volunteer organizations and encourage direct parent involvement. Big emphasis on outdoor activity.

Southern Sierra Council [SSC] - BSA Headquarters
2417 M Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301; 661-325-9036; Council Website
Serving Bakersfield, Kern, Inyo and Mono Counties.

Bakersfield Boy Scout Districts
Sub-units of the Council - Local Scouting Leadership Resources:

Get Started - Join a local scouting unit today. Bakersfield Cub Scout Packs [Ages 7-10]
Tiger / Wolf / Bear / Webelo Dens



Pack 33 - Stine Elementary School - Bakersfield CA
Pack 55 - Bill Williams Elementary School - Bakersfield
Pack 224 - Bakersfield CA
Pack 433 - Laurelglen Parent Club - Bakersfield
Pack 697 - Olive Knolls Christian School - Bakersfield
LDS Church Packs - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Pack Units
Catholic Church Packs - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Pack Units

Bakersfield Boy Scout Troops [Ages 11-17]


Troop 35 - Ridgecrest UMC
Troop 47 - Bakersfield
Troop 80 - Bakersfield
Troop 86 - Bishop CA
Troop 136 - Tehachapi
Troop 194 - Sponsor - Christ's Church of the Valley - Bakersfield
Troop 217 - Sponsored by St Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Bakersfield
Troop 484 - Southwest Bakersfield
Troop 515 - Lebec, Frazier Park
Troop 848 Ridgecrest
LDS Church Troops - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Troop Units
Catholic Church Troops - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Troop Units

Bakersfield Venturer Crews [Co-ed 16-21]


Crew 484 - Bakersfield CA

Bakersfield Order of the Arrow
Boy Scout Fraternity Group - Advanced Scouting

• Yowlumne Lodge

Camp Kern - SSC
BSA Wilderness Camp - Huntington Lake
Kaiser Wilderness High Adventure
Batey Sailing Academy
Camp Kern, PO Box 348, Lakeshore, CA 93634; Camp Website;
Located near Sierra Summit Ski Resort on Huntington Lake
Three Scouting Programs located at one camp on one of the most famous sailing lakes in California. Situated at 7000 foot elevation in the high Sierras, Camp Kern features a traditional scout camp experience surrounded by a wide range of nature and wildlife.

Camp Kern borders a wilderness area and features a great hike day adventure. Other activities include aquatics, boating, shooting ranges, fishing. Their Advanced Camper Program (ACE) features swimming, horsemanship, day hikes, mountain biking, sailing, rock climbing and shooting.

High Adventure Team
Team Website;
Make adventure a central part of your scout program, and not only will the boys stay, but leadership and advancement will follow.

Other Area Scouting Adventures

Boomers FunParks
Boomers is a popular place for kids entertainment and activities including gaming arcade, mini-golf, go-karts and kids cafe. Special events include birthday celebrations, YMCA day camps and scout night.


Bakersfield Recreation Guide - More Local Camping Info

Scouting Adventure Links
Resources for more Scouting Adventures:
California BSA Scout Camps
BSA Online Resources

Local Scouting Adventures.

Kern County Museum - Earn your Energy nerit badge studing the history of Black Gold in California.
Kern Shooting Sports - Earn your Rifle / Shotgun merit badge.

Fort Tejon State Historic Park - Kern County
Park Website; Foundation; Old Fort Map; 1857 Quake;
Living History Day : First saturday of each month:
Civil War Reenactments: Staged third sunday of month May-Sep
Restored U.S. Army Dragoon post dating back to 1854-64. The troops were responsible for the security of Southern California. Also home to the experimental U.S. Camel Corps - 34 camels that hauled supplies from San Antonio and help to survey the California-Nevada region. Museum onsite.

Tour Death Valley National Park
This park preserve some of the most extreme terrain in the Western Hemisphere. Over 3,367,628 acres of scenic desert landscape. Park elevations range from 282 feet below sea-level (at Badwater) to 11,049 at Telescope Peak.

Tour Joshua Tree National Park
Nature preserve covering over 793,000 acres of the Mojave Desert country in Eastern California. The rugged terrain is famous for the many unusual plants found here including Joshua trees, cactus, ocotillo, smoke treess, palo verdes, pinon pins, yucca plants. The best time to visit is early spring when a big array of desert wildflowers reach full bloom.

Carrizo Plain National Monument
Largest single native grassland remaining in California. It is one of the easiest places to view surface fractures of the San Andreas Fault which traverses below the plain.

BSA Hotlinks:

• Boys Life
• Scouting.org
• MeritBadge.org
• Scout-O-Rama
• National Eagle Scout Assoc [NESA]
• Pinewood Derby
• ScoutStuff.org
• MainTour Scout Guide