Welcome to Contra Costa 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.

Mount Diablo Silverado Council [MDSC]
800 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523; 925-674-6100; Council Website;

Serving youth in the Bay Area since 1910.

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

• Aklan District -
• Black Diamond District -
• Chief Solano District -
• Herms District -
• Iron Horse District -
• Lake District -
• Marsh Creek District -
• Meridian District -
• Muir District
• Napa Valley District -
• Silver Gate District -
• Scout Reach District -

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



LDS Church Packs - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Pack Units
Catholic Church Packs - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Pack Units

Contra Costa Boy Scout Troops [Ages 11-17]


LDS Church Troops - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Troop Units
Catholic Church Troops - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Troop Units

Contra Costa Venturer Crews [Co-ed 16-21]

Contra Costa Order of the Arrow
Boy Scout Fraternity Group - Advanced Scouting

Wolfeboro Pioneers
BSA Honor Society
The Wolfeboro Pioneers are one of the few surviving local BSA honor societies in the United States that has not been absorbed by the Order of the Arrow. The Wolfeboro Pioneers is a Boy Scout camping honor society based out of Camp Wolfeboro and founded in the summer of 1929. Today, only a handful of minor organizations, the Wolfeboro Pioneers among them, exist in the United States. The Wolfeboro Pioneers is one of the largest of these minor organizations. Every summer, it inducts roughly 90 Scouts, a good annual induction rate for a "minor organization". These Scouts come not only from California, but from around the nation and world. In a way, the Wolfeboro Pioneers promotes Scouts from around the nation and the world to come together and express their common bond.

Camp Wolfeboro [MDSC]
BSA High Sierra Wilderness Camp
Located on the shores of the Stanislaus River near Bear Valley CA. Currently, Camp Wolfeboro hosts upto 500 scouts per week for BSA Summer Camp. In the Fall they host regular Venturing rock-climbing sessions. Aquatic activities take place along the Stanislaus River waterfront and include swimming, canoeing and rowing. Other facilities including target shooting ranges, re study, scoutcraft and a number of hiking trails. Special programs include the three day Summit Wilderness Trek, a great backpacking adventure for older scouts.

Camp Herms
BSA Cub Scout Day Camp in El Cerrito
Camp Herms is located in El Cerrito. This camp serves as a year-round camp with Cub Scout Day Camp during the summer. It is situated atop the El Cerrito Hills and can be used as the hub of local historical site visits to San Francisco and the surrounding area.

Camp Lindbald [MDSC]
BSA Wilderness Camp in Santa Cruz Mtns
Camp Lindblad offers year-round traditions and wilderness camping on over 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. Camp is open year round, with five fully staffed weekends of Cub Scout family camping opportunities throughout the year. The rest of the year is open for use by all interested groups.

Camp Silverado
Camp Silverado (Temp. Closed) is located on Silver Lake near Kit Carson, California. The camp is owned and operated by MDSC.


Contra Costa Recreation Guide - More Local Camping Info

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

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Here is a popular place for hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians, and those simply looking for a quiet place to spend an afternoon.

Local Scouting Adventures.

Golf N Games Family Fun Center - Antioch CA
The place to be for Miniature Golf, Go Karts, Birthdays, Arcades, Video Games, Batting Cages, Billiards, Rock Wall and good old fashion family fun.

BSA Hotlinks:

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