Palm Springs Scout Activity Guide

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Turn your next youth activity into a super fun adventure. Boy Scouts emphasize wholesome recreational opportunities, building strong values and creating memorable events.

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.

California Inland Empire Council [CIEC]

Council territory includes all of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and stretches from Fort Irwin and Death Valley to Temecula and Indio; Ontario and Barstow to the Arizona and Nevada borders! The area we serve covers some of the fastest growing metropolitain areas in the nation, National Parks and Forests, rural farmland, military bases, and open desert.

Sunrise District -
Palm Springs BSA Headquarters
Sub-unit of CIEC - Local Scouting Leadership Resources:

• Sunrise District - District Website - Palm Springs
• Sunrise District Camporee [APR]
• Sunrise District Merit Badge Fair [MAY]
• Eastern Sierra Scouting Guide
• Mojave Desert Scouting Guide
• Inland Empire Scouting Guide
• Palm Springs Scouting Blog

Get Started - Join a local scouting unit today.

Palm Springs Cub Scout Packs [Ages 7-10]
The cub scout program builds desirable qualities of character, citizenship, fellowship and personal fitness through a local community organization. Phe Pack (all the dens) meet approximately 4 times a month for meetings, fun activities, and trips.


BSA Pack 59 - Desert Hot Springs CA - chartered by Community United Methodist Church and meets at Bubbling Wells Elementary.
BSA Pack 131 - Palm Desert CA - St Margarets Episcopal Church
BSA Pack 322 - Beaumont CA - The Beaumont Grange Scouts are chartered by Beaumont Lions Club.
BSA Pack 377 - Bermuda Dunes CA - chartered in 1994 by the Lions Club of Indio.
LDS Church Packs - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Pack Units
Catholic Church Packs - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Pack Units

Get Started - Join a local scouting unit today.

Palm Springs Boy Scout Troops [Ages 11-17]
BSA Troop 131 - Palm Desert CA
BSA Troop 262 - Palm Springs CA -
BSA Troop 377 - Bermuda Dunes CA - chartered in 1994 by the Lions Club of Indio.
LDS Church Troops - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Troop Units
Catholic Church Troops - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Troop Units

Palm Springs Venturer Crews [Co-ed 16-21]
BSA Crew 377 - Bermuda Dunes CA - chartered in 1994 by the Lions Club of Indio.
BSA Crew 772 - Scuba BSA - CIEC Deep Sea Adventure Crew
BSA Crew 800 - Yucaipa CA - Outdoor Adventures, Amateur Radio, Public Service.

BSA Order of the Arrow
Boy Scout Fraternity Group - Advanced Scouting
Order of the Arrow - BSA Official Website - National Jamboree Events

Cahuilla Lodge
CIEC Order of the Arrow - Lodge #127
Scout Center, Redlands, CA; Lodge Website;

Cahuilla Lodge was founded in 1982 and has since several awards in excellence for Camping and Community Service.

This is the honor camp group for CIEC and travels to Camp Emerson for service projects each summer. Some Lodge members also participate in the Rising Sun Singers and Drum Team which performs at national events.

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BSA Camp Emerson CIEC
BSA Mountain Camp in Idyllwild
Set amongst towering pine trees, high in the mountains overlooking Southern Califonia, Camp Emerson features a complete BSA Summer Camp program including shooting ranges, scoutcraft, nature, and other merit badge programs. Lake Gallaher usually holds more than 3 acre feet of water, making it big enough to support canoeing, rowing, fishing, and other water activities. Klondike Derbies happen regularly during winter weekends in the snow. Other activities include the Tahquitz Peak Hike, and Brown High Adventure Area.

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Camp Helendade CIEC
BSA Mountain Camp near Big Bear Lake
Boy Scout summer camp founded in 1960. It was partially burned in the California October 2007 fires and is currently undergoing a major rebuilding process.



Log Cabin Wilderness Camp - Inyo [LAAC]
High adventure scouting base camp of the Los Angeles Area Council located in the Inyo National Forest at 9640 foot elevation. The camp is near the Tioga Pass Road on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada bordering the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. COPE Course and one-week backpacking trips into the Yosemite Wilderness. 18 preplanned trek itineraries available that include peak climbing, day hikes, rock climbing, trail cooking, Ranger Training, great fishing and peak bagging.

Firestone Scout Reservation - Diamond Bar [LAAC] BSA Los Angeles Area Council Scout Camp
Firestone Scout Reservation is nestled in Tonner Canyon just east of SR-57 between Brea and Diamond Bar, California. Facilities include wilderness trails, archery and gun range, orienteering, camping and wildlife. Popular large outdoor wilderness that is freeway accessible to most of Southern California. Firestone has sites for small groups as well as those needing space for over 1,000 people.

Lake Arrowhead Scout Camps [LAAC]
Forest Lawn Scout Reservation - FLSR
FLSR is a group of Boy Scout and Cub Scout Resident Summer Camps located 3 miles east of Lake Arrowhead, California on more than 2,000 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest. They offer a wide range of Merit Badges and activities. Areas include Ecology/Conservation, Handicrafts, Swimming, Scout Craft, Path finding, Horsemanship, C.O.P.E., Climbing, John Wayne Outpost, Loggers Jamboree outpost, Archery, Shotgun Shooting, and Riffle Shooting to name a few. This facility also operates winter camps and Mountain Man Thunder in November and a Cub Scout resident summer camp.

Holcomb Valley Scout Reservation [SGVC]
BSA Wilderness Camp - Big Bear
San Bernardino Mountains High Country Camping - Holcomb Valley Scout Reservation is located on a high country meadow near Big Bear and surrounded by tree covered hills and mountains. Holcomb Valleyprovides programs for all ages and stages of Scouting. Programs include horsemanship, rock climbing and mountain biking.

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California BSA Scout Camps - There are many Summer Camps, Scout Reservation and Sea Scout Bases in the Southern California area.
BSA Online Resources

Scouting Adventure Links
Resources for more Scouting Adventures:

Local Scouting Adventures.

• Angeles National Forest - camping / wilderness
• Los Padres National Forest - camping / wilderness
• Cleveland National Forest - camping / wilderness
• San Bernardino National Forest - camping / wilderness
• Joshua Tree National Park - camping / wilderness
• Death Valley National Park - camping / wilderness
• Anza Borrego Desert State Park - camping / wilderness
• California State Parks - camping / wilderness
• California State Beaches - camping / aquatics
• California State Historic Parks - American Heritage / Scoutcrafts / Pioneering

Palm Springs Recreation Guide - More Local Camping Info

BSA Hotlinks:

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