Welcome to San Fernando Valley 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.

The San Fernando Valley has served by two Boy Scout Council Regions - Verduga Hills (VHC) and West LA (WLAAC)

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Verdugo Hills Council [VHC]
1325 Grandview Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201;
818-243-6282; Council Website;

The Verdugo Hills Council values-based programs to more than 10,000 young men and women in the Glendale, Burbank, North Hollywood, Sun Valley, Sunland, Tujunga, La Crescenta, Montrose, La Canada Flintridge and Eagle Rock communities of Los Angeles County.

• Iron Eyes Cody District - serves Burbank, the western part of Glendale 1, and the North Hollywood Stake of the LDS church
• Foothill District - serves Sunland, Tujunga, La Crescenta, the eastern part of Glendale 1, Eagle Rock, and the La Crescenta and La Canada Stake of the LDS church.


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Western Los Angeles Area Council [WLAAC]
16525 Sherman Way, C-8, Van Nuys, CA 91406;
818-785-8700; Council Website;
Serving over 30,000 youth in the North and West areas of Los Angeles County:
• Antelope Valley District - Palmdale / Lancaster
• Balboa Oaks District -
• Bill Hart District - Castaic Lake
• Cahuenga District - North Hollywood
• Crescent Bay District -
• Las Colinas District - serving the west San Fernando Valley and parts of the Conejo Valley. Communities within Las Colinas include Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Hidden Hills, Warner Center, West Hills, Westlake Village, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills.


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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.

San Fernando Valley Boy Scout News

• Iron Eyes Cody - Glendale Newspress [14-Feb-2012] - when he became famous as the “Crying Indian” in a 1971 “Keep America Beautiful” commercial, he had been already active in Glendale's Boy Scout program for many years.
• Jamboree Troop 826 - Glendale Newspress [26-Nov-2004] - Journey to the 2005 National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Virginia

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San Fernando Valley
Cub Scout Packs
[Ages 7-10]

Annual activities may include: Pine Wood Derby, Space Derby, Rain Gutter Regatta, Christmas Party, Blue and Gold Celebration, and a major outing (i.e., theme park sleepover).


BSA Pack 201 - Burbank CA - chartered by Magnolia Park UMC.
BSA Pack 225 - Burbank CA -
BSA Pack 360 - La Crescenta CA - unit with over 70 scouting families sponsored by American Legion Post 288, and hosted by Dunsmore Elementary School.
LDS Church Packs - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Pack Units
Catholic Church Packs - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Pack Units

San Fernando Valley
Boy Scout Troops
[Ages 11-17]


BSA Troop 100 - Sylmar CA [VHC] - LDS Church Sylmar Ward
BSA Troop 101 - Glendale CA [VHC] - Chartered by Church of the Incarnation
BSA Troop 118 - Glendale CA [VHC] - chartered in the 1920s and meets weekly at the Glendale Dad's Club.
BSA Troop 125 - Glendale CA [VHC] - meeting continuously in the Glenoaks Park Clubhouse since 1938.
BSA Troop 201 - Burbank CA [VHC] - Magnolia Park UMC -
BSA Troop 209 - Burbank CA [VHC] - First UMC - High adventure outtings.
BSA Troop 210 - Burbank CA [VHC] - Chartered in 1977 by the Burbank Elks Lodge #1497.
BSA Troop 288 - La Crescenta CA [VHC] - Chartered by American Legion Post #288
BSA Troop 303 - La Crescenta CA [VHC] - chartered in the 1920s by St James Church. A strong tradition of advancement, monthly outings, summer camp and High Adventure treks.
BSA Troop 307 - Tujunga CA [VHC] - Tujunga UMC
BSA Troop 317 - La Crescenta CA [VHC] - Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
BSA Troop 502 - La Canada Flintridge CA (SGVC) - Chartered in 1940 by St. George's Episcopal Church - this unit has created over 100 eagle scouts. In 2005 this unit traveled to China, Mongolia and Siberia.
BSA Troop 509 - La Crescenta CA (SGVC) - big Troop with over 70 Scouts, chartered by JPL.
LDS Church Troops - Many LDS Church Congregations sponsor smaller family size Troop Units
Catholic Church Troops - Many Catholic Parishes sponsor traditional Troop Units

Venturing is the co-ed program within the Boy Scouts of America (ages 14-20). Their main focus is on the outdoors and service to others.


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

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

This is the honor camp group for VHC and travels to Council Scout Camps for service projects each summer. Today it has three regional chapters to serve its members.

This group regular organizes events to the BSA High Adventure Triple Crown - Philmont, Florida Sea Base and Northern Tier.

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Spe-Le-Yai Lodge #249 [VHC]
BSA Lodge Website

National Quality Lodge was chartered on August 16, 1943 at Camp Bill Lane in the Big Tujunga Canyon. Spe-Le-Yai is the Shoshone word for the “Song of the Coyote.” The lodge totem is a coyote singing to the darkened sky.

Their American Indian singing team, the “Coyote Singers” have performed at a large number of Conclave pow wow’s in the last 26 years, and several National conferences.

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Camp Verdugo Oaks - VHC
BSA Wilderness Camp
Camp Website;
Camp Verdugo Oaks is located 45 minutes north of Glendale off I-5 at Templin Highway set among a stand of ancient California Live Oaks. The facility offers campsites, cabins, platform tents, and a rustic conference center with fully equipped kitchen. The camp can accommodate 175 people or more for an event or activity. CVO also offers a full range of program opportunities, including swimming pool, archery range, BB gun shooting, campfire amphitheater, sports, nature trail and so on.

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Camp Silver Fir - VHC
BSA High Sierra Adventure Base
Huntington Lake, Western Slope of Sierras, Camp Website;
A base camp for units that want to mix the beauty and solitude of the western slopes of the High Sierras with the opportunity of carrying out their own high adventure program using their own leadership. Camp Silver Fir does not operate on sessions. Units can begin and end their stay on the days most suitable for their program. The season at Camp Silver runs from mid-June until mid-September.

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Camp Emerald Bay - WLACC
BSA Catalina Island Adventure Camp
Scout Troops come from all over the United States to spend a week by her crystal clear waters. The facilities have, over the last several years, been brought into the 21st century offering a state-of-the-art marine science center, rifle range, handicraft lodge as well as the premiere waterfront. Rugged "E" includes kayaking, hiking, aquatic COPE events, overnight trips, day and night snorkeling trips and mountain biking.

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Camp Whitsett - WLACC
BSA High Sierra Adventure Camp
Near Lake Isabella in Sequoia National Forest; Camp Website;
Camp Whitsett is situated at an elevation of 4300' with its own lake. Programs are offered for everyone from the first year camper to the skilled veteran in the areas of Aquatics, Field Sports, Handicraft, Nature and Scoutcraft. Scouts aged 14 and older looking for High Adventure can participate in activities appropriate to their age, including a demanding High COPE course.

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Camp Josepho - WLACC
BSA Wilderness Camp
3000 Rustic Canyon Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; 310-459-9093; Camp Website;
Camp Josepho is nestled into remote Rustic Canyon near the beaches of Pacific Palisades and Malibu in the Santa Monica Mountains. Activity areas include an olympic size pool with flush toilets and hot showers, a separate range for BB shooting, rifle and archery and an outdoor setting for campfires, nature and Scoutcraft. The camp offers a traditional camp setting of years gone by featuring an old western style lodge and cow trails that follow the old creek bed to cozy campsites stretching through the canyon wilderness. El Dustberry has moved to Camp Josepho, offering Horsemanship Merit Badge, Equestrian Education, and Equine Therapy.

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Camp Wolverton - WLACC
BSA High Sierra Adventure Camp
Closed - Sept 2011
P.O. Box B, Sequoia National Park, CA 93262; 559-565-9989; Camp Website;
Most people use it as a base camp prior to leaving on a long term hike - spending only a night or two in camp.

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Pardee Sea Base - WLACC
13640 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; 818-785-8700; Camp Website;
Located in picturesque Marina Del Rey, adjoining Burton Chace Park. The base has become a center for outstanding and diverse programs ranging from harbor cruises, overnight camping and conducting Sea Camps to being a meeting place for local and regional conferences and seminars. Paddle Boats, Sailboats big and small, Kayaks, Rowboats, Canoes and Motorboats.

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California BSA Scout Camps

The complete directory to the best Summer Camp venues in the Golden State. Wilderness Camps, Desert Camps, Forest Camps, Oceanfront Camps, Lakeshore Camps. Many offer unique merit badge programs. Camp onboard an Aircraft Carrier or inside a baseball stadium.

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

Local Scouting Adventures.

Other Area Scouting Adventures


San Fernando Valley Recreation Guide - More Local Camping Info

• JPL Open House - June