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GPS Gear - MainTour Pro-Shop Special
Popular for Runners, Boaters, Hikers, Bikers and Adventurers
Recent technology updates have made readily affordable for outdoor adventures a nifty item - the GPS Watch. It uses 3D Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to triangulate your position and elevation to within 20 ft accuracy. Prices and great quality GPS watches now run less than $100 from quality manufactures such as Garmin and Navman.

Pacific Skyline Council [PSC]
Covering San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Foster City Scout Shop: 1150 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404; 650-358-0588;
Palo Alto Trading Post: 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301; 650-327-5900; Council Website;

Scouting programs help young people reach their full potential by turning them away from drugs, gangs, juvenile delinquency and violence and helping them to focus on developing positive traits such as physical and mental fitness, self-worth, self-esteem, self-reliance, personal satisfaction, patriotism, and respect for others.

While camping is one of the primary reasons that a boy joins Scouting, it is also an ideal opportunity to develop character, build teamwork skills and grow as a leader.

PSC Districts

• Discovery District - Serving Moss Beach, El Granada, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Daly City, Brisbane, San Bruno, Colma, and So. San Francisco, Millbrae, and Pescadero
• Redwood District - Serving Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Woodside, and La Honda
• Stanford District - Serving Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Stanford University, and Palo Alto
• Scoutreach District -
• Exploring Division -
• Learning for Life Division -
• Sea Scouts Division -





Camp Oljato PSC
BSA Wilderness Summer Camp
Lakeshore, CA; Camp Website;
Located on Huntington Lake in Lakeshore, CA (Fresno County) at 7550 ft elevation. accessible only by pontoon boat which run on a regular schedule during our Scout camping season. Camp Oijato has complete aquatics, nature, handicrafts, and shooting sports areas which are complemented by our highly rated dining hall and food service team.

Boulder Creek Scout Reservation PSC
BSA Wilderness Camp - Santa Cruz Mountains
250 Scout Ranch Road, Boulder Creek, CA 95006; 831-338-3636; Camp Website;
Suitable for outdoor activities in the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The camp covers over 300 acres of varied terrain and borders the lush Bear Creek where salmon and steelheads spawn. BCSR also offers a 2.5 mile nature trail and a 3.5 mile historical trail describing the history of early California logging. The camp, which can accommodate up to 400 campers in 23 camping areas, offers of a quiet and serene camping atmosphere, a pavilion for crafts and presentations, campfire circle, outdoor chapel, archery and rifle range, family camp with tents and tent platforms, kitchen, swimming pool, picnic tables, and shower and restroom facilities. The camp has a full time resident ranger who can assist you with all your needs.

Cutter Scout Reservation PSC
BSA Wilderness Camp
(831) 338-2990; Camp Website;
Located in the Santa Cruz Mountains,in some of the last old-growth redwoods on the west coast at about 2200 ft elevation. This camp is open year-round with a full time resident ranger. It is one of the busiest camps in northern California due to its close proximity to the Pacific Coast, Santa Cruz area, San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Clara valleys. Cutter is over 300 acres in size with a lake, full sport shooting area incliding an archery range, magnificent pool as well as four cabins that can sleep eight people each. In addition there are numberous camping sites, trails, chapel, picnic tables and a full trading post to purchase items to make your camping experience easier.

S.S.S. Gryphon
Ship 33 - Redwood City, CA
2003 National Sea Scout Flagship
Ship Website
A small navy transport vessel, T-439, built for the Korean War and then sent to mothballs for many years. In 1981, delivered to the Sea Scouts for training use. Now, 20 years later, the Gryphon, T-439 has provided youth a platform for teaching maritime skills, leadership, and teambuilding. The boat has made two cruises to San Diego and back, somewhere around 40 summer cruises to the California Delta, and too many cruises in San Francisco Bay to count.

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