Camping / Outings

Lists of where Scouts have been (from September 2014 to August 2015)

• Cub Scout Packs
• Boy Scout Troops
• Varsity Teams
• Venturing Crews

Resources:

• BSA’s Age-Appropriate Activities 
• OC BSA – Where to Go Camping – Order of the Arrow (PDF)
• Places where Scouts from OCBSA are Camping (List from OC Tour Permits 2014-2015)
• HAT – High Adventure Activities (Cub Scouts) – (PDF)
• HAT – High Adventure Activities (Boy Scouts / Venturing) – (PDF)
• Saddleback District (OCBSA) Outdoor List

Reserve a Campsite on http://www.reserveamerica.com/
County Parks (Southern CA)
– Orange County
– Riverside
– San Bernardino
– San Diego
– Los Angeles
– Ventura
– Imperial
– Kern
– Santa Barbara

State Parks
– California
– Nevada
– Arizona
– Utah

National Parks

Here is a great list for camping site locations. We will be adding new sites as other units provide the names and links. Check back with us for recent updates at least once a month. Guides and documentation provided by Ren Higgins.

• Orange County Council Camping Information & Quick Reference Guide (missing pdf)
• Anza Borrego Camping Guide  (missing pdf)
• Cub and Boy Scout Camping Guide  (missing pdf)

Other Camping:

• San Mateo State Park
• San Clemente State Park
• Palomar Mountain State Park
• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park – (San Diego County)
• Caspers Wilderness Park
• O’Neil Regional Park
• Joshua Tree (great for rock climbing)
• Kelso Dunes (great for sand sledding / sand boarding)
• Death Valley (great for rockets)
• San Onofre State Park – Group Campsites
• Doheny State Park
• Big Bear Campgrounds – Serrano, Hanna Flats, Pine Knot
• Blue Jay Campground
• Snow Valley
• El Dorado Park (East / West)

Backpacking & High Adventure:

• San Mateo Canyon Loop
• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
• Anza Borrego
• Mt San Gorgonio
• San Jacinto State Park
• San Jacinto Wilderness
• Cucamonga Wilderness (Mt Baldy Area)
• Silver Moccasin Trail (53 mile trail from Chantry Flats to Vincent Gap)
• High Sierra Trail – Sequoia
• Twin Lakes Trail – Sequoia
• Jenny & Weaver Lakes Loop – Sequoia
• Hilton Lakes – Eastern Sierras
• Rea Lakes Loop – Kings Canyon
• Devils Postpile/Minarets
• John Muir Trail – segments
• Mount Whitney Trail
• Pear Lake Trail – Sequoia
• Cottonwood lakes trails
• Dinky Lakes Loop Trail
• Ostender Lake – Yosemite
• Hetch Hetchy – Yosemite
• Toulemne Meadows – Yosemite
• Pacific Crest Trail – segments
• Golden Trout Wilderness trails
• Onion Valley to Whitney Portal (Monarch Trail)
• Golden Trout Trail (Horseshoe Meadows to Quaking Aspen)
• Mineral King area – Sequoia
• Sequoia Trail – Camp Wolverton to Camp Whitsett
• Camp Whitsett to Whitney – Kern Canyon
• Havasupi Trail – Arizona
• Grand Canyon – (Rim to Rim) Arizona or Rim to Rim to Rim (Roundtrip)

Other Boy Scout Owned  Facilities:

• Long Beach Sea Base
• Orange County Newport Sea Base (BSA)
• Orange County Newport Sea Base – Rowing Club 
• Outdoor Education Center (OC – BSA)
• OSO Lake (OCBSA)
• Firestone Scout Reservation

Scout Camps / Scout Summer Camp / National BSA Adventure Bases (See List)

Places to See / Camp

• Calico Ghost Town
• Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
• USS Iowa Battleship (day or overnight)
• USS Midway Aircraft Carrier (day or overnight)