SCOUTING IN NEVADA

'Scouting in Nevada' has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Contents

Early history (1910-1950)

Recent history (1950-1990)

Scouting in Nevada today

Districts

Council Camps

Order of the Arrow

Golden Empire Council

'Nevada Area Council' serves 14,500 youth as of December 2006 in northern Nevada and northeastern California. Headquartered at 1745 South Wells Avenue, Reno, Nevada 89502 (775) 787-1111, Fax (775) 787-1114, www.scouter.org. Satellite offices located in Fernley, Elko, Carson City, and Susanville, California.

★ Bristlecone District ★ Humboldt District ★ Lassen District ★ North Star District ★ Overland District ★ Pinenut District ★ Pony Express District ★ Sierra District ★ Scoutreach District

Order of the Arrow

Snake River Council

Girl Scouting in Nevada

Girl Scouts of Frontier Council

Girl Scouts of The Sierra Nevada

Early history (1910-1950)

The first Girl Scout troop in Nevada was formed in Boulder City, Nevada on April 15, 1932.

Recent history (1950-1990)

Scouting in Nevada today

There are four Boy Scouts of America local councils in Nevada.
===Las Vegas Area Council===
Formerly ''Boulder Dam Area Council'', 'Las Vegas Area Council' serves Scouts in Nevada, California and Arizona.

Districts

★ Bighorn District

★ Chemehuevi District

★ El Dorado District

★ Northern District

★ North Star District

★ Southern District

★ Sunhawk District

Council Camps

★ Kimball Scout Reservation

★ Camp Del Webb

★ Camp Levi-Levi

Order of the Arrow

★ Nebagamon Lodge #312

Golden Empire Council

Main articles: Scouting in California

'Golden Empire Council' serves Scouts in California and Nevada.
===Nevada Area Council

'Nevada Area Council' serves 14,500 youth as of December 2006 in northern Nevada and northeastern California. Headquartered at 1745 South Wells Avenue, Reno, Nevada 89502 (775) 787-1111, Fax (775) 787-1114, www.scouter.org. Satellite offices located in Fernley, Elko, Carson City, and Susanville, California.

Districts

★ Bristlecone District

★ Humboldt District

★ Lassen District

★ North Star District

★ Overland District

★ Pinenut District

★ Pony Express District

★ Sierra District

★ Scoutreach District

Council Camp

Operates Camp Fleischmann near Chester, California in the Lassen National Forest for Boy Scout Summer Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp.

Order of the Arrow

★ Tannu Lodge 346

Snake River Council

Main articles: Scouting in Idaho

'Snake River Council' serves Scouts in Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.

Girl Scouting in Nevada

There are two Girl Scout council offices in Nevada.

Girl Scouts of Frontier Council

Council office in Las Vegas, Nevada
Web Site: http://www.frontiercouncil.org
Frontier Council serves over 10,000 girls in southern Nevada (Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye counties) and part of Inyo County, California.
Camps:

★ Camp Foxtail, opened in 1949, is located in Toiyabe National Forest

Girl Scouts of The Sierra Nevada

Council office in Reno, Nevada
Web Site: http://www.gssn.org
Serves some 6,700 girls in northern Nevada and parts of eastern California.
Camps

★ Camp Wasiu II is 45 acres in Tahoe National Forest
==Scouting museums in Nevada==

★ Las Vegas International Scouting Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada