Scouting in Utah

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Scouting in Utah 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.

1 Early history (1910-1950)
2 Recent history (1950-1990)
3 Scouting in Utah today
4 Girl Scouting in Utah
5 See also

[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

Since the 1920s, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has become influential in Scouting, and it was adopted as an official youth program of the Church. It is not uncommon for Utah Councils to field large, predominantly LDS troops and contingents to national events.

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

Up until the 1980s or 1990s, the Lake Bonneville Council covered northern Utah. Those districts are now part of the Trapper Trails Council.

[edit] Scouting in Utah today

There are five Boy Scouts of America local councils in Utah.

[edit] Great Salt Lake Council

See also: Operation On-Target

Camp Steiner is the highest Boy Scout camp in the United States at 10,400 feet. It was founded in 1930 in the Uinta Mountains. The camp is located about 30 miles outside of Kamas, Utah, and sits on the shores of Scout Lake. It offers merit badges in the areas of Aquatics, Nature, Shooting Sports, and Scoutcraft. Camp Steiner is the flagship camp for the Great Salt Lake Council.

Camp Steiner is known for its beauty and rugged location. It has fantastic views of Bald Mountain, Reids Peak, Hayden's Peak, and Mount Agassiz. The area also has many beautiful lakes nearby including Lofty Lake, Kamas Lake, Castle Lake, Picturesque Lake, and Pearl Lake.

The main buildings of the camp are the kitchen, the musuem, the trading post, the wilderness cabin, the first aid cabin/director's office, the tool shed, and the handicraft lodge. The camp has no electricity and has no cell phone coverage. The camp gets its water from a pump system that is gravity powered. Steiner is also famous for its 'three holer', a three-seat outhouse.

The waterfront has a tower, a canoe beach, and floating docks. The tower was rebuilt in 2004. The canoeing, rowing, swimming, and lifesaving merit badges are available. Small boat sailing was abandoned in 2003 because the winds were never good enough to consistently teach the merit badge. The lake has a temperature that stays between 55 and 65 degrees fahrenheit during the summer. Passing the swim check is a rite of passage, and swimming a mile in the lake is feat that between 10 and 20 people achieve of the 1,500-2,500 people who attend the camp yearly.

City Creek District
Cottonwood District
Deseret Peak District
Eagle Peaks District
East Millcreek District
Farmington Bay District
Golden Eagle District
Granger District
Granite Trail District
Indian Springs District
Lone Peak District
Olde English Fort District
Pony Express District
Red Butte District
Silver Mesa District
Stone Creek District
Summit District
Union Fort District
Wagon Wheel District
Wasatch Peaks District
Westview District
White Buffalo District

[edit] Great Southwest Council

Main article: Scouting in New Mexico

The Great Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and provides Scouting to youth in northern New Mexico, northeast Arizona, Utah south of the Colorado River, and the Durango and Mesa Verde areas of Colorado.

[edit] Snake River Council

Main article: Scouting in Idaho

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

[edit] Trapper Trails Council

Trapper Trails Council serves Scouts in Utah and Idaho.

Arrowhead District
Bear Lake District
Bear River District
Bird Haven District
Bridger Valley District
Elk Horn District
Francis Peak District
Franklin District
Golden Spike District
Island View District
Lakeview District
Mount Ogden District
Mountain View District
Old Ephriam District
Old Juniper District
Pilot Butte District
Platte River District
Snow Horse District
Weber View District
Wyuta District

[edit] Utah National Parks Council

Alpine District
Beaver District
Bridal Veil Falls District
Buckhorn District
Carbon District
Cathedral Gorge District
Cedar Breaks District
Deseret District
Fishlake District
Grand District
Hobble Creek District
King's Peak District
Lehi District
Millard District
Mount Nebo District
Palmyra District - Boundaries include the communities of Spanish Fork, Utah, Salem, Utah, Woodland Hills, Utah, Palmyra, Utah, Benjamin, Utah, Lake Shore, Utah, and Leland, Utah.
Panguitch District
Paria River District
Pilot Peak District
Pony Express District
Powell Point District
Provo District - Covers roughly the "southern half" of Provo, Utah.
Provo Cascade District - Covers roughly the "northern half" of Provo, Utah.
San Juan District
Sanpete District
Silver Lake District
Snow Canyon District
Squaw Peak District
Timpanogos District
Uintah District
Utah Lake District
Virgin River District
Wasatch District
Wayne District

[edit] Girl Scouting in Utah

There is one Girl Scout council office in Utah, Girl Scouts of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Cloud Rim Girl Scout Lodge in Brighton is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Web Site: http://www.gsutah.org