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.
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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)
Since the 1920s, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been 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
At 10,400 feet, Camp Steiner is the highest Boy Scout camp in the United States--and the second highest in the world. 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. Merit badges are offered in the following categories: Aquatics, Nature, Shooting Sports, Handicraft and Outdoor Skills. 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.
Aquatics - Waterfront 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.
Handicraft
Merit badges offered in this area include basket weaving, indian lore, leatherwork, and woodcarving.
Outdoor Skills
Merit badges offered in Outdoor Skills, once called Scoutcraft, include first aid, emergency preparedness, pioneering and orienteering.
High Adventure
High Adventure activities are designed to keep older boys--who may already have Eagles--busy at camp. High Adventure includes overnight backpacking and the climbing and hiking merit badges. In order to participate, scouts must have a release form signed. High Adventure staffers teach Leave No Trace training at least once a week.
The climbing wall at Camp Steiner is located just above the campfire bowl (sometimes referred to as the amphitheater), though in years past it was located just beyond campsite Picturesque.
Nature
Nature merit badges include environmental science, soil and water conservation, geography, fish and wildlife management, and many more.
Shooting Sports
Steiner offers three shooting sports: rifle, shotgun and archery. These merit badges are subject to weather.
Known for Traditions
Camp Steiner is more than 75 years old and known for its many traditions including Mountain Man competitions and the Steiner Yell. Honor Trail, the reinactment of Mafeking, a dawn hike and the Polar Bear Plunge are all a part of Steiner's program.
The camp offers as many merit badges as are approved to be taught at scout camps.
Motto: "Designed to serve the many, but dedicated to embrace and serve the one."
- 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
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
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
[edit] See also
 Scouting in the United States |
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