Scouting in North Carolina 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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Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, a process which lasted until 1974.
There are eleven Boy Scouts of America councils in North Carolina.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through Klahican Lodge 331
Counties served: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Hoke, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, and Scotland.
Counties served: Anson, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, and Union.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through Tsali Lodge 134
Counties served: Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through Croatan Lodge 117
Counties served: Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, and Wilson.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through Catawba Lodge 459
Counties served: Mecklenburg.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through Occoneechee Lodge 104.
Counties served: Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Vance, Wake, and Warren.
Served by the Order of the Arrow through [1] Wahissa Lodge 118.
Counties served: Alleghany, Ashe, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. Alleghany District was merged into Laurel District in late 2010.
The Old North State Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The council's name is taken from the state's official song, The Old North State. Old North State Council's Order of the Arrow counterpart is Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge (#70).
Counties served: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Person, Randolph, and Rockingham.
Served by Eswau Huppeday Lodge, 560
Counties served: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford.
Tidewater Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves southeastern Virginia and north-eastern North Carolina. This region is often referred to as South Hampton Roads or the Tidewater or Tidewater Virginia area; hence the name of the council. Its Order of the Arrow counterpart is the Blue Heron Lodge, which was founded in 1946 when a team from Octoraro Lodge in Pennsylvania inducted the first members of Blue Heron Lodge.
Counties served: Camden, Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans, and Pasquotank.
316 E. Walnut Street Goldsboro, North Carolina (919) 734-1714
Visit the Tuscarora Council online http://www.bsanc.org
Serving the youth of Duplin, Johnston, Sampson, and Wayne Counties.
Districts:
Served by the Order of the Arrow through [3] Nayawin Rar Lodge 296
There are seven Girl Scout councils in North Carolina; however, five will merge in the near future.
See Scouting in Virginia.
Headquarters: Chesapeake, Virginia
Website: http://www.gsccc.org/
Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines was formed by the merger of Girl Scout Council of Coastal Carolina and Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council on October 1, 2007. It serves over 32,000 girls and has nearly 10,000 adult volunteers in 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties.
Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina
Website: http://www.nccoastalpines.org/
Camps:
Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont officially began on October 1, 2009. It was created from the merger of four councils in western North Carolina: Girl Scout Council of the Catawba Valley Area, Girl Scouts, Tarheel Triad Council, Girl Scouts of the Pioneer Council, and Girl Scouts of Western North Carolina, Pisgah Council. The council operates service centers in Asheville, Colfax, Gastonia and Hickory.
https://www.girlscoutsp2p.org/home.htm
The Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. They have been in talks for several years to merge with Peaks to Piedmont.
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