Gulf Coast Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves Scouts in Florida and South Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, with the council office located in Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...

. The council's name refers to the Gulf Coast of the United States

Gulf Coast of the United States

The Gulf Coast of the United States, sometimes referred to as the Gulf South, South Coast, or 3rd Coast, comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...

. It has one of the largest camps in the southeast.

Organization

• Alabama-Florida District
• Choctawhatchee District
• Pensacola Bay District
• Lake Sands District

Spanish Trail Scout Reservation

In 1961 the Spanish Trail Scout Reservation was founded in the Gulf Coast Council. STSR is one of the largest scout reservations in the southeast. It offers a full range of facilities including: a 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) lake for swimming, canoeing, and fishing; a dining hall; and many places to camp. There are two camps on the STSR, Camp Euchee and Camp Jambo, each with full camping facilities.

Yustaga Lodge

Yustaga Lodge #385 was founded in 1948 by Ted Childress and Norman Savellea. A chief and eleven braves from the Alibamu Lodge #179, Tukabatchee Area Council of Montgomery, Alabama came to the Gulf Coast Council’s Camp Big Heart on May 21-22, 1948 and inducted 24 new arrowmen. The Yustaga Lodge also has a wide variety of patches. Some of its lodge flaps and other patches can be seen here. The word Yustaga means the "Drinkers of the Fire Water."