Scouting in Idaho
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Scouting in Idaho 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.
. Half of the 1973 National Scout Jamboree (Jamboree West) was held at the same location. The park hosted the 12th World Scout Jamboree
in 1967.
International Girl Scout gatherings named Senior Roundups were held every three years from 1956 until 1965. The last one was held at Farragut Reservation
, Idaho
, from July 17 to July 26, 1965, with 12,000 girls in attendance.
local councils in Idaho
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and Teton Peaks Council, headquartered in Idaho Falls. Tha Grand Teton Council serves over 21,000 Scouts and leaders in eastern Idaho
western Wyoming
, and southwestern Montana
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There are 18 districts in the Grand Teton Council:
This camp, located east of the town of Last Chance in Fremont County, Idaho, was established in 1975. The camp grounds are completely owned by the Council. This camp usually operates for four to five weeks during the summer. It includes both a high and a low COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) course. The aquatics program includes the only Sailboat program for the Council camps as it features a large lake.
During the first week of August this camp is the home of the new Family Scouting Experience where programs are offered for all family members. Programs include Wood Badge, Powder Horn, Cedar Badge (NYLT), another non-Scouting programs for family members.
This camp was founded in 1959. It is located east of the town of Irwin, Idaho, across the South Fork of the Snake River. The summer camp program normally runs six weeks, in June and July.
This camp's first season was 1936. It features beautiful views of the Grand Teton, Table Rock, and Big
Medicine Falls. The camp is located east of the town of Alta, Wyoming. The traditional summer camp season is normally 5 weeks long in June and July. The highly acclaimed "Cedar Badge" National Youth Leadership Training course is offered during the first two weeks of June at this camp. It is filled with springs as well the 2 biggest ones are blue bear and morning glory. Blue Bear is 10 ft (3 m) deep, Morning Glory is 40 ft (12.2 m) deep.
This base is located near the town of Shoup, Idaho, along the north fork of the Salmon River. It operates three-day sessions that feature whitewater rafting and kayaking. There is a low COPE course, an archery range, frisby golf course, and rock cliffs for climbing and rappelling.
This former 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) farm and orchard was acquired in the 1980s for the purpose of Cub Scout activities. It is the home of Cub Scout Day Camp (although traveling Day Camps are also sponsored across the service area). It includes a large frontier fort, an original Union Pacific caboose, bb gun range, and archery range. It is located in the town of Lorenzo, Idaho. Wood Badge adult leadership training courses are held here with courses held during the summer and early autumn.
in the Council. "Shunkah Mahneetu" means "Gray Wolf" in a local tribal language.
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Idaho Districts:
and Oregon
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, and Utah
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and Idaho.
Girls in Idaho are served by two councils.
for more information.
Headquarters: Spokane, Washington
Website: http://www.gsewni.org
Service Centers in Idaho:
Camps in Idaho:
Headquarters: Boise, Idaho
Website: http://www.girlscouts-ssc.org
Service Centers:
Camps are
Recent history (1950-1990)
The 1969 National Scout Jamboree was held at Farragut State ParkFarragut State Park
Farragut State Park is a state park of Idaho, USA, on the southern tip of the Lake Pend Oreille in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Formerly the site held the Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the...
. Half of the 1973 National Scout Jamboree (Jamboree West) was held at the same location. The park hosted the 12th World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree
The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
in 1967.
International Girl Scout gatherings named Senior Roundups were held every three years from 1956 until 1965. The last one was held at Farragut Reservation
Farragut State Park
Farragut State Park is a state park of Idaho, USA, on the southern tip of the Lake Pend Oreille in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Formerly the site held the Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, from July 17 to July 26, 1965, with 12,000 girls in attendance.
Boy Scouting in Idaho today
There are five Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
local councils in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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Grand Teton Council
Grand Teton Council is the result of a 1994 merger between Tendoy Area Council, headquartered in PocatelloPocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
and Teton Peaks Council, headquartered in Idaho Falls. Tha Grand Teton Council serves over 21,000 Scouts and leaders in eastern Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
western Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, and southwestern Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
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There are 18 districts in the Grand Teton Council:
- BingPow District
- Blackfoot District
- Centennial District
- Eagle Rock District
- Fort Henry District
- Jackson District (Wyoming)
- Lost River District
- Malad District
- North Caribou District
- Portneuf District
- Salmon District
- South Caribou District
- South Fork District
- Star Valley District (Wyoming)
- Targhee District
- Tendoy District
- Teton District
- Wolverine District
Council Properties
Grand Teton Council operates five camping properties; three Boy Scout Camps, a whitewater High Adventure Base, and a Cub Scout Day Camp/Webelos Camp.Island Park Scout Camp
This camp, located east of the town of Last Chance in Fremont County, Idaho, was established in 1975. The camp grounds are completely owned by the Council. This camp usually operates for four to five weeks during the summer. It includes both a high and a low COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) course. The aquatics program includes the only Sailboat program for the Council camps as it features a large lake.
During the first week of August this camp is the home of the new Family Scouting Experience where programs are offered for all family members. Programs include Wood Badge, Powder Horn, Cedar Badge (NYLT), another non-Scouting programs for family members.
Little Lemhi Scout Camp
This camp was founded in 1959. It is located east of the town of Irwin, Idaho, across the South Fork of the Snake River. The summer camp program normally runs six weeks, in June and July.
Treasure Mountain Scout Camp
This camp's first season was 1936. It features beautiful views of the Grand Teton, Table Rock, and Big
Medicine Falls. The camp is located east of the town of Alta, Wyoming. The traditional summer camp season is normally 5 weeks long in June and July. The highly acclaimed "Cedar Badge" National Youth Leadership Training course is offered during the first two weeks of June at this camp. It is filled with springs as well the 2 biggest ones are blue bear and morning glory. Blue Bear is 10 ft (3 m) deep, Morning Glory is 40 ft (12.2 m) deep.
H.H. Daugherty High Adventure Base
This base is located near the town of Shoup, Idaho, along the north fork of the Salmon River. It operates three-day sessions that feature whitewater rafting and kayaking. There is a low COPE course, an archery range, frisby golf course, and rock cliffs for climbing and rappelling.
Krupp Scout Hollow
This former 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) farm and orchard was acquired in the 1980s for the purpose of Cub Scout activities. It is the home of Cub Scout Day Camp (although traveling Day Camps are also sponsored across the service area). It includes a large frontier fort, an original Union Pacific caboose, bb gun range, and archery range. It is located in the town of Lorenzo, Idaho. Wood Badge adult leadership training courses are held here with courses held during the summer and early autumn.
Order of the Arrow
Shunkah Mahneetu lodge 407 serves arrowmenOrder of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
in the Council. "Shunkah Mahneetu" means "Gray Wolf" in a local tribal language.
Inland Northwest Council
Inland Northwest Council serves Scouts in Washington and IdahoIdaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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Idaho Districts:
- David Thompson District, Sandpoint
- Lewis-Clark District, Moscow
- Old Missions, Coeur d'Alene
Ore-Ida Council
Ore-Ida Council serves Scouts in IdahoIdaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
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- Butte District
- Capital District
- Centennial District
- Garden Valley District
- Elwyhee District
- Meridian District
- Seven Rivers District
- Table Rock District
- Scout Camps
Snake River Council
Snake River Council serves Scouts in Idaho, NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, and Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
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- Cassia District
- Falls District
- Minidoka District
- Northside District
- Wood River District
Trapper Trails Council
Trapper Trails Council serves Scouts in UtahUtah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and Idaho.
Girl Scouting in Idaho
Girl Scouts Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho
Girl Scouts Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho was formed on May 1, 2007 by the merger of Girl Scouts Mid - Columbia Council and Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council. See Scouting in WashingtonScouting in Washington
Scouting in Washington 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.-Early history :...
for more information.
Headquarters: Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
Website: http://www.gsewni.org
Service Centers in Idaho:
- Sandpoint, IdahoSandpoint, IdahoSandpoint is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 7,365 at the 2010 census.Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products and light manufacturing, tourism and recreation and government services...
- Coeur d'Alene, IdahoCoeur d'Alene, IdahoCoeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...
- Lewiston, IdahoLewiston, IdahoLewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
Camps in Idaho:
- Camp 4 Echos is 230 acre (0.9307778 km²) on Lake Coeur d'AleneLake Coeur d'AleneLake Coeur d'Alene is a natural lake in the Idaho Panhandle, located in the vicinity of the city of the same name. It spans long, ranges from 1 to wide and has over of shoreline for boaters and vacationers to explore and enjoy.-Geology and geography:...
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage
Silver Sage serves 6,300 girls in southern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada.Headquarters: Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
Website: http://www.girlscouts-ssc.org
Service Centers:
- Twin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
- Pocatello, IdahoPocatello, IdahoPocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
- Idaho Falls, IdahoIdaho Falls, IdahoIdaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
Camps are
- Camp Alice Pittenger in McCallMcCall, IdahoMcCall is a resort town on the western edge of Valley County, Idaho, United States. Named after its founder, Tom McCall, it is situated on the southern shore of Payette Lake, near the center of the Payette National Forest...
in Valley County, IdahoValley County, IdahoValley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a...
. It has 53 acres (214,483.6 m²) on the shores of Payette Lake. It is named for a long term Girl Scout volunteer and donor of the land, Alice Pittenger. - Pine Creek Ranch in ShoupShoup, IdahoShoup is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. Shoup is located on the Salmon River northwest of Salmon. Shoup has a post office with ZIP code 83469.Shoup was named for George L. Shoup, first governor of Idaho....
in Lemhi County, IdahoLemhi County, IdahoLemhi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1869, named after Fort Lemhi , a remote Mormon missionary settlement from 1855-58 in Bannock and Shoshone territory. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 7,806...
. It has 161 acre (0.65154446 km²). - Camp Ta-Man-a-Wis in Swan ValleySwan Valley, IdahoSwan Valley is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Swan Valley is located at ....
in Bonneville County, IdahoBonneville County, IdahoBonneville County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 104,234. Its county seat and largest city is Idaho Falls...
. It has 40 acres (161,874.4 m²). - Camp Elkhorn is 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) in Baker in Baker County, OregonBaker County, OregonBaker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. It was split from the eastern part...
. - Friendship Square, a house in Boise, IdahoBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
See also
- Eagle Rock (Idaho)
- Farragut State ParkFarragut State ParkFarragut State Park is a state park of Idaho, USA, on the southern tip of the Lake Pend Oreille in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Formerly the site held the Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the...
- Scouting in British ColumbiaScouting in British ColumbiaScouting in British Columbia has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Anglophone Scouting in British Columbia:...