The history of Scouting in Oregon began in the 1910s and continues to the present day, serving thousands of youth.

Boy Scouting in Oregon today

There are five Boy Scouts of America

Boy 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 serving communities in 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...

, although they are not all headquartered in Oregon..

Blue Mountain Council

Blue Mountain Council serves Scouts in Washington and Oregon. http://www.bmcbsa.org/

Cascade Pacific Council

Cascade Pacific Council serves Scouts in 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...

 and Washington. http://www.cpcbsa.org

Districts

• Calapooia District
• Chinook District
• Eagle Valley District
• Columbia Gorge District
• Fort Clatsop District
• Fort Vancouver District
• Lewis and Clark District
• Mid-Columbia District
• Pioneer District
• Sunset Trail District
• Three Rivers District
• Thunderbird District
• Tillamook District
• Tuality District
• Wapiti District
• Willamette District
• Sea Scouts District
• Van-Port District

Council camps

The council operates a number of camps, including;

• Camp Baldwin, 17 miles (27.4 km) west of Dufur, Oregon
  Dufur, Oregon
  Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. It is a farming community, with wheat being an important crop, along with tree fruit and grapes....
  
   in the Mount Hood National Forest
  Mount Hood National Forest
  The Mount Hood National Forest is located east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes...
  
  
• Camp Meriwether, on beachfront property near Tillamook, Oregon
  Tillamook, Oregon
  The city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 4,352 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Camp Cooper, northwest of Willamina, Oregon
  Willamina, Oregon
  Willamina is a city in Polk and Yamhill Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 1,844 at the 2000 census, with an unofficial estimated population of 1,885 in 2006....
  
   in the coastal forest
• Scouters' Mountain, featuring Cub World, in Clackamas, Oregon
  Clackamas, Oregon
  Clackamas was a census-designated place in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,177 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Portland, Oregon.It is the location of Camp Withycombe, a military base...
  
  
• Butte Creek Scout Ranch, a working horse ranch south of Molalla, Oregon
  Molalla, Oregon
  Molalla is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,647 at the 2000 census.-History:Molalla was named after the Molalla River, which in turn was named for the Molala, a Native American tribe that inhabited the area. William H. Vaughan took up a donation land claim in...
  
  
• Camp Morrison, a small camp east of Salem, Oregon.
• Camp Ireland in Hillsboro, Oregon
  Hillsboro, Oregon
  Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
  
  
• Camp Lewis, near Battleground, Washington
• Camp Clark, a second camp on the Meriwether Reservation near Tillamook, Oregon
• Camp Royce Finel, a small property near Astoria, Oregon
• Camp Discovery, on the Scouters' Mountain property in Clackamas, Oregon
• Camp Pioneer, east of Salem, Oregon
  Salem, Oregon
  Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
  
   in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Camp Pioneer

Camp Pioneer is a Boy Scouts of America camp situated adjacent to the Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Mount Jefferson Wilderness

The Mount Jefferson Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Jefferson in the central Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. It is situated where the Willamette, Deschutes, and Mount Hood National Forests meet...

 area within the Willamette National Forest

Willamette National Forest

The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...

 in Oregon. It is operated by the Cascade Pacific Council of Boy Scouts of America. The camp is located south of Marion Forks

Marion Forks, Oregon

Marion Forks is an unincorporated community on the North Santiam Highway, 15 miles south of the city of Detroit, in Linn County, Oregon, United States....

, east of Oregon Route 22.

Camp Pioneer was founded in 1936 by Cascade Pacific Council councilman Cap Monroe and a group of Eagle Scouts from a troop in Albany, Oregon

Albany, Oregon

Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...

 after an executive order was issued by President Grover Cleveland . In 2002, a forest fire temporarily closed the camp, with the United States Forest Service

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...

 using the camp as a command post to fight the fire. In 2003, the camp was threatened by the B and B Complex forest fire. Fire fighting crews were able to protect the camp from damage.

Pioneer is situated around Pine Ridge Lake, elevation 4,525 ft (1486 m) at the base of Mount Jefferson

Mount Jefferson (Oregon)

Mount Jefferson is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, part of the Cascade Range, and is the second highest mountain in Oregon. Situated in the far northeastern corner of Linn County on the Jefferson County line, about east of Corvallis, Mount Jefferson is in a rugged wilderness and is...

, near the Pacific Crest Trail

Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The southern terminus is at the California border with Mexico...

 and Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area. Many of the camp employees are college and high school students working during their summer break.

Order of the Arrow

• Wauna La-Mon'tay Lodge #442 Members provide thousands of hours of service every year to Cascade Pacific Council's camps.

Crater Lake Council

Crater Lake Council serves Scouts in Oregon and California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. http://www.craterlakecouncil.org

Districts

• Big Pines District serves Jackson County, Oregon
  Jackson County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:...
  
  
• Fremont District serves Crook
  Crook County, Oregon
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile...
  
  , Jefferson
  Jefferson County, Oregon
  Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 21,720. It is named after Mount Jefferson. The seat of the county is Madras.-History:...
  
   and Deschutes
  Deschutes County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583...
  
   counties in Oregon
• Klamath District serves Klamath County, Oregon
  Klamath County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge...
  
  , Lake County, Oregon
  Lake County, Oregon
  Lake County is a county in the high desert south central region of the U.S. state of Oregon, so named for the many lakes found within its boundaries, including Lake Abert, Hart Lake Reservoir, and Goose Lake. While Lake is among Oregon's largest counties, it is sparsely populated with 7,895...
  
   and Modoc County, California
  Modoc County, California
  Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,686, up from 9,449 at the 2000 census. The current county seat is Alturas, the...
  
  
• Roaring Rogue District serves Josephine County, Oregon
  Josephine County, Oregon
  Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the county is probably named after a stream in the area called Josephine Creek, which in turn is probably named after Virginia Josephine Rollins Ort. In 2010, its population was 82,713...
  
  
• Siskiyou District serves Siskiyou County, California
  Siskiyou County, California
  Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important...
  
  

Council camps

• Camp Makualla is located on the shores of Crescent Lake in the heart of the Cascades and the Deschutes National Forest.
• Camp McLoughlin is located on the northwestern shoreline of Lake of the Woods of the Fremont-Winema National Forests.

Ore-Ida Council

Ore-Ida Council serves Scouts 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....

 and Oregon.

Districts

• Benton District serves Benton County, Oregon
  Benton County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,153 people, 30,145 households, and 18,237 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 31,980...
  
  
• Cascade District serves Springfield, Oregon
  Springfield, Oregon
  Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...
  
  , Cottage Grove, Oregon
  Cottage Grove, Oregon
  Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It received its name from its first postmaster, G. C. Pierce, in September 1861. Pierce's home at the time was in an oak grove. The population was 9,686 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  , and Eastern Lane County, Oregon
  Lane County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...
  
  
• Chinook District serves Coos County, Oregon
  Coos County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:*Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siskiyou National Forest *Siuslaw National Forest - Incorporated cities:- Unincorporated communities and CDPs:-See also:...
  
  
• Doug Fir District serves Douglas County, Oregon
  Douglas County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -...
  
  
• Greenwood District serves Eugene, Oregon
  Eugene, Oregon
  Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
  
   and Western Lane County, Oregon
  Lane County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...
  
  
• Wacoma District serves Curry County, Oregon
  Curry County, Oregon
  Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:...
  
  
• Yaquina District serves Lincoln County, Oregon
  Lincoln County, Oregon
  -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:...
  
  

Council camps

• Camp Baker
• Camp Melakwa
• Camp Murnane
• Marion Mooney Scout Ranch
• Kitson Hot Springs
• Weyerhaeuser Woods

Unofficial Oregon Trail Council-Camp Baker Staff Song

We are Camp Baker staff from Western Oregon.

We're glad you came to Baker, you'll have a lot of fun.

We'll teach you Scouting skills, and sing a lot of songs.

Come on you Scouts you've gotta sing along.

We like to sail boats, we like to cook!

We like to shoot guns, we like to look

at the tall spruce trees and the shore pines too.

Camp Baker staff is here to serve you.

Oregon Trail Council. Camp Staff!!!!

Girl Scouting in Oregon

There are three Girl Scout councils serving girls in Oregon.

Girl Scouts Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho

See Scouting in Washington

Scouting 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 :...

. Serves Oregon girls in three northern Oregon
counties.

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...

Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington

Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council, Girl
Scouts of Santiam Council, Girl Scouts of Western Rivers Council, and
Girl Scouts of Winema Council in October 2008.

Headquarters: Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

Service centers:

• Eugene, Oregon
  Eugene, Oregon
  Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
  
  
• Medford, Oregon
  Medford, Oregon
  Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
  
  
• Salem, Oregon
  Salem, Oregon
  Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
  
  
• Bend, Oregon
  Bend, Oregon
  Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...
  
  
• Roseburg, Oregon
  Roseburg, Oregon
  Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 21,181 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  
• North Bend, Oregon
  North Bend, Oregon
  North Bend is a city in Coos County, Oregon, in the United States with a population of 9,695 as of the 2010 census. North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean, and borders the city of Coos Bay,...
  
  
• Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867, after the Link River on whose falls this city sat, although no falls currently exist; the name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892...
  
  

Summer resident camps:

• Camp Cleawox is 47 acres (190,202.4 m²) on a freshwater lake near the coast south of Florence, Oregon
  Florence, Oregon
  Florence is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,466.-History:The Florence area was originally inhabited by the Siuslaw tribe of Native Americans. Some state that the city was named for state senator A. B...
  
   in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
  Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
  The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles north from the Coos River in North Bend, to the Siuslaw River, in Florence. The NRA is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United States Forest Service...
  
  . Girl Scouts first started camping there before 1930 and in 1938/1939 substantial work was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps
  Civilian Conservation Corps
  The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
  
  . The property was also leased by other groups until 1949.
• Camp Arrowhead is 263 acres (1.1 km²) near Stevenson, Washington
  Stevenson, Washington
  Stevenson is a town in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,465 at the 2010 census, a 22% increase over 2000. It is the county seat of Skamania County and home to the Skamania County Court House and Sheriff's Office...
  
  . It was opened in 1948.
• Camp Whispering Winds is 220 acre (0.8903092 km²) near Philomath, Oregon
  Philomath, Oregon
  Philomath is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Philomath College. The population was 3,838 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
  
  
• Camp Low Echo is 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) at the base of Mount McLoughlin
  Mount McLoughlin
  Mount McLoughlin is a steep-sided lava cone built on top of a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon and within the Sky Lakes Wilderness area. It is one of the volcanic peaks in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The mountain is north of Mount Shasta, south of Crater Lake, and west of Upper...
  
   on the shores of Lake of the Woods
  Lake of the Woods (Oregon)
  Lake of the Woods is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon, United States. The lake covers . The lake was named by Oliver C. Applegate in 1870. Today, the lake is part of the Fremont-Winema National Forests. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife manages the...
  
   in Winema National Forest
  Winema National Forest
  The Winema National Forest is a United States National Forest in Klamath County on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon, and covers . The forest borders Crater Lake National Park near the crest of the Cascades and stretches eastward into the Klamath Basin...
  
  . It was started in 1946.

Other camps and properties:

• Camp Wallace Creek is 200 acre (0.809372 km²) near Jasper, Oregon
  Jasper, Oregon
  Jasper is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River....
  
  
• Tomlin Forest Camp is 200 acre (0.809372 km²) near Medford, Oregon
  Medford, Oregon
  Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
  
  
• Ruth Hyde Camp is 90 acres (364,217.4 m²) near Grants Pass, Oregon
  Grants Pass, Oregon
  -Rogue River:The Rogue River runs through Grants Pass.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile . By 2008,...
  
  
• Mountaindale Program Center is 50 acres (202,343 m²) near North Plains, Oregon
  North Plains, Oregon
  North Plains is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, off U.S. 26 on the northwest outskirts of the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 1,605 at the 2000 census; by July 2007 the population was estimated to be 1,813.-Geography:...
  
  
• Homestead
• Seaside House
• The Dalles House
• Albany House
• Lebanon House
• Newport House

Silver Sage Girl Scout Council

Serves girls in four eastern Oregon counties. Silver Sage has one camp in Oregon, the Camp Elkhorn 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) near Baker.

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,...