Long Beach Area Council

Long Beach Area Council
Scouting America

401 E. 37th Street 7338
Long Beach, CA 90807

562.427.0911
www.longbeachbsa.org


The Long Beach Area Council of the Scouting America was chartered in 1919 to serve youth in the sprawling urban communities of Long Beach, Bellflower, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Santa Catalina Island in Southern California. Today the programs of Cub Scouts, ScoutsBSA, Venturing, Exploring, and Sea Scouts serve all young men and women beginning at age five through 20.


 

Camp Tahquitz
41700 State Highway 38 
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305

Ranger: (909) 794-2926
Summer Camp: (909) 794-2932
www.camptahquitz.org


Approx. 20 miles between Redlands and Big Bear Lake along State Highway 38 in the Barton Flats area of the San Bernardino National Forest.) 

The Long Beach Area Council is fortunate to own a square mile (640 acres) of pristine forest land in the San Bernardino Mountains. The Will J. Reid Scout Reservation-Camp Tahquitz is an easy drive of about 100 miles from Long Beach. The property sits at the 6500-foot elevation among rolling meadows, cedars, firs, oaks and some of the world's tallest Ponderosa Pines. The Camp Tahquitz summer program has been operated by the Council for nearly 80 years, serving Scouts from Troops throughout Southern California and as far away as Nevada and Arizona. Camp Tahquitz offers one of the finest traditional Scout camping experiences in the Western Region, always receiving the highest ratings of the BSA National Camp Standards. Troops have the options to utilize Jamboree-style feeding (units prepare meals in their campsites with camp-provided food) or central dining hall-style feeding. More summer camp information for Scouts and adult leaders can be obtained by contacting the Scout Service Center (562-427-0911).

Besides summer camp, some of the Council programs provided at Camp Tahquitz are Webelos parent-son weekends, Freeze-O-Rees, Tri-Council Woodbadge Training and the annual Tahquitz Community Induction. The Council holds various workparty weekends in which units can participate (most typically in June) to help get the facility ready for summer camp and complete special development or conservation projects. The camp is accessible year-round for groups of all sizes, offering plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. The camp gets snow roughly mid-December to March.