Long Beach Area
Council
Boy Scouts of America
401 E. 37th Street
PO Box 7338
Long Beach, CA 90807
562.427.0911
562.492.9437 fax
Council Camps
CAMP TAHQUITZ, BARTON FLATS
41700 State Highway 38, Angelus Oaks, CA 92305
Ranger: (909) 794-2926
Summer Camp: (909) 794-2932 www.camptahquitz.com
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 Cindy Spalding at the Scout Service Center (562-427-0911 ext 211).
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 Tribe of Tahquitz 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.
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