All Are Welcome at Tahquitz
Camp Tahquitz is the Long Beach Area Council, Scouting America’s mountain camp: one square mile (640 acres) of pristine forestland at 6,500 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains at 41700 State Hwy 38, Angelus Oaks, about 90 minutes from Long Beach. Opened in 1925, Tahquitz offers five weeks of summer camp each year plus year-round weekend camping, cabins, and lodge rentals open to Scout units and outside groups alike.
Yes, Camp Tahquitz is a great summer camp with a heated swimming pool, a zip line, archery, shotgun, climbing, horses, and much more. But did you know you can rent the camp for tent camping, or use the cabins and Kiwanis Lodge for your unit or group? Winter is a great time to enjoy this mountain property. Spring at Tahquitz is a beautiful way to start your camping year and take your first hikes. You can even stay at Tahquitz while you day-trip to Big Bear. Make Tahquitz your choice for camping any time of the year.
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Can Non-Scout Groups Rent Camp Tahquitz?
Yes. Camp Tahquitz is open to all organizations for rental use. We are happy to host reunions, retreats, weddings, family gatherings, and organization socials, with campsites, cabins, and the Kiwanis Lodge available year-round. See rates and reservations, or contact Kevin Folkerts to book today.
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Background
Since opening in 1925, Camp Tahquitz has served hundreds of thousands of youth from greater Long Beach, Southern California, and several western United States, by making available the finest possible camping experience in an incomparable setting.
At 6,500 feet elevation, the camp offers clean air and an agreeable climate amid rolling green meadows and thick forests of cedars, oaks, and pines, including some of the world’s tallest Ponderosa Pine trees. Its location offers spectacular views of the mountains above and the valley below, plus an abundant variety of birds, mammals, and other wildlife.
The program is varied, offering a wide range of outdoor activities: archery, rifle shooting, rowing, canoeing, climbing and rappelling, nature studies, horseback riding, and camp craft, just to name a few.
Our location on the edge of the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area offers many opportunities for challenging hikes through magnificent backcountry to the highest point in Southern California, Mt. San Gorgonio. As adventurers have done since the earliest Native American tribes of Southern California first trekked onto the forested slopes of Mt. San Bernardino, we invite you to explore the resources and treasures of Camp Tahquitz. Spend a week with us during the summer, or come up anytime during the year for off-season mountain experiences.
Questions about camp? See our Frequently Asked Questions.