Established in 1930, Camp Herms is located in the hills at the edge of El Cerrito. The camp overlooks the entire San Francisco Bay Area. The camp is open year-round for council, district, and unit activities including training courses, Cub Scout camps, and unit camping. It can be used as the hub for visits to local historical sites, San Francisco and the surrounding area. The facilities include a large meeting lodge with kitchen, campsites, sleeping shelters, and shooting ranges (archery & BB guns). Camp Herms is also the starting point for the Fages (Fa-Hace) Historic Trail.
Established in 1944, Rancho Los Mochos is located in the scenic oak-studded hills of southeastern Alameda County, up a winding canyon road above Livermore. It has several large rustic campsite areas, making it ideal for unit camping or District Camporees. The Camp sites feature fire rings, picnic tables, and piped drinking water. The central camp area has a small dining hall with kitchen, a modern bathroom shower building, a modest program building, an outdoor pool, and a large flat field for programs or games. There also are shooting ranges (archery, rifle, and shotgun).
Established in 1925, Camp Royaneh is a Nationally Accredited Boy Scout camp in the coastal redwoods near Cazadero in Sonoma County. The weather at Royaneh is moderately warm in the afternoons and cool in the evenings. Royaneh has a large dining hall, campsites that offer open cabin and tent camping, shooting ranges (archery, rifle, shotgun, and black powder), COPE course (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) outdoor swimming in an Olympic-size pool, and a horsemanship program.
Established in 1959, Wente Scout Reservation is a Nationally Accredited Boy Scout camp in the foothills near Willits, CA in Mendocino County. With 2200 acres, Wente is one of the largest Scout Camps on the West Coast and offers a wide variety of programs. Wente Scout Reservation has a modern dining hall, campsites with platform tents, shooting ranges (archery, rifle, shotgun, and black powder). The 80-acre lake offers outstanding swimming, boating, and fishing. Wente Scout Reservation offers a world class mountain biking program and a horsemanship program.
Established in 1928, Camp Wolfeboro is a Nationally Accredited Boy Scout Camp in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains on the North Fork of the Stanislaus River off Hwy4 about 20 miles east of Arnold in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. The waterfront is positioned along an improved section of the river offering swimming, boating, and fishing. Wolfeboro offers shooting ranges (archery, rifle, and shotgun), an expansive rock-climbing program, an introductory backpacking trip for first year Scouts, a 3-Day Wilderness Trek + other high adventure program for older scouts, & STEM. Units must provide their own tents pitched on the ground. Meals are served in a dining hall serving-line style.
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The Golden Gate Area Council has instituted a refund policy to ensure our Scouts receive high quality programs & activities. A great deal of advanced planning and purchasing takes place for programs and events of the Golden Gate Area Council during the months and weeks prior to an event.
The Council will refund up to 100% of the costs for any event it cancels. In order to maintain the most cost effective and positive program impact activity, camping, and event refunds of 100% cannot be given. Refunds are not given for No-Shows, schedule conflicts, weather conditions, or behavior issues occurring before or during the event. Refunds are considered based upon the following criteria and timeline and are returned to the person or entity and in the manner in which they were received.
Time Until Start of Event | Percentage Refund |
Up to 14 days prior | 80% refund |
Up to 7 days prior | 60% refund |
7 days or less | No refund* |
*Participants who cancel from an event within 7 days will be considered for up to a 60% refund if the refund request is accompanied by a Doctor’s note. Requests under these circumstances will not be considered if not received at the Council Service Center less than 14 days after the start of the event.
The Golden Gate Area Council believes each Scout should be given every opportunity to attend Camp. At times it can be hard for a family to raise the money, and Camperships can help cover part of the cost of a week of Camp for Golden Gate Area Council members attending one of the Golden Gate Area Council Camps. Campership applications are due by March 27th for continuing Scouts and May 29th for newly bridged Arrow of Light Scouts.
ALL of our Camps are CLOSED and the Staff is off duty from 11:00 AM on Saturday to 11:00AM on Sunday each weekend.
No Troop……..No Problem! You don’t have to miss out on all the fun just because your troop isn’t going to summer camp or because other summer plans mean you won’t be able to go to camp with your Troop. You may even want to do an additional week of camp just because you had such a great time.
New Friends…….New Experiences! Provisional Camping is just like camping with your home troop, except you’ll have the opportunity to camp with new friends as you join Scouts from all over the council and beyond. You’ll meet new people and have the opportunity to develop friendships that can last a lifetime. Provisional Scouts will partner with a selected Golden Gate Area Council Troop with an experienced leader. You’ll have a full time Scoutmaster for the week that, just like your Scoutmaster back home, will make sure you have a safe and fun camp experience. Provisional scouts can participate in all of the camp’s exciting programs including advancement, competitions, and patrol events. It’s a great way to finish additional Merit Badges, or to try a new part of the program that you weren’t able to try before.
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SO, sign up now if you’d like to attend camp as part of the provisional camping program!
Provisional Camping is the creation of a temporary Troop or an opportunity to work with another unit. Provisional camping allows youth to attend camp without their home unit. Provisional camping is not new; it is used during many different Scouting events including National Jamborees and High Adventure trips.
The Scout’s family is responsible for transportation to and from Camp. Please contact the Golden Gate Area Council Camping and Outdoor Programs Department ([email protected]) for questions or more information.
First, try to connect the Scout and counselor in Scoutbook. If that is successful, the counselor is registered and qualified. If unsuccessful, go to the counselor’s home council and search for their Advancement Administrators. Most will have an email address for either the Council Advancement Committee or Professional Advisor. Send an email asking if the counselor has been registered and qualified for the merit badge(s) in question and the status of their Youth Protection Training. Ask California councils if the counselor has completed AB506 training and LiveScan. The unit leader’s “blue card” signature verifies their counselor credentials verification.
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