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2025 Camp Josepho was completely burned in the Palisades Fire.
2024 Camp Cherry Valley was closed by the Greater Los Angeles Area Council.
2023 Trexler Scout Reservation was sold to Trexler Veterans Initiative, which included Akelaland Cub Scout resident camp and Settlers Camp.
2023 Camp Theakiki was sold by Rainbow Council.
2022 Woodland Trails Scout Reservation began closing.
2022 Camp Wah-Tut-Ca leased to another organization for summer camp programs from 2022-2027, while remaining available for Scout weekend camping in fall, winter, and spring.
2022 Camp Gustin is sold to Androscoggin Land Trust, with camping sites still available for Scouts.
2022 Camp Belzer built the Lange Innovation Center, offering numerous activities and indoor rental spaces.
2022 Deer Lake Scout Reservation was sold to Pathfinders Inc., a non-profit organization planning to continue operating the property as a camp.
June 17 2022 Cachalot Scout Reservation was sold to become part of Myles Standish State Forest.
2021 Camp Freeland Leslie was sold.
2021 Camp Nutter is sold and transitions to non-Scout Camp Kita, though remains available for Scout use.
2021 Camp Lakota was sold.
2021 Camp Joy was closed and no longer active.
October 2021 Napowan Adventure Base was closed in October, with plans to be sold.
2020 As part of the BSA's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the calendar paintings were listed as organizational assets.
2020 Camp Strake reopens after previous sale.
2020 Camp Bear Creek was transferred to ownership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
September 2020 Camp Red Wing was purchased by Fortis Ventures and subsequently became privately owned by a family, renamed The Landing at Redwing.
January 2020 Camp Munhacke and Rota-Kiwan Scout Reservation officially closed.
2019 Lake Pleasant Camp became inactive after the 2019 camping season, ending its operations in cooperation with the Maricopa County Parks Department.
2019 Worth Ranch debuts Cub Resident Camp.
2019 Camp Friedlander celebrated its 100 year anniversary.
2019 K-M Scout Ranch underwent renovation by the Montana Council.
October 2019 Michigan Crossroads council announced the closure of Camp Munhacke and Rota-Kiwan Scout Reservation.
2018 Camp Shin-Go-Beek was reopened by a private developer after previously being closed in 2015.
2018 El Rancho Cima, including Cockrell River Camp, is sold.
2018 Adventure Cove (cub) was phased out and hosted at Camp Clark.
2018 Camp Boyhaven was sold by Twin Rivers Council to private hands.
2018 Richard Mager resumed his role as Aquatics Director at Winnebago Scout Reservation.
2018 Scout Ranch owned by Three Fires Council was sold after being renamed Scout Adventure Camp.
2017 Camp Lindblad was sold.
2017 Camp Dierks was sold after the council merger.
2017 Stambaugh Scout Reservation came under the Great Trail Council.
November 6 2017 The Maple Bluff Boy Scout Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its historical significance to the local community and Boy Scouts organization.
2016 Log Cabin Wilderness Camp was closed.
2016 Camp Dierks was closed following the merger of NeTseO Trails Council with Circle Ten Council.
2016 Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge vacates the Opal Springs camp site.
2015 Robert S. Lyle Scout Reservation was closed.
2015 LeFeber Northwoods Camps were sold.
2015 Camp Mach-Kin-O-Siew was closed by the consolidated Pathway to Adventure Council.
2015 Cub World at Scouters' Mountain was closed after the property was sold.
2015 Camp Massasoit closed, with much of its land subsequently sold to outside developers.
2015 Brown Memorial Camp underwent significant renovations to update its facilities.
2014 Camp French was closed.
2014 Maywood Wilderness Scout Camps were sold.
2014 McGregor Smith Scout Reservation was closed after being purchased by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
2014 Mark Greer Scout Reservation was sold and is now owned by a church.
2014 Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on openly gay scouts, marking a significant policy change in the organization's history.
2013 Potomac Council closed Camp Potomac, located in Oldtown, Maryland.

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