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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2021 | Camp Joy was closed and no longer active.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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