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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2021 | Camp Joy was closed and no longer active.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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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles List of council camps (Boy Scouts of America), Maple Bluff Boy Scout Cabin, Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? & List of Boy Scout calendar illustrations, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.