Scouting in Washington
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Template:Portalpar Scouting in Washington has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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Early history (1910-1950)
Founded in 1919, Camp Parsons is the oldest Boy Scout camp west of the Mississippi River and the third oldest continually running Boy Scout camp in the United States on its original location. It sits on Jackson Cove, part of the Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula, just north of Brinnon, Washington, and just south of Quilcene, Washington. The original land for the camp was donated by Reginald Hascall Parsons in 1918. Thousands of Boy Scouts come to Camp Parsons every summer. The camp also runs a High Adventure program in which Scouts spend a week hiking in the Olympic Mountains and have the opportunity to enter the Order of the Silver Marmot, an honor unique to this camp.
Recent history (1950-1990)
In the 1980s, a council in Washington state had an anti-drug merit badge, but it was not applicable for either rank or palms, nor was it approved by BSA National.
Scouting in Washington today
There are seven Boy Scouts of America local councils in Washington.
Blue Mountain Council
- Columbia River District
- Eastern Oregon District
- Pioneer District
- Rattlesnake Ridge District
- White Bluffs District
Cascade Pacific Council
- Calapooia District
- Chinook District
- Big Thunder District
- Eagle Valley District
- Columbia Gorge District
- Fort Clatsop District
- Fort Vancouver District
- Mid-Columbia District
- Mount Jefferson District
- North Clackamas District
- Pioneer District
- Silver Star District
- Sunset Trail District
- Three Rivers District
- Thunderbird District
- Tillamook District
- Tuality District
- Wapiti District
- Willamette District
- Wy-East District
Chief Seattle Council
Originally called Seattle Area Council, Chief Seattle Council is the organization governing the Scouting activities of the Boy Scouts of America in a large part of the Puget Sound and Seattle area, including almost all of the Olympic Peninsula. One of the largest Boy Scout Councils in the nation, it retains over 40,000 youth members and operates several Scout camps, including Camp Parsons, Camp Pigott, Camp Brinkley, and Camp Sheppard. The council's Order of the Arrow Lodge is #502 T'kope Kwiskwis.
- Alpine District
- Aquila District: Its territory includes Lake Forest Park, Washinton, North Seattle and Shoreline, Washington.
- Aurora District: Its territory also includes Lake Forest Park, Washington and Shoreline, Washington
- Cascade District
- Foothills District
- Green River District: Its territory covers primarily the areas of Kent, Washington and Renton, Washington.
- Mount Olympus District
- North Lakes District: Its territory includes Bothell, Washington and Kenmore, Washington
- Orca District
- Sammamish Trails District
- Sinclair District
- Thunderbird District
Grand Columbia Council
- Apple Valley District
- Chief Kamiakin District
- Columbia Basin District
- Okanogan Valley District
- Saddle Mountain District
- Skookum District
Inland Northwest Council
- Thunderbird District
- Chinook District
- Lincoln District
- Old Missions District
- Grizzly District
- Selkirk District
- Stevens District
- Pend Oreille District
- Moyie River District
- Chief Kamiakin District
- Lewis-Clark District
Mount Baker Council
- Klahaya District
- Puget Sound District
- Tillikum District
- Skagit District
- Tyee District
- Whatcom Island District
Pacific Harbors Council
- Sasquatch District
- Sleeping Giant District
- Thunderbird District