Scouting in Utah 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.

History

Utah has one of the longest running scouting legacies in the country. The first Boy Scout Troop got its start in Logan, Utah in 1910. On May 21, 1913, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 15-month-old "MIA Scout" program was officially invited to join the Boy Scouts of America. This started the first widespread movement in Utah Scouting. By 1928, the LDS Church had designated Scouting as the official activity program for its young men.

The Ogden Council was in existence in 1919. In 1920, Scout Executive, G.A. Goates, led 85 boys and scoutmasters on a 14-day hike through Yellowstone National Park. According to the Department of the Interior, 3,800 feet of motion picture film was taken of the trip.

In 1919 the Great Salt Lake and Lake Bonneville Councils were formed. Later, in 1921 the Utah County Council was formed. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains a major sponsor of scouting in Utah, however churches of other faiths, and other non profit organizations are sponsors of Utah scouting programs. Most, if not all troops welcome those of all faiths to their program.

Up until the 1980s or 1990s, the Lake Bonneville Council and Cache Valley Council covered northern Utah. Those Councils are now part of the Trapper Trails Council.

Great Salt Lake Council

Great Salt Lake Council serves northern Utah.

Great Southwest Council

Great Southwest Council

The Great Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

, and provides Scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 to youth in northern New Mexico, northeast Arizona, Utah south of the Colorado River, and the Durango and Mesa Verde areas of Colorado.

Snake River Council

Snake River Council
Snake River Council serves Scouts in Idaho, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

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Trapper Trails Council

Trapper Trails Council serves Scouts in Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

.http://www.TrapperTrails.org

• Arrowhead District
• Bear Lake
  Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah)
  Bear Lake is a natural freshwater lake on the Utah-Idaho border in the Western United States. It is the second largest natural freshwater lake in Utah and has been called the "Caribbean of the Rockies" for its unique turquoise-blue color, the result of suspended limestone deposits in the water...
  
   District
• Bear River
  Bear River (Utah)
  The Bear River is a river, approximately long, in southwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and northern Utah, in the United States. The largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake, it drains a mountainous area and farming valleys northeast of the lake and southeast of the Snake River Plain...
  
   District
• Bird Haven District
• Bonneville Shores District
• Bridger Valley District
• Elk Horn District
• Francis Peak District
• Franklin District
• Golden Spike District
• Island View District
• Lakeview District
• Mount Ogden District
• Mountain View District
• Old Ephriam District
• Old Juniper District
• Old Ephriam District
• Pilot Butte District
• Platte River District
• Snow Horse District
• Weber View District
• Wyuta District

Camps

• Camp Loll is operated located on Lake of the Woods
  Lake of the Woods (Wyoming)
  Lake of the Woods is a mountain lake in Wyoming, located upstream from Grassy Lake along the Ashton-Flagg Ranch road. It lies in Targhee National Forest, between the southern border of Yellowstone National Park and the northern border of Grand Teton National Park. Primary access is from Ashton,...
  
   in Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
  
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• Camp Bartlett is located at southeastern Idaho 4 miles up road from cache national forest

• Camp Aspen Ridge is located near Preston, ID.

• Camp Hunt is located on Bear Lake near Garden City.

• Camp Kiesel

• Camp Fife is located on the Bear River near Cutler Dam, just outside of Fielding, Utah

• Camp New Fork is located on the lower New Fork lake just outside of Cora, WY.

• Camp Browning is located in Huntsville, Utah
  Huntsville, Utah
  Huntsville is a town in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  , about 67.12 miles from Salt Lake City.

Utah National Parks Council

Utah National Parks Council

• Alpine District
• Beaver District
• Bridal Veil Falls District
• Buckhorn District
• Carbon District
• Cascade District
• Cathedral Gorge District
• Cedar Breaks District
• Deseret District
• Fishlake District
• Grand District
• Hobble Creek District
• King's Peak District
• Lehi District
• Millard District
• Mount Nebo District
• Palmyra District - Boundaries include the communities of Spanish Fork, Utah
  Spanish Fork, Utah
  Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 31,497 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:Spanish Fork was settled by LDS pioneers in 1851...
  
  , Salem, Utah
  Salem, Utah
  Salem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,372 at the 2000 census...
  
  , Woodland Hills, Utah
  Woodland Hills, Utah
  Woodland Hills is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 941 at the 2000 census...
  
  , Palmyra, Utah
  Palmyra, Utah
  Palmyra is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 485 at the 2000 census...
  
  , Benjamin, Utah
  Benjamin, Utah
  Benjamin is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  , Lake Shore, Utah
  Lake Shore, Utah
  Lake Shore is a census-designated place in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  , and Leland, Utah.
• Panguitch District
• Paria River District
• Pilot Peak District
• Pony Express District
• Powell Point District
• Provo District - Covers roughly the "southern half" of Provo, Utah.
• Provo Cascade District - Covers roughly the "northern half" of Provo, Utah
  Provo, Utah
  Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
  
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• San Juan District
• Sanpete District-Covers the entirety of Sanpete County, in Central Utah.
• Silver Lake District
• Snow Canyon District
• Squaw Peak District
• Timpanogos District
• Uintah District
• Utah Lake District
• Virgin River District
• Wasatch District
• Wayne District

Girl Scouting in Utah

Two Girl Scout councils serve Utah.

History

Girl Scouting in Utah started in 1920 in Ogden, Utah

Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

 and the first
troops registered in Salt Lake City in 1921. In 1961 the current
major council in Utah, Girl Scouts of Utah, was founded by the merging
of several smaller councils.

Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council

In Utah, Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council serves girls living
in the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...

 in southern Utah. See Scouting in Arizona

Scouting in Arizona

Scouting in Arizona 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.-The founding of the Boy Scouts in Arizona:...

 for more information

Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

Website: http://www.girlscoutsaz.org

Girl Scouts of Utah

Girls Scouts of Utah serves over 9,000 girls in Utah and West Wendover, Nevada

West Wendover, Nevada

West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City

Website: http://www.gsutah.org

Service Centers:

• Northern Utah Service Center in Riverdale, Utah
  Riverdale, Utah
  Riverdale is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,656 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Riverdale is located at ....
  
  
• Central Utah Service Center in Orem, Utah
  Orem, Utah
  Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...
  
  

Camps

• Camp Cloud Rim is 27 acre (0.10926522 km²) at over 9000 feet (2,743.2 m) by Lake Brimhall in the Wasatch Mountains near Park City, Utah
  Park City, Utah
  Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
  
  . It is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the Utah Works Progress Administration
  Works Progress Administration
  The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
  
   in the early 1930s. Originally named Camp Pinar, it was renamed to Camp Cloud Rim in 1937. The Lodge was destroyed by fire in 1992 but rebuilt and named the Janet Quinney Lawson Lodge.
• Trefoil Ranch is 123 acre (0.49776378 km²) near Provo, Utah. It was built in 1943 by volunteers

Executive pay controversy

In 2007 it was disclosed that the leader of the Great Salt Lake Council received more than $200,000 a year in compensation. Executive pay became an issue again in 2011 during the annual Friends of Scouting campaign. During that time, a scout leader in an LDS ward distributed a disclaimer that the Friends of Scouting monies do not directly benefit the local Scout troop

Scout troop

The Scout troop is a unit of Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts that usually meet weekly. Girl Guides often use Unit or Company instead. The troop is the fundamental unit, which a Scout joins and via which he or she participates in Scouting activities, such as camping, backpacking, and...

, but are used to pay expenses at the Council and National level, including Executive pay which he felt was excessive. The leader was subsequently removed from his scouting role by his ecclesiastical leaders.