San Francisco Bay Area Council
The San Francisco Bay Area Council (SFBAC) is a council of the Boy Scouts of America, formed by a merger of the San Francisco Area and Oakland Area Councils in February 1964.[1] Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving the cities of Colma, Daly City (northern section), San Francisco, Emeryville, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, Newark, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore, as well as unincorporated communities such as Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Sunol.
| San Francisco Bay Area Council #028 | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | San Leandro, California | ||
| Country | United States | ||
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Headquartered in San Leandro (1001 Davis Street), the council surrounds both the Piedmont and Alameda Councils. SFBAC is one of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay area.
History
In June 1916, the Oakland-Piedmont Council (#021) was chartered, changing its name in 1921 to the Oakland Area Council after Piedmont elected to organize their own council. In January 1917, the San Francisco Council (#051) was chartered, changing its name in 1924 to the San Francisco Area Council.[2]
Organization
- Golden Gate District (Colma, Daly City, and San Francisco)
- Mission Peak District (Fremont, Newark, and Union City)
- Peralta District (Emeryville and Oakland)
- Tres Ranchos District (Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo)
- Twin Valley District (Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and Sunol)
Camps
- Camp Royaneh 38.5113779°N 123.0724141°W - began its existence in 1925 when the San Francisco Council purchased a piece of property that was formerly the Watson Ranch. Since that time, it has served countless Scouts and Scouters.[3] It is located adjacent to the East Austin Creek, two miles east of Elim Grove. Camp Royaneh is one of the oldest scout camps west of the Mississippi River (Camp Parsons in Seattle, WA, Est 1919, being the oldest). Prior to Camp Royaneh, summer training camps were held in Mill Valley (1917), Olema (1918) and Elim Grove (1924)[4]
- Rancho Los Mochos (Est. 1944), located in the hills South of Livermore, California.[5]
- Wente Scout Reservation (Est 1959-formerly known as Willits Scout Ranch) - began its existence in 1959 as a weekend camp with the first Summer camp being held in June 1964. 39.417°N 123.371°W - located outside of Willits, California.[6][7]
Order of the Arrow
- Achewon Nimat Lodge #282[8][9] was formed on December 13, 1964 by the merger of Machek N'Gult Lodge 375 of the Oakland Area Council and Royaneh Lodge 282 of the San Francisco Area Council. Although the Oakland Council and the San Francisco Council merged in February 1964, it was not until the end of the year that the Order of the Arrow lodges merged. The official date of the Lodge Charter is January 1, 1965.
References
- "History".
- Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
- "camp royaneh". camproyaneh.org.
- "Camp Royaneh". sfbac.org.
- "Rancho Los Mochos".
- "Wente Scout Reservation".
- "Wente Scout Reservation". webcitation.org.
- "Achewon Nimat Lodge". achewonnimat.org.
- "Achewon Nimat Lodge". www.sfbac.org.