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Scouting and Outdoors Links

Revised September 27, 2006

• Boy Scouting Official Web Pages
• Other Boy Scout Web Pages of General Interest
• Girl Scouting Web Pages
• Outdoors Pages
• Where to Go Pages

• Troop 651 Boy Scouts of America in San Marcos, California - Your host

• BSA San Diego-Imperial Council serving San Diego and Imperial Counties.

• BSA Kit Carson District - local information about Scouting in San Marcos, Escondido, and Valley Center.
• Boy Scouts of America - information about Scouting in general.
• World Scout Bureau

• The MacScouter - Scouting Resources Online.
• the largest Scouting web portal in the world
• Meritbadge.com - Requirements and links to web sites for all merit badges.
• Scouting Bear - by another local Scouter, with lots of info and lots of links
• The Net Woods Virtual Campsite - The Scout Hut Virtual Library

Outdoors Pages
Commercial sites are listed only for general interest and no endorsement is made of any of these sites.

• GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Page - Great resource and links.
• California State Parks Official Web Site
• Leave No Trace - How to camp so no one will know you were there!
• Backpacker Basecamp - by Backpacker Magazine
• Check the National Weather Service in San Diego before you go.
• For backcountry communications, try Amateur Radio (ASM Bill Jeffrey's ham page).
  Get your Radio Merit Badge
• Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) - a commercial site, but good guides about what to look for in outdoor equipment, and a bulletin board.
• Campmor - another commercial source of outdoor supplies.
• Backpack Gear Test - a good source for independent reviews of backpacking equipment.

• Scout Camps
  • San Diego-Imperial Council Camping
              Mataguay Scout Reservation, Camp Balboa, San Diego Youth Aquatic Center
  • High Adventure Training and Trail Building
  • Emerald Bay (Hey, it's Catalina Island)
  • Orange County Council
  • Camp Whitsett
• San Diego County in general
  • Jerry Schad's Roam-O-Rama at the San Diego Reader
  • Hikes Near Fallbrook, CA , Including All Hikes In San Diego County And Many In Neighboring Counties
  • San Diego County Parks:
    • Camping in San Diego County Parks - including Heise Park
  • San Diego Magazine Outdoors
• Mountain Southern California Information
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park homepage
  • Palomar Observatory
  • San Gorgonio Wilderness Association homepage - lot's of info, and their links page has even more.
    Also check out flora and fauna sights and sounds!
  • Mt. San Jacinto State Park
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
  • U.S. Forest Service
    • Cleveland National Forest in San Diego and Orange Counties
    • San Bernardino National Forest
    • Angeles National Forest
  • Camp Pendleton
    • Lake O'Neill and Beach camping
• Desert Southern California Information
  • Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
  • Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
  • Anza-Borrego Foundation
  • Desert USA Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
  • Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce homepage
• High Sierra Information
  • Inyo National Forest homepage
  • The Sierra Web - Eastern Sierra
  • Highway 395 page
  • Pacific Crest Trail Association
  • Town of Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau
  • A guide to Mammoth Lakes
  • Yosemite Online
  • Kings Canyon and Sequoia Wilderness Hikes
• Colorado River Information
  • Picacho State Recreation Area
  • Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
  • A couple of commerical river tours. We do it ourself for MUCH less:
    • Martinez Lake
    • CRCT - Some good info on our trip, but we do it ourself for MUCH less.
    • Yuma River Tours