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Trapper Trails Council
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	1200 E 5400 S Ogden, UT 84403
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°09′54″N 111°56′58″W / 41.165121°N 111.949539°W / 41.165121; -111.949539
Defunct	April 2020
Website https://www.trappertrails.org/
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The Trapper Trails Council is a former local council of the Boy Scouts of America that served areas in Northern Utah, Southern Idaho and Western Wyoming serving 18 districts. In April 2020, it combined with the former Great Salt Lake and Utah National Parks councils to create the new Crossroads of the West Council.

History

In 1916, the Logan Council (#588) was formed. It changed its name to the Cache Valley Council (#588) in 1922, changing it again in 1924 to Cache Valley Area Council (#588). In 1919, the Ogden Council (#589) was formed. It changed its name to the Ogden Gateway Area Council (#589) in 1922, changing it again in 1934 to Ogden Area Council (#589). In 1951, the Ogden Area Council changed its name Lake Bonneville Council (#589). Lake Bonneville and Cache Valley Area merged with the Jim Bridger Council (#639) to form the Trapper Trails Council in 1993.

In April 2020, it combined with the former Great Salt Lake and Utah National Parks councils to create the new Crossroads of the West Council.

Organization

The council was divided into these districts:

• Arrowhead
• Bear Lake
• Bird Haven
• Bonneville Shores
• Elk Horn
• Francis Peak
• Franklin
• Golden Spike
• Island View
• Jim Bridger
• Lakeview
• Mount Ogden
• Mountain View
• Old Ephraim
• Old Juniper
• Snow Horse
• Weber View
• Wyoming Trails

Camps

Trapper Trails Council hires over 500 camp counselors annually to serve as handicraft assistants, sports instructors, shooting sports assistants (archery, .22 caliber rifle, BB gun, skeet and black-powder), trading post operators/managers, maintenance and food service assistants, nature instructors and Scout skills instructors, and lifeguards. The council operates the following camps:

• Camp Bartlett is located at southeastern Idaho 4 miles (6.4 km) up the road from Cache National Forest
• Camp Browning is located in Huntsville, Utah, about 67.12 miles (108.02 km) from Salt Lake City.
• Camp Fife is located on the Bear River near Cutler Dam, just outside Fielding, Utah
• Hull Valley Scout Reservation is located near Preston, Idaho.
• Camp Hunt is located on Bear Lake near Garden City.
• Camp Kiesel is located about 25 miles (40 km) east of Ogden, Utah.
• Camp Loll is located on Lake of the Woods in Wyoming near Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
• Camp New Fork is located on the lower New Fork lake just outside Cora, Wyoming.
• Traveling Day Camp
• Ogden COPE Course

See also

• Scouting in Utah

References

1. Stephenson, Kathy (March 10, 2020). "The LDS effect: Utah's Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
3. Stephenson, Kathy (March 10, 2020). "The LDS effect: Utah's Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
4. "Districts - Trapper Trails Council". www.trappertrails.org.
5. "Camp Staff - Trapper Trails Council". www.trappertrails.org.
6. "Camps - Trapper Trails Council". www.trappertrails.org.

External links

• Official website

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