Rancho Los Mochos is a Nationally Accredited BSA Scout Camp owned and operated by the Golden Gate Area Council. The Golden Gate Area Council was formed in June 2020 by the merger of the Alameda Council, Mt. Diablo Silverado Council and the San Francisco Bay Area Council.LosMochosislocated18milessouthoftheNorthernCaliforniatown ofLivermore,40milesEastofSanFrancisco.The686acreproperty wasdonatedtotheOaklandAreaCouncilinJune1944bythe AutomotiveMachinistsUnionNo.1546,InternationalAssociationof Machinists. Thecampwasdedicatedasawildernesscampforthewelfareofyouth inthecommunity,inmemoryofthemembersoftheAutomotive MachinistsUnionwhogavetheirlivesinourCountry’swarsandto assurethatfuturegenerationsofyouththeAmericanDemocratic heritageofopportunityandwell-beingtheprinciplesforwhichsaid members fought and made the supreme sacrifice. RanchoLosMochoshaslongbeenapopularweek-endcampsitefor TroopCampouts,DistrictCamporee’s,CubCampingConnections,Wolf /BearWeekend,NationalYouthLeadershipTraining(NYLT),Wood Badge,OrderoftheArroweventsandnotjustforthelocalCouncil,but for all councils of the Bay Area. .
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