About Us
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With
a
rich
history
of
Scouting
that
dates
back
to
1916,
the
Golden
Gate
Area
Council
(GGAC)
serves
the
Northern
California
Bay
Area
communities
of
San
Francisco,
Alameda,
Contra
Costa,
Napa,
Lake
and
Solano
Counties
and
supports
more
than
700
local
packs,
troops,
teams
and
crews.
The
Golden
Gate
Area
Council
was
formed
in
April
2020
by
the
merger
of
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area
Council,
the
Alameda
Council
and the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council.
The
Council
Headquarters
is
located
in
Pleasanton,
California
near
the
580
/
680
hwy
junction
with
a
satellite
office
in
Alameda.
The
GGAC
maintains
five
nationally
accredited
camps:
Camp
Herms
(located
in
the
hills
of
El
Cerrito,
CA),
Camp
Royaneh
(located
near
Cazadero
in
the
Russian
River
area),
Camp
Wolfeboro
(located
near
Bear
Valley
in
the
Sierra
Nevada
Mountains),
Rancho
Los
Mochos
(located
in
the
hills
south
of Livermore, CA) and Wente Scout Reservation (located east of Willits, CA in the Eel river watershed).
