For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 is divided into four regions—Western, Central

Central Region (Boy Scouts of America)

For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America is divided into four regions — Central, Southern, Western, and Northeast. Each region is then subdivided into areas...

, Southern, and Northeast

Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America)

Northeast Region is one of the four administrative regions of the Boy Scouts of America. It covers the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont and parts of Virginia, as well as the District of...

. Each region is then subdivided into areas. Western Region covers all of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and parts of Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas, as well as the countries of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, South Korea

South Korea

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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, and Thailand

Thailand

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.

Each region has a volunteer president, assisted by volunteer officers and board members, and the day-to-day work of Scouting is managed by the regional director, assistant and associate regional directors, and area directors. Regions and areas are subdivisions of the National Council and do not have a corporate status separate from the BSA.

Area I

• Midnight Sun Council
• Great Alaska Council
• Crater Lake Council
• Oregon Trail Council
• Cascade Pacific Council
• Mount Baker Council
• Blue Mountain Council
• Chief Seattle Council
  Chief Seattle Council
  Founded in 1919, Camp Parsons is the oldest continuous running Boy Scout camp west of the Mississippi River and one of the oldest continually running Boy Scout camp in the United States on its original location. It sits on Jackson Cove, part of the Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula, just north...
  
  
• Inland Northwest Council
• Pacific Harbors Council

Area II

• Ore-Ida Council
• Grand Teton Council
• Snake River Council
• Trapper Trails Council
• Utah National Parks Council
• Great Salt Lake Council

Area III

• Alameda Council
• Sequoia Council
• Greater Yosemite Council
• Piedmont Council
• Santa Clara County Council
  Santa Clara County Council
  Santa Clara County Council, Inc. is a Boy Scouts of America council headquartered in San Jose, California. As of 2004, the council serves over 11,000 youth in over 400 Boy Scout troops, Cub Scout packs, Venturing crews, and Explorer posts.-History:...
  
  
• Mount Diablo Silverado Council
  Mount Diablo Silverado Council
  Mount Diablo Silverado Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America and is one of six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay area in California...
  
  
• Marin Council
• Golden Empire Council
• Monterey Bay Area Council
• San Francisco Bay Area Council
• Pacific Skyline Council
• Nevada Area Council
• Redwood Empire Council

Area IV

• Southern Sierra Council
• Ventura County Council
• Orange County Council
• Verdugo Hills Council
• Long Beach Area Council
• Los Angeles Area Council
  Los Angeles Area Council
  Founded in 1915, the Los Angeles Area Council serves most of the City of Los Angeles as well as several other cities in the greater Los Angeles area. It is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California. Since its founding in 1915, the Los Angeles Area Council has...
  
  
• California Inland Empire Council
• San Gabriel Valley Council
• Western Los Angeles County Council
• Los Padres Council

Area V

• Black Hills Area Council
• Central Wyoming Council
• Denver Area Council
• Longs Peak Council
• Montana Council
• Pikes Peak Council
• Rocky Mountain Council
• Western Colorado Council

Area VI

• Aloha Council
• Catalina Council
• Conquistador Council
• Grand Canyon Council
• Great Southwest Council
• Las Vegas Area Council
• Maui County Council
• San Diego-Imperial Council
• Yucca Council
• Far East Council

External links

• Western Region Venturing
• Western Region Order of the Arrow
• Western Region, Area 4, Google Map with website, phone and location