Editing Scouting in Colorado (section)

==Early history (1910–1950)==
Scouting got a brisk start in [[Colorado]]. The [[Denver]] Council was founded in 1915. In 1926 the name was changed to the Denver Area Council, and in 2022 the name was changed again to The Greater Colorado Council.

The [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] Council was founded in 1916, and in 1922 changed its name to the El Paso and Teller Counties Council. That council in 1925 changed its name to Pikes Peak Council, which it remains to this day. Pikes Peak Council is home to the oldest continually-chartered troop in the state of Colorado, Troop 2, originally chartered to Colorado Springs' First Presbyterian Church in October 1917.

The [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]] Council was founded in 1916, and in 1924 changed its name to the Weld and Morgan Counties Council. That council in 1928 changed its name to Longs Peak Council, which it remains to this day. The [[Fort Collins]] Council and [[Longmont]] Council, each founded in 1917, merged in 1919 into what is now the Longs Peak Council. The [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] Council, also created in 1917, was merged into the Council in 1920. The Southeastern Wyoming Council of Cheyenne merged into Longs Peak Council in 1928.

The Trinidad-[[Las Animas County]] Council, founded in 1917, changed its name to the Las Animas County Council in 1924. This and the [[Arkansas River|Arkansas Valley]] Council, founded in 1924, merged in 1927 to become the [[Spanish Peaks]] Council. The Pueblo Council was founded in 1920, and in 1928 changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Council, which it remains to this day. The Spanish Peaks Council merged into Rocky Mountain Council in 1932.

The Western Colorado Council was founded in 1942, and is one of the very few councils that did not undergo a name change or merger in its entire history until 2019.  May 1, 2019 Western Area Council merged into the Denver Area Council.  The new area council will now serve 24 counties, which includes more than 34,000 youth. The former council area is now the Majestic Mesas District of the Denver Area Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Colorado Boy Scouts merge with Denver Boy Scouts division |date=May 2019 |url=https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Western-Colorado-Boy-Scouts-merge-with-Denver-Boy-Scouts-division-509337651.html}}</ref>

During [[World War II]], [[Japanese American]]s interned at the [[Granada War Relocation Center]] set up a separate ''Amache District'' for [[DP-Scouts|Scouts]] at the camp, after the camp's unofficial name ''Camp Amache''.