Editing Scouting in Maryland (section)

===Baltimore Area Council===
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| headquarters =[[Baltimore, MD]]
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Baltimore Area Council partners with approximately 800 community-based organizations providing programs to more than 11,880 youth each year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-02 |title=Home - Baltimore Area Council |url=https://baltimorebsa.org/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=baltimorebsa.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
Baltimore Area Council operates three full service Scout Shops either directly or thru license with the National Council, Boy Scouts of America in Baltimore City, Hanover and Whiteford in Harford County, Maryland.

In 2008, Baltimore Area Council announced ten top initiative programs to highlight the Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary in 2010. The Top Ten Initiatives are: Star-Spangled Camporee at Fort McHenry and surrounding City Parks, Scout Sunday And Sabbath, Anniversary Black Tie Gala, Gathering of Eagles, Flag Ceremonies, the 100 Great Moments in Baltimore Area Scouting History, Birthday Card Contest, Scouting Mural/Mosaic Project and the 100th Anniversary Service Project.

In February 2009, the Star-Spangled Banner Flag or the Great Garrison Flag (also known as the 15 Star Flag) was officially adopted as the Official U.S. Flag of the Baltimore Area Council by authority of the Council Executive Board.  A public ceremony was conducted on February 8, 2009, on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America in Washington, D.C., by [[William D. Boyce]], a Chicago publisher.  Representatives of Scout Units, Districts, the council and the public were on hand to commemorate the adoption at the Shapiro Scout Service Center.  This was done in anticipation of the bicentennial commemoration at [[Fort McHenry]] in 2014 of the battle which inspired [[Francis Scott Key]] to write his inspirational poem which later became the [[national anthem]], [[The Star-Spangled Banner]].

In 2023, the Baltimore Area Council (BAC) supported 11,886 youth members comprising 408 units (Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops, Venturing Crews, Sea Scout Ships, and Explorer Posts).  There were 427 scouts, both male and female, that earned scoutings highest rank of Eagle Scout in 2023; and that year BAC scouts also earned 17,357 Merit Badges.  Over 9,730 Scouts in BAC contributed 105,047 volunteer hours in their Central Maryland communities, and collected 120,000 pounds of food for local food banks through BSA's 2023 Scouting for Food campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-02 |title=Home - Baltimore Area Council |url=https://baltimorebsa.org/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=baltimorebsa.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Organization====
[[File:Fort Meade hosts Boy Scouts STEM day.jpg|thumb|Fort Meade hosts Boy Scouts STEM day]]
The Baltimore Area Council includes seven districts:
*Arrowhead District (Baltimore County West of Falls Road)
*Carroll District (Carroll County)
*Fort McHenry District (Baltimore City)
*Gunpowder Falls District (Baltimore County East of Falls Road)
*Harford District (Harford District)
*National Pike District (Howard County)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=National Pike District - Baltimore Area Council |url=https://baltimorebsa.org/nationalpike/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=baltimorebsa.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
*River Hawk District (Anne Arundel County)
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://baltimorebsa.org/districts/ | title=Districts | date=12 May 2022 }}</ref>

====Camps====
[[File:Broad Creek Memorial Scout Camps (90308).jpg|thumb|right|[[Postcard]] by the Tichnor Brothers]]
{{Main|Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation}}
In 2023, total attendance at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation was 23,950 youth (boys and girls) and adults.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-02 |title=Home - Baltimore Area Council |url=https://baltimorebsa.org/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=baltimorebsa.org |language=en-US}}</ref>  Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation (commonly called "Broad Creek") consists of three major camps, Camps Saffran, Spencer, and Oest.  Lake Straus was formed in 1948 when [[Susquehanna River]] tributary [[Broad Creek (Susquehanna River)|Broad Creek]] was dammed.<ref name="Storms">{{cite book|last1=Healey|first1=David|title=Great Storms of the Chesapeake|date=Sep 18, 2012|publisher=Arcadia|pages=160}}</ref>

Broad Creek campsites include cabins, adirondacks, tent sites, and outpost sites.  Camp facilities include dining halls with kitchens, climbing tower, boat docks/ramps (kayaks, canoes, SUP, motor boats), archery and BB/rifle ranges, open fields, wooded areas, water access, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Pug Software - Camp Reservation |url=https://campreservation.com/220/Home |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=campreservation.com}}</ref>
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