Editing Scouting in Colorado (section)

===Western Colorado Council===
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The ''Western Colorado Council'' of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] was founded in 1942. In May 2019 the council merged with the Denver Area Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheaks |first=Nikki |title=Western Colorado Boy Scouts merge with Denver Boy Scouts division |url=https://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/509337711.html |access-date=2019-05-05 |website=www.nbc11news.com |language=en}}</ref>

* Grand Mesa District serves Mesa County, and also hosts the council office
* Majestic Mountain District serves Hinsdale, Gunnison, Ouray, San Miguel, Montrose and Delta counties, a geographic area approximately the same size as the state of Connecticut
* Three Rivers District serves Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, Moffat, Routt, Grand, and Rio Blanco counties

====Mic-O-Say Lodge====
Mic-O-Say Lodge #541, chartered in 1959, serves 168 Arrowmen as of 2004. The lodge totem is an [[eagle]]. Prior to 1960 there was not an Order of the Arrow Lodge (OA) serving Western Colorado Council (WC-C).  The Council honor camping organization had previously been the [[Tribe of Mic-O-Say]] (MOS)  (also existing in some Councils in Kansas and Missouri) which had been founded by H. Roe Bartle.  However, with the arrival of a new WC-C Scout Executive, a decision was made to discontinue MOS and replace it with an OA lodge which was officially recognized by the BSA.  As a compromise, the lodge was allowed to retain the name "Mic-O-Say" and to continue some of the MOS insignia and traditions.  The traditional MOS Eagle Claws were permitted to be worn by youth and adult members suspended from a French braid spiral lanyard in the tribal official red, white and blue craftstrip colors.

====Summer camps====

===== Steve Fossett Spirit of Adventure Ranch =====
The Steve Fossett Spirit of Adventure Ranch (SOAR) was launched in Summer 2014. The camp was located in the Colorado Rockies near the eastern entrance of Glenwood Canyon, 8 miles off of I-70 from the Dotsero exit. The camp closed after the 2018 summer season, when it served as an alternate high adventure base for scouts unable to attend Philmont due to summer fires. The council merger did not include plans to renew the lease for the camp.

=====Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch=====
The Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch (SPSR) is located near [[Walsenburg, Colorado]] and borders the [[Spanish Peaks Wilderness]]. It is a local council camp of the [[Santa Fe Trail Council]] based out of [[Garden City, Kansas]]. The camp gives program geared toward outdoor education such as wilderness backpacking, climbing, and outdoor skills. In 2013, the camp was partially destroyed by [[East Peak fire|a wildfire]] which destroyed over 13,500 acres. The camp has since been rebuilt and has re-opened for operation.