Salton Sea, California Youth Clubs

**Don't miss out on Great Family Activities in Salton Sea, California**.

The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in the U.S. state of California's Imperial and Coachella valleys. The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside counties in Southern California. Its surface is 236.0 ft (71.9 m) below sea level as of January 2018.

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## Scouting

Looking for youth club activities? Several programs below help youth grow physically, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Some of these programs are widely recognized for both FUN and opening great career pathways, improving upon what your children may be getting from home, school or church.

This scouting program features many resources for organizing exciting outdoor adventure group activities and are available for rental by scout groups, families and other youth groups. Also find great youth discount rates to exciting family events.

* **Imperial County Scouting**

###  Cub Scouting (ages 6-10)

**Cub Scout Packs** holds weekly indoor/outdoor adventure activities for youth in grades K-5. Join in fun city tours, community service projects, STEM projects, nature hikes and more. Choose from Boy Packs, Girl Packs or Family Packs meeting in your neighborhood.

* **See BeAScout.org** to find Boy Packs, Girl Packs and/or Family Packs meeting in your neighborhood.

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###  Scouts BSA (ages 11-17)

**Scouts BSA - Troops for Boys / Troops for Girls**-

Weekly meetings / monthly outings / annual summer adventure trips. Scouting teaches important life and leadership skills for youth ages 11-17.

* **See BeAScout.org** to find Scout Troops meeting in your neighborhood.

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###  Venturing BSA (ages 14-20)

 **Venturing BSA** hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. Most units are co-ed and have a venturing theme.

* **See BeAScout.org** to find Venturing Crews meeting in your neighborhood.

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###  Sea Scouts BSA (ages 14-20)

 **Sea Scouts** hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. For over 100 years Sea Scouting has promoted better citizenship and improved members’ boating skills through instruction and practice in water safety, boating skills, outdoor, social, service experiences, and knowledge of our maritime heritage.

* **See BeAScout.org** to find a Sea Scout Ship close to your neighborhood.

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### BSA Council Scout Camps

This scouting program features many resources for organizing exciting outdoor adventure group activities and are available for rental by scout groups, families and other youth groups. Also find great youth discount rates to exciting family events.

* San Diego-Imperial Council BSA - Community Activities
* California Scouts - Local Scouting News on Facebook

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###  Exploring (ages 14-20)

 **Exploring (ages 14-20)** hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. Exploring leaders volunteer their time to provide real-world career experiences for young adults. The priority of Exploring is gaining practical experience in a career field.

* **See Exploring.org** to find Exploring Posts near you.

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### Girls Scouts of USA

* **Girl Scouts San Diego** - Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards.

Girl Scout membership is organized according to grade, with activities designed for each level. GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and accepts girls of all backgrounds.

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## Home School Clubs

Community homeschool clubs are a cooperative of families who homeschool their children. It provides an opportunity for children to learn from other parents who are more specialized in certain areas or subjects. Parents can also share best practices with each other. Co-ops also provide social interaction. They may take lessons together or go on field trips. Some co-ops also offer events such as prom and graduation and shakespeare clubs for homeschoolers.

Charter schools are built on the belief that kids come first. They keep red tape and bureaucracy out of public education and give passionate teachers the freedom to do what they do best: teach. That means that charter schools are launching bright futures and sending more kids to college, especially in communities where high-quality schools are needed most.

* **California Home School Network** - Family home school expos in California.
* **California Charter Schools Association** -
* **San Diego Homeschool** - More listings for San Diego

## Sports

### Team Sports

* Salton Sea Little League - youth baseball
* Salton Sea Pop Warner - youth football & cheer
* Salton Sea Soccer -

### Individual Sports

* Salton Sea Golf
* Salton Sea Tennis

## Arts & Culture

* **Imperial Valley Choral Society** - Beautiful Music for a Sunday Afternoon.
* **Imperial Valley Expo (Fairgrounds)** - provide year-round access to activities that showcase the talents, products and cultural wealth of our communities, for our neighbors and visitors alike.
	+ *Home of the California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta*
* **North County Coalition for the Arts**

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## Duty To God

* **BSA Religious Emblems Program**

BSA A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. To encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, religious groups have developed the following religious emblems programs.

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### Local Religious Groups

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## Local Family Attractions

* See Also : Imperial County, California Family Attractions

### Salton Sea State Recreation Area

One of the world's largest inland seas and lowest spots on earth at -227 below sea level, Salton Sea was re-created in 1905 when high spring flooding on the Colorado River crashed the canal gates leading into the developing Imperial Valley.  For the next 18 months the entire volume of the Colorado River rushed downward into the Salton Trough.  By the time engineers were finally able to stop the breaching water in 1907, the Salton Sea had been born at 45 miles long and 20 miles wide – equaling about 130 miles of shoreline.  Salton Sea State Recreation Area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site for campers, boaters and anglers.  Increasing salinity in the Salton Sea basin has limited the number of types of fish that can be found there, and most fish currently caught are Tilapia.  Varner Harbor within the SRA provides easy access to the sea for boating and water skiing.  Kayakers, campers, birdwatchers, photographers and hikers can enjoy the site's many recreation opportunities.

### Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge

The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1930 by executive order as a breeding ground / refuge habitat for birds and wild animals. Primary objectives on the refuge include endangered species production and maintenance, sensitive species production and maintenance, wintering waterfowl maintenance, and other migratory bird management. Refuge habitats are intensively managed. Ponds, wetlands, forests, and agricultural fields are designed, developed and manipulated to achieve wildlife objectives.

More than 70 percent of the California Burrowing Owl population is found within the Salton Sea ecosystem.

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## Social Media

List your favorite community social media channels here. (This is another opportunity for you share your youth group or to ask questions about other youth groups nearby.

* Imperial County, California Social Media

## Service Opportunities

Find more opportunities for family service projects in your community:

* JustServe.org
* Knights of Buena Creek - Find more service opportunities in North County.

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