Their deeds ranged from the prosaic, such as picking up debris from roads and running errands, to the bygone ("holding someone's horse") and the dramatic (rescuing a person who fell into a river).

[6] As 1913 drew to a close, a highlight for Miami Scouts was a visit to Villa Serena, the winter home of then-U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.

In the aftermath of the catastrophic 1935 Labor Day hurricane which devastated the Florida Keys and killed hundreds, Boy Scouts from the Dade County Council, as it was then known, were part of the clean-up efforts and participated in the ceremonies dedicating the Islamorada Memorial in November, 1937.

[11] The Council's own archived records were lost in 2005 when Hurricane Wilma tore the roof off of a storage building and inundated the vicinity with flood waters.

[12][13] As of 2017, almost 90% of the non-profit's revenues were allocated to its programs and Charity Navigator gave it a 100 percent rating that year for "accountability and transparency".

Other activities for the public include Memorial Day ceremonies and a parade, organized in conjunction with the City of Davie at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds.

A master plan was formulated for extensive re-development, resulting in multiple new shelters, elevated campsites, and a lake with swimming and boating, along with upgrades to utilities and other recreational facilities.

Other area corporate contributions towards the re-building of the Council's principal camp included the Huizenga Family Foundation's funding of the chapel and Publix Supermarkets' donation for construction of the amphitheater.

Nine are named for the Council's Order of the Arrow O-Shot-Caw Lodge chapters: Elgixin, Gokhos, Paldani, Pooca Tooka, O-Shot-Co-Chee, Tomoka, Hnu-Ra-Con, To Hopki Lagi, and Nok Su.

The  vast 5,484-acre (2,219 ha) tract on the Withlacoochee River was purchased for $1 million in 1969 with the intention that it would be utilized as a Scout camp by Councils throughout Florida.

The envisaged statewide usage never developed, however, and its almost 300-mile (480 km) distance from Miami discouraged large numbers of troops from attending.

Facing deficits and minimal attendance, the Council sold the property to the Southwest Florida Water Management District in 2005 for $13.5 million.