Since its founding in 1915, the Los Angeles Area Council has brought its purpose and values to millions of youth.

[4][5] Due to the large size of the two original councils, the merger is a process that will be completed over a time span.

Cubmaster Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, which was raced on May 15, 1953 in Manhattan Beach, California,[6] by Pack 280C.

The camp is near the Tioga Pass Road on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada bordering the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite National Park.

Programs offered at Log Cabin include High Country Gateway backpacking, Sierra Nevada Mountain Man, Peak Bagging, ranger training and COPE The council offers National Youth Leadership Training.

The Los Angeles Area Council holds an NYLT encampment each August on the Forest Lawn Scout Reservation.