[3] Events are held at the community hall, such as spaghetti feeds as fundraisers for the Scott Bar Children's Association.

The community's economy relies mainly on gold prospecting, logging, U.S. Forestry services, and Social Security.

Scott Bar has an abundance of recreation such as fishing, hunting, swimming, rafting, and skeet shooting.

During the summer months, many non-locals can be found visiting the Scott River.

Scott Bar's community hall acted as a one-room elementary school from the early 1900s to the 1950s.