Scouting in New Jersey has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

[3] He also created an honor program that was used in New Jersey and in the Brooklyn Council called "Senior Division".

While no longer an "official" Boy Scout Camp, it does continue to host a large number of Scouting groups and activities throughout the year, as well as hosting a summer day camp for an area special-needs school.

Notable Scout Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) earned the rank of First Class in Troop 36 in Oradell, New Jersey.

He was also the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo).

Mortimer L. Schiff – After a long tenure as vice-president of the BSA beginning in 1910, during which he also appeared on the cover of Time magazine on February 14, 1927, Mortimer L. Schiff was elected as president in 1931, but died after serving one month and Walter Head returned until 1946.

Both Mortimer and his son, John M. Schiff, received the Silver Buffalo Award from the BSA.

He is buried with his wife Grace in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Mendham, New Jersey at Row 8, Block I, to be near Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation as he had lived for so many years.

The 1925 and 1936 National Order of the Arrow Lodge Meetings were held at Treasure Island, New Jersey.

In 1954, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America moved its National Headquarters from New York City to a new site at the southwest corner of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 130 in North Brunswick, New Jersey, although the location appeared in BSA publications as "New Brunswick".

[1] There are seven Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils active in New Jersey.

The Garden State Council serves all Scouting units in the following counties: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem.

The Minsi Trails Council serves Scouts of eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, the Pocono Mountains, and Warren County, New Jersey.

The Patriots' Path Council includes Morris, Sussex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties.

The Girl Scouts of Central and Southern NJ covers a bit more than nine counties: (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Salem, and parts of Monmouth) and serves over 27,000 girls and 11,000 adults.

It was formed by the merger of Camden, Delaware-Raritan, and South Jersey Pines Councils on October 1, 2007.

Planned merger date was July 1, 2007, but due to Delaware-Raritan's changed vote, the councils merged on October 1, 2007.

Service Centers: Camps: Past Camps: Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey serves 17,000 plus girls in Hudson, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Southern Warren and parts of Middlesex counties.

It was formed by the merger of Great Essex and Hudson Counties, Rolling Hills, and Washington Rock councils.

Headquarters: Farmingdale, New Jersey Service Centers: Camps: Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey serves 20.5% of girls aged 5–17 in 160 municipalities including all of Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties and the northern half of Warren County.

[9] It was formed on October 1, 2007, by the merger of Bergen, Leni-Lenape, and Morris Area Girl Scout Councils.