Scouting in South Dakota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present, and serves thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

[1] There are two Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils serving South Dakota.

All of South Dakota lies within Central Region as part of Area C1A The Black Hills Area Council was granted a charter by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America in 1930.

In 1976 the Black Hills Area Council established Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch, its year-round camping facility which hosts both unit and family groups.

[citation needed] The Mid-America Council offers programs in 58 counties in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.

Sioux Council serves Scouts in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.

The Tetonwana Lodge was chartered in 1937 and serves Scouts in the states of South Dakota, Minnesota.

Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons serves 11,000 girls and has 4,100 adult volunteers in North and South Dakota and in thirteen counties in northwestern Minnesota and Lyon County, Iowa.

The councils it replaces are: District Field Offices: Former Camps: Serves South Dakota girls in Union and part of Clay counties.