Scouting came to Kern County in 1912 after a group of boys from the National Guard auxiliary met at Armory hall.

[3] In May of that year, a troop was formed in Taft with one of the first scoutmasters, Scotty Houston, having been an alumnus of the scouting program in England.

The first troop in the city of Bakersfield was formed in March 1914 Roland Dye along with scoutmaster Arthur H. Myer.

At the time of the council's foundation in 1919, scout troops formed in multiple central California cities with membership of approximately 450 boys.

Shortly thereafter, the council's first Cub Scout pack was formed in Taft, CA.