[1] On May 7, 2013, the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts issued a declaration calling for a "true and authentic inclusion policy" that would allow gay adults to work as troop leaders or staff members.

[2] The Council's campaign "Inclusion Now for All Gay Boy Scouts and Leaders: Western LA County Council Sends Clear Message" in conjunction with Olmstead Williams Communications won a 2013 PRism Award from PRSA-Los Angeles.

The 110-acre (45 ha) camp is located in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County and has been serving Scouting and community groups since 1941.

On January 8, 2025, Camp Josepho was declared "closed indefinitely" by the Western Los Angeles County Council as a result of the 2025 Southern California Wildfires.

The lodge totem is a Pacific blue shark, and the name translates to "From the Mountains to the Sea" in the Chumash language.