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Fun Fact	Description
18450 Mines Road, Livermore	Los Mochos, Address
94550	Los Mochos, Postal Code
Acres, 640	Los Mochos, amount of acreage at camp
Alameda County	Los Mochos, County the camp is located
Alta Mesa Trail	Los Mochos, hiking Trail
Aqua Mesa Trail	Los Mochos, hiking Trail
Automotive Machinists Union	Los Mochos, Oakland Union No 1546 that donated camp in 1944 to the Oakland Area Council
Badger Trail	Los Mochos, hiking Trail
Barney	Los Mochos, Camp Dog (c 2008)
Bear Flat	Los Mochos, campsite (c 2008)
Big Oak Flat	Los Mochos, Corral and parking lot area at camp
Blue Oak Ridge	Los Mochos, Campsite
Cardiac Hill	Los Mochos, Name of hill across Mines road where OA ceremonies were held. First used in 1954 by Machek N’Gult lodge.
Deadwood Flats	Los Mochos, Campsite opens in 1967
Deadwood Springs	Los Mochos, Natural spring near Deadwood Flats campground, tapped in 1967
Deer Trail	Los Mochos, Hiking Trail
Distance, 50 Miles	Los Mochos, distance from Council Office (c 1968)
Gallons, 245,000	Los Mochos, Straight pool approximately 45’ x 105’, completed in 1950
Gallons, 300,000	Capacity of the main water holding tank at top of Blue Oak ridge
Livermore, CA	Los Mochos, location
Manzanita Flats	Los Mochos, Campsite
Manzanita Trail	Los Mochos, hiking trail
Mocho Mud	Los Mochos, the taste and thickness of coffee when mixed with Los Mochos water
Mochos Mesa	Los Mochos, camping area across from Rangers house at end of Blue Oak ridge
Observatory Hill	Los Mochos, Name of hill behind dinning hall where a telescope once was located
Pines Trail	Los Mochos, hiking trail
PO Box ???	Los Mochos, Post Office Box Number
Rancho Los Mochos	Scout camp of the Oakland Council from 1945 to Present. Located 18 miles from Livermore.
Shovel Point	Los Mochos, Campsite (c 1967 – present)
Sweet Springs	Name of the spring that furnishes water for Los Mochas. Located below the rifle range
Teel Lodge	Los Mochos, Main Lodge built in memory of Mary Teel (c 1953)
The Flats	Los Mochos, Meaning of the camp name
Tyson E. Nunes	Los Mochos, Shotgun range named in honor of young Scout
Windmill Trail	Los Mochos, hiking trail (c 1969)
Yellow Jacket Point	Los Mochos, Campsite (c 1967 – present)