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A Girl Scout troop camping trip is a great way to introduce girls and adults to the benefits and excitement of camping! Explore our camp properties below, or check our activities page to discover outdoor programs near you. You can also start planning your next outdoor experience using our helpful Outdoor Progression Chart.
Camp Cedar Hill, a 75-acre property in Waltham, MA, hosts summer day camp, troop camping, community activities, programs, and volunteer meetings. This property features an archery range, two pools, a pond, ropes challenge courses, and an alpine climbing tower. It is also home to the Girl Scout Museum at Dennett House, a service center housing GSEMA staff, and a retail shop.
Accomodations
Five heated lodges, which accommodate 20-40 overnight, feature a fireplace, stove, refrigerator, electricity, indoor toilets (one lodge has a latrine), some with leader’s room. Lodges are available year-round (excluding summer camp)
Six platform tent units, which accommodate 25-30 per unit overnight, have access to a fire ring, toilets outside nearby cabins, and pavilions with refrigerators. Tents are available mid-April through late October.
Great Hall is available year round for day use only (excluding summer camp). The newly refurbished lodge features a fireplace, 2 stoves, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, heat, electricity, and 2 handicap accessible bathrooms with showers.
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): |
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| Cabins | $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tent Sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM) or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Pond Shelter | $65/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $30/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Great Hall |
$100/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) | |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download the GSEMA group site reservation form.
Located in Brewster on beautiful Cape Cod, Camp Favorite encompasses 65 acres of sandy pines and oak bluffs on Long Pond. The property also has a small beach, a playing field, and a lily pond for nature exploration. Canoe rental and waterfront use are available by prior arrangement.
Accomodations
There are 6 platform tent units that sleep 24-36, a fire circle, flush toilets (no showers), sinks, cold running water, cots with mattresses, a pavilion, and refrigerator. (Lakeview and Sunrise Hill units share all facilities).
Cranberry Lodge/New South Wales tent unit (rented as one unit): there are small bedrooms in the lodge that accommodate up to 10 people. Additional amenities include a kitchen with appliances, dining room, and showers. The nearby New South Wales unit has 4 platform tents that accommodate 16 overnight. Access to indoor flush toilets, cots and mattresses, stove, refrigerator. A fire ring is available at a nearby site.
Lodge and tents are available late April through mid-October (excluding summer camp).
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Lodge | $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tent sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
This charming, heated one-room schoolhouse in Gloucester has a view of scenic Gloucester Harbor, the nation's oldest fishing port. It is within walking distance of Stage Fort Park and is an excellent base for exploring historic Cape Ann. This property is available for troop and organization rentals, but does not host summer camp.
Address: 211 Western Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930
Accomodations
The one-room building features an indoor bathroom, a shower, electricity, heat, phone, mattresses, running water, tables and chairs, a kitchen with a refrigerator, a stove and limited other equipment, and a fire circle with picnic tables. Daytime and sleeping capacity is 20 people, and there is limited parking. It is available mid-April through mid-October.
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): |
| $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) $45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Camp Maude Eaton features an archery range, the Pomps Pond waterfront, a low ropes challenge course, and a new (2015) high ropes course with adventure elements including the Flying Squirrel. This property borders the Shawsheen River and conservation land, and is home to the Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Sanctuary and Trail.
Accomodations
One modern, heated lodge has indoor bathrooms, showers, electricity, a fireplace, a phone, mattresses, and tables and chairs. The lodge includes a kitchen with appliances, cooking equipment, and dishes. There is a shelter with picnic tables and a fire circle. It sleeps 50, with a day capacity of 62.
All sites have access to a pavilion and refrigerator. The lodges are available year-round (excluding summer camp). Tents are available mid-April to mid-October.
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Main Lodge | $135/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $55/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Hollow Cabin unit | $65/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $30/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tent sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Share your love of camp with family, troop, or friends! Set on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith, NH, Camp Menotomy welcomes families, troops, and groups for overnight visits.
Accomodations
There are 5 platform tent units that sleep 24 campers per unit. Other features include a fire circle, cold running water, latrines (1 unit has flush toilets), cots, and mattresses.
One unit sleeps 22 in 3 cabins and 1 tent. This unit features a fire circle, running water, latrines, cots, and mattresses.
There are 2 refrigerators shared by all campers in a pavilion and 2 refrigerators in the dining hall. There are no showers.
Tents and cabin/tent units are available from end of May through early October (excluding summer camp).
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Tent sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Cabin/Tent unit | $65/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $30/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Camp Rice Moody, sited on eight forested acres in a residential area, is an easy 1-mile hike from the Reading Town Forest. Features include an open play area, well-suited for cookouts and troop activities, and the lodge, a modern all-purpose building for overnights and troop meetings
Accomodations
The lodge sleeps 50 and has a day use capacity of 96. The lodge is available year-round (excluding summer camp).
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): |
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| $135/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $55/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Nestled on the shores of Little Island Pond, Camp Runels features an extensive waterfront and boating area, large ball fields, archery range, a new (2015) high ropes challenge course, nature trails, and campfire gathering areas. This property offers the widest variety of sleeping accommodations.
Accomodations
One heated lodge with an indoor bathroom, a shower, electricity, a fire circle, mattresses, a stove, a refrigerator, and tables and chairs. The lodge sleep 22 and is available year-round (excluding summer camp).
Yurts, open-air cabins, tents, and tentalos are available mid- to late-April through mid-October (excluding summer camp).
Three open-air cabins/yurt units, and five platform tents/tentalo units, all with fire circle, picnic table, latrines, pavilion, cots with mattresses, and running water. There is access to an indoor bathroom, a refrigerator, and showers.
Various program buildings (craft house), activity areas (song circle), and waterfronts are available. Use of the waterfront requires a certified lifeguard for swimming. Boats are available to rent for an additional fee with a certified boating instructor.
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Lodge | $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Yurts & Cabins | $65/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $30/day use (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tents & Tentalos | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Primitive site | $35/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$15/day use (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Located on Lake Blaisdell, Camp Wabasso features a dense pine forest, a waterfront, and a large playing field. Three Adirondack shelters are located a ½-mile from the main camp. Cross-country ski and snowshoe equipment is available for rental to groups with an adult experienced in teaching basic use. Canoe rental and waterfront facilities are available with prior arrangement.
Accomodations
The heated lodge, available year-round (excluding summer camp), features three floors (rented separately), and sleeps a total of 50. Amenities include mattresses, some bunk beds, an electric stove, a refrigerator, hot water, indoor bathrooms, fireplaces, and showers on the 3rd floor.
Christa’s House, also open September 1 through mid-June, features a living room, a glass-enclosed porch, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, and a library of Christa McAuliffe’s Girl Scout memorabilia.
Cabin units have mattresses, cots, running water, flush toilets, a fire circle, and a shared central refrigerator. 2-7 cabins sleep 32-42 people.
Two platform tent units, available late April through mid-October (excluding summer camp), sleep 28 or 32, and feature mattresses, cots, flush toilets, running water, a fire circle, and a large pavilion with one refrigerator per unit.
The primitive site, available late April through mid-October (excluding summer camp), includes three Adirondack shelters with a combined capacity of 15. There is no electricity or phone. Parking, water, and flush toilets are available at another location on the property.
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Lodge (each floor) and Christa's House |
$115/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8PM) |
| Cabins | $65/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$30/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tent sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Primitive site | $40/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$20/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
This Martha's Vineyard camp features a lodge complemented by three cleared acres and a wooded area. It is the perfect base camp from which to explore the island. The heated lodge, with indoor bathrooms, a kitchen with appliances (but limited kitchen supplies), and a fireplace, is available for overnight or day use. There are also platform tents, a bunkhouse, and a fire circle. The camp is 11 miles from the ferry docks, generally too far for bicycling, and island buses do not stop at the camp. However, there are several vehicle rental services on the island. This property is available for troop and organization rentals, but does not host summer camp.
Address: 172 Middle Road, Chilmark, MA
Accomodations
The heated, ADA-compliant lodge has bathrooms with flush toilets and showers, and is available for rental from October 1 through April 30. A combined heated lodge and tent unit is available from May 1 through September 30 (excluding summer camp). Four platform tents sleep 5 each. Bunkhouse sleeps 8
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Lodge & tent unit combined (5/1-9/30) |
$135/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$55/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Lodge only (10/1-4/30) | $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) |
$45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
Situated on 144 wooded acres in Plymouth, Camp Wind-in-the-Pines offers a wide variety of amenities and activities. The Environmental Discovery Center (EDC) features self-guided exhibits, a troop camping room, climbing wall, and high ropes course (each room is available separately for a fee). Our grounds feature a challenge course, an archery range, a sports field, an amphitheater, a high ropes course, a basketball court, hiking trails, a pond for canoeing and kayaking, and a full waterfront (lifeguard required). Canoe rental and waterfront use are available by prior arrangement.
Accomodations
Balfour Lodge, on the day camp side, is heated (sleeping capacity: bunk beds that sleep 16). The EDC, on the resident camp side, is heated and has indoor bathrooms (sleeping capacity: mattresses on the floor that sleep 40). Sleeping quarters vary by facility. Lodges available year-round (excluding summer camp).
Tent units have 4 or 8-10 platform tents. Each tent sleeps 5 on cots and mattresses. Features include wash houses, toilets, running water, a shower, kitchen shelters, and fireplaces. Tents are available late April through mid-October (excluding summer camp).
Rental Fees
| GSEMA troop availability and pricing (effective 11/11/2019): | ||
| Lodges | $115/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $45/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
| Tent sites | $60/night (4 PM-10 AM) | $25/day use block of time (11 AM-3 PM or 4 PM-8 PM) |
Reserve this property online. If you require a paper form, please download GSEMA group site reservation form.
If you and your girls are ready to camp out, it’s time to register for training. The Outdoor Basics Series will prepare you to plan a girl-led camping trip, including how to rent a campsite, outdoor meal planning and cooking, safety and risk management, packing tips, camp activities, and more! These outdoor trainings are a sequence and must be completed in order, beginning with Online Overnight Orientation. First Aid and CPR sessions are offered separately. Descriptions of each required session are below (printable version).
Once you’ve taken the appropriate training, you will have all the resources necessary to plan a successful troop camping trip! Troops might also consider incorporating additional activities such as:
