Oakwood Service Unit

Camps

Girl Scout Camping is an experience that provides a creative, educational opportunity in group living in the out-of-doors. Its purpose is to utilize Girl Scout program, trained leadership, and the resource of natural surroundings to contribute to each camper's mental, physical, social, and spiritual growth.

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio owns and operates several camp properties:

Great Rivers Region (Cincinnati):

Camp Butterworth in Maineville, OH
Camp Stonybrook in Waynesville, OH
Camp Ladigrau in Osgood, IN

Maumee Valley Region (Toledo):

Camp Libbey in Defiance, OH

Appleseed Ridge Region (Lima):

Camp Myeerah in Bellefontaine, OH
Camp Brookside in Sidney, OH
Woodhaven Program Center in Lima, OH

Buckeye Trails Region (Dayton):

Camp Greene in Yellow Springs, OH
Little House in Greenville, OH
Camp Rolling Hills in Pleasant Hill, OH
Camp Whip-Poor-Will in Morrow, OH
Girl Scouts Urban Campus in Dayton, OH

Troop Camping

An overnight camping experience for 24 or more consecutive hours planned and carried out by a troop and its leaders using sites approved by the council. Each troop going camping must have proper adult/girl ratio and at least one adult qualified to administer first aid. See Safety-Wise for both of these requirements. In addition, an adult must be certified for camping.

Troop Camp Reservation Form

Day Camp

Camping by day, usually lasting three - five days. Girls from different troops sign up as individual campers and are placed in temporary units. The girls and unit leaders plan and carry out activities. Day camping is council-sponsored on a site, which may be council owned, leased, rented or borrowed. Any registered Girl Scout may attend. For specific information, see the Day Camp flyer available through service units or contact the Girl Scout Center in early spring.

Day Camp 2008 information

Resident Camping

A sustained camping experience during which girls from all parts of the council camp at an established site under the guidance of carefully trained counselors. Girls from different troops sign up as individual campers and are placed in temporary units. The girls and their counselors plan activities taking advantage of the opportunities available to them. Girls are grouped according to age, experience, and program interest. Further information may be found in the Summer Camp Opportunities Brochure, which is mailed to all registered members in January.

Troop Adventure Camp (TAC)

Troop camping that offers a troop or patrol an opportunity to enjoy core-staffed camping during the summer. Lifeguards, a naturalist, an arts consultant, and program assistants offer program support. Kitchen staff prepares three meals per day. One adult accompanying the troop must attend orientation prior to camp. Information is available in the winter through service units or through the Summer Camp Opportunities Brochure mailed to all registered girl members in January.