Thank you for your interest in our camp properties. Our goal is to provide an enhanced camp experience with the reduced cost of fewer facilities so GSNCA can be the best at providing a valuable leadership experience for girls that is fun and relevant in a safe environment.

We will ensure that as many girls in our area as possible have access and opportunity to build friendships and learn leadership skills in the great outdoors. Girl Scouting provides unmatched camping experiences that will grow stronger by adapting and changing to meet the needs girls tell us they have today.

The decision to rest or sell a camp is not made lightly, is not a decision we want to make, and was done with vast input. We understand the emotional toll this may have on some members, and we will do everything we can to help address those needs. Nonetheless, at the heart of this decision is what’s best for meeting the needs of today’s girls.

Many of our camps need some major improvements or updates, and divesting ourselves of underutilized property will enable us to invest in property(ies) that can be what girls want.

Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions that we’ve received. If you are interested in seeing the latest issue of Property Updates, please visit our property webpage dedicated to communicating to our members and the community. Thank you for your dedication to Girl Scouting.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Girl Scouting Reflections


I have been a Girl Scout for 45 years.  Some of the happiest times of my life have been spent at Girl Scout camp, starting at the age of 8.  I have been a camper, a leader and a Day Camp Director in camps in Alabama, Louisiana, California and the Marshall Islands.  From this varied perspective I believe that it is not the physical location that makes a good camp.  It is the Girl Scouts' spirit of love of nature, sisterhood, leadership,service, and learning that makes a great camp.  

GSNCA is not abandoning this spirit.  We are trying to offer this spirit to more girls in more ways than are currently available. We are choking on the debt of maintaining properties that serve less than 5% of membership at summer camp.  The Property Committee has studied our camps and properties in great detail and depth.  A hard decision has been made but a reasoned decision that will lead us into the future with assets to more fully serve all girls in all locations.  There will be a great deal of discussion and study as the Council determines effective ways to do this.  All of us need to work together to design and implement a new vision of camps and camping in our Council.

Sally Barnet
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