Summer Camp | Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania

Thank you for a great summer!

2026 summer camp has ended. Stay tuned for more information on 2027 Girl Scout summer camp.

In the meantime, check out our other fun programs and activities at camp during the fall, winter, and spring!

Because we're committed to a safe, nurturing environment for children, all our camp properties are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA). This means our camp operations meet the ACA standards, particularly those related to program quality and the health and safety of campers and staff.

Can't wait for summer? Check out our other fun programs and activities at camp during the fall, winter, and spring!

Camp Conshatawba

Summerhill, Cambria County

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Camp sessions available for girls entering grades 2-12:

5-night camps
3-night camps
Teen leadership camps (5-12 nights)
Family camps
Troop camps
Troop/Service Unit/Family Rentals (limited)

Special features: Climbing tower, treetop zipline course, low ropes course, pool, creek, nature center, tomahawk range, archery range

Camp Hawthorne Ridge

Girard, Erie County

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Camp sessions available for girls entering grades K-12:

5-night camps
3-night camps
Teen leadership camps (5-12 nights)
Travel camps
Family camps
Troop camps
Troop/Service Unit/Family Rentals (limited)

Special features: The gorge, pool, nature center, archery range, slingshot range, amphitheater

Camp Skymeadow

Avonmore, Armstrong County

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Camp sessions available for girls entering grades K-12:

5-night camps
3-night camps
Teen leadership camps (5-12 nights)
Family camps
Troop/Service Unit/Family Rentals (extremely limited)

Special features: Multi-level horse programs, riding arena, fishing and canoe ponds, pool, archery field

Summer Camp Options

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Girls looking for a true camp experience and a little bit of independence will love overnight camp! Choose from a few nights, week-long camps, or whatever your heart desires! Camp by yourself or with a buddy, and stay in one of our camps’ lodges, cabins, or tent units. All programs and meals are provided; just bring yourself and your gear, and we’ll take care of the rest!

Offered at: Camp Conshatawba, Camp Hawthorne Ridge, and Camp Skymeadow

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Family camps are for Girl Scout(s) and their caregiver(s) or significant adult(s) to share the magic of Girl Scout camp and enjoy all the cool things Girl Scout camp has to offer!

Offered at: Camp Conshatawba, Camp Hawthorne Ridge, and Camp Skymeadow

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If your troop is new to camping or you just want to kick back, have fun, and let us take care of the details, council-sponsored troop camping is for you! Here’s how it works: troop leaders and troop committee volunteers sign up to attend a troop camp session with girls from their troop, and provide enough council-approved volunteers for supervision of the troop throughout the day and night and to meet our volunteer-to-girl ratio requirements. Our camp staff will provide meals and coordinate all of the activities throughout the day and evening.

Offered at: Camp Conshatawba and Camp Hawthorne Ridge

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Registering for Summer Camp

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View our digital Camp S'more magazine to see all of our camp offerings! While flipping through the magazine, click on a session title to visit the registration page for each individual session.

Step-by-step camp registration instructions:

Visit our Event Search page.
Use the keyword search to find the camp session that interests you.
Click the View Details button Click the Register Now button and sign in to your Member Account.
Select the number of girls in your household or troop you want to register and click on Add Details.
When registering for camp, if your camper would like to be placed with a buddy, please list the buddy’s name in the appropriate field. Buddies must register for the same camp session.
Add member details.
Enter payment information and confirm your registration.
Save or print your receipt from the Confirmation page. You can also click on My Events in the left menu of your account to view activities with completed registration and view additional details.

Questions or concerns? Our customer care team is happy to assist you! Reach them at 800-248-3355 or customercare@gswpa.org

Not a Girl Scout? No problem! Girl Scouts is for every girl—and you don’t need to join a troop. Simply become an Individually Registered Girl Scout, and you can enjoy summer camp and all of the other activities and programs that make Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania so much fun!

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When selecting a summer camp session for your Girl Scout, please use the grade level that she will be entering next fall. For example, if she is in second grade now, you can register her for camp sessions that include third graders. Special circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis for girls to move up or down one grade level. Most often, this is due to special needs or siblings attending a session together.

Grade Levels & Registration Clarification
If a camp session is for Girl Scout Cadettes – Ambassadors, you’ll notice in the event details under “level” it reads Cadettes, Seniors, Ambassadors, AND Juniors. The reason registration for that session is also open to Juniors is because girls who will be Cadettes at the time they attend camp are currently Juniors.

Example: If Carly is in fifth grade now, she is a Girl Scout Junior, and will be moving or “bridging” to the next level, a Girl Scout Cadette, at the end of the school year. This means that Carly’s caregiver should search for camp sessions that are open to Girl Scout Juniors.

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Financial assistance is available for girls who qualify to help cover one council-sponsored camp per membership year. If you'd like to request financial assistance for camp, first save your girl's spot at camp by registering for the session she'd like to attend, then complete the Financial Assistance Application.

If you have not completed your girl membership registration for this membership year, you must do so first by completing the Girl Membership Registration.

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Double your Girl Scout Bucks for camp! Girls receive double the value of Girl Scout Bucks toward summer camps found in Camp S'more magazine! To register and pay for all or part of camp using Girl Scout Bucks or Indie Girl Scout Program Rewards*, please complete our redemption form.

*Indie Girl Scout Program Rewards are not doubled.

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Not a Girl Scout? No problem! Girl Scouts is for every girl—and you don’t need to join a troop. Simply become an Individually Registered Girl Scout, and you can enjoy summer camp and all of the other activities and programs that make Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania so much fun!

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Cancellations made any time prior to May 15 (midnight EST) will be fully refunded, including the deposit.
Due to supplies, staffing, meals, and budgeting, cancellations made after May 15 (midnight EST) will not be refunded.

Refund requests submitted after these deadlines will be considered when a registrant cancels due to illness, family illness, or family emergency and is approved by council.

Preparing for Summer Camp

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Our camp staff is always hard at work creating a summer full of adventure and memories! Meet our camp directors, discover their favorite place at camp, and learn about the friendly seasonal staff who make it all happen:

Alicia "Gilly" Reedy - Camp Conshatawba: Gilly worked at Camp Conshatawba for two summers before becoming the camp director. She loves her marshmallows slightly golden and gooey. She loves singing "The Turkey Song," and you can find her at the pool swimming! Learn more about Camp Conshatawba.
Mikayla "Daisy" Kirschner - Camp Hawthorne Ridge: Daisy has worked in various positions at Camp Hawthorne Ridge over the last few years and is now the camp director! She likes her marshmallows crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. You can find Daisy hiking the trails and enjoying all things outdoors! Learn more about Camp Hawthorne Ridge.
Rowan "Bug" Curry - Camp Skymeadow: Bug is the seasonal director at Camp Skymeadow! This is her fourth summer working at camp, and her third at Camp Skymeadow. Her favorite camp activities are making bracelets, taking pictures of bugs and plants, and singing songs around the campfire. She likes her marshmallow golden brown. Outside of camp, you can find her practicing her Italian, hiking with her mom and dog, and laughing with friends. Camp is her home, and she hopes you love it just as much as she does. Learn more about Camp Skymeadow.

Summer camp seasonal staff are enthusiastic, talented, and caring individuals who have been carefully selected based on their maturity, program skills, experience, and ability to serve as role models. They receive intensive pre-camp training each year to ensure a top-notch camp experience for all Girl Scouts. Learn more about our camp staff on our Parent Central/FAQs page.

Interested in working at summer camp? Visit our employment page.

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Our camp sessions are overflowing with ways to make friends and memories and every day is full of fun and adventure! Here's a peek at what a typical day at overnight camp looks like:

Girl Scouts will participate in four programs per day (dependent on weather and/or health and safety precautions) ranging from swimming to hiking to taking on the challenge course to horseback riding. In between all of the fun, camp traditions like campfires, evening activities, cookouts, and s’more-making take place.
Three well-balanced meals and one afternoon snack are served daily at overnight camp (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are available).
Campers participate in kapers (camp chores) like setting up for meals, leading songs after meals, cleaning up their cabin, and other daily tasks together as a unit to enhance the camp community.
At camp, we believe that girl-led programs are vital to the Girl Scout movement. Campers will have the opportunity to make important decisions in their units like their cookout meal, choice activities, and campfire songs, and lead their very own Girl Scout’s Own ceremony on Friday!

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We're so excited to welcome you to camp! There are confirmation packets for several different types of camp sessions below with all the information you need to prepare for your time at camp.

Overnight Camp
These confirmation packets have information for girl-only, weekday, overnight camp programs. Please be sure you are choosing the correct packet.

Camp Conshatawba Overnight Camp
Camp Hawthorne Ridge Overnight Camp
Camp Skymeadow Overnight Camp

Troop/Family Camp
These confirmation packets have information for weekend troop/family camp programs. Please be sure you are choosing the correct packet.

Camp Conshatawba Troop/Family Camp
Camp Hawthorne Ridge Troop/Family Camp
Camp Skymeadow Troop/Family Camp

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Check-In and Check-Out

Please refer to your confirmation packet for your check-in and check-out times.
If an early/late arrival or pick-up is necessary, please contact the camp director for the camp your Girl Scout is attending. Any early arrivals that are not pre-approved will be queued until their designated check-in/check-out time.

Required Forms and Paperwork
Once again, our forms and paperwork are going digital! You will be sent the needed forms after your registration is processed. These forms are vital to providing the best possible camp experience. In the event you forget to submit a form, there will be copies available to complete at check-in. These forms are required.

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Healthcare at Camp
All camp participants are required to complete their health history and medication information in CampDoc prior to coming to camp. CampDoc is the electronic health record system that Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania (GSWPA) uses to track camper health information. Below is additional information related to healthcare at GSWPA camps:

What is considered a medication?
- GSWPA’s definition of medication is any drug deemed safe and effective for its intended use by the FDA, in addition to select dietary supplements, including multivitamins and melatonin. GSWPA will not administer any substance that contains Cannabidiol (CBD) or Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). GSWPA reserves the right to assess each camper’s medication regimen and the camp’s ability to safely provide medication administration for each camper.
Does my camper need a prescription?
- All medications, including over-the-counter medications (per GSWPA's definition), are required to have a physician order (prescription) for them to be given at camp. This policy aligns with Pennsylvania State Law and the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act.
Prescription Medications
- GSWPA recommends that camp families send medications in pharmacist-sorted medication packs (med packs). This can be done by requesting med-packing through your regular pharmacy. Most of the major pharmacies in the region offer med-packing services at no additional cost to the customer. Med-packing is covered by most insurance plans. An additional resource for med-packing is Amazon Pharmacy.
- If you are unable to access med-packing, the other option is for prescription medications to be brought to camp in their original pharmacy containers.
Over-the-Counter Medications
- Over-the-counter (OTC) medications will be accepted in their original containers as long as a physician order is present with the medication. Orders for OTC medications must include the medication, vitamin, or supplement name, the dose prescribed by the physician, time of administration, why the medication is prescribed, and have the physician's signature and date on the order.
Rescue Medications
- Rescue medications include (but are not limited to) medications such as inhalers, EPIPens, diabetes medications, and seizure medications. These medications will be in the possession of the camper’s counselor and with the camper at all times. GSWPA’s procedure for rescue medications instructs the camp nurse to collect all rescue medications and ensure the camp counselors understand when and how to use them.

As a reminder, the camp nurse will be on-site daily for overnight camps but not 24/7. Medications will be administered by the camp nurse or self-administered by campers under the supervision of camp staff. A nurse is not present on-site for day camp. Campers are encouraged to take their medications during non-camp times. Otherwise, medications will be self-administered by campers under the supervision of the camp staff.

If your camper has additional healthcare needs, please reach out to council prior to their camp session to ensure we are prepared to meet your camper’s needs.

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Find all your camp must-haves and souvenirs in one fun spot!

We’re going cashless again for 2026 overnight camps!

Here’s how to make shopping easy:

Use our online form to add money before camp using a credit card, Girl Scout Bucks, or Indie Girl Scout Program Rewards.
Any leftover balance will be refunded to your card after camp.
Prepaid credit cards will also work.

Use our online form to make your deposit or shop for your favorite camp merch before you arrive!

2026 Camp Pre-Orders
Caregivers, get your Girl Scout ready for camp by preordering their essentials! Pre-ordered items will be given to your camper upon her arrival at camp. Please note: Pre-order kits must be ordered at least one week before your girl’s camp session.

Official Summer Camp Care Kits
Kits include items to cuddle, share, capture your memories, enjoy nighttime fun, and replace common forgotten things (items will vary).

Popular Bunk Decorating Kits
Kits include four pennants and rope for hanging, camp and alphabet stickers, 3.3 ft. string of fairy lights (batteries included), and s’more temporary tattoos to share (items may vary).

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