Day Camp Descriptions
Day camp is for girls entering kindergarten through 12th grade. Sessions run Monday through Friday with occasional overnight options. Campers bring lunch and water bottles, snacks are provided. Camps offer traditional Girl Scout programs with unique opportunity for girl planning. Program Aide positions offer leadership opportunities for girls entering grades 7-12.
Camps feature a variety of program options
Qualified, enthusiastic, well-trained staff and volunteers develop and operate the highest quality camp programs.
Any girl can attend. Non-Girl Scouts simply pay a $12 membership fee and enjoy Girl Scout membership.
Balboa Campus, Balboa Park
Spring Break Adventures
March 29 - April 2, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Entering grades 2-5
Experience all the fun of day camp on your spring break! Challenge yourself and your team on the Mobile Challenge Course and other low elements at the new Adventure Zone. Juniors will attempt new heights on a 40-foot climbing wall. Work on a badge or try-it, explore the museums of Balboa Park, and enjoy traditional camp crafts and games.
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
PA |
| $214 |
$184 |
$134 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Bon Appétit!
June 21-25, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 2-5
Discover the tasty possibilities of outdoor cooking. Learn basic cooking techniques and outdoor cooking skills, while making your own daily snacks and dreaming up your own menus.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
PA |
| $194 |
$164 |
$134 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Girls Empowered to Make Movies (G.E.M.M.)
June 21-25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Film screening party at 4 p.m.; camp ends 5 p.m. Friday)
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 7-11
Learn how to express yourself and the issues you care about through the power of film. You'll learn how to use a movie camera, editing software and audio and lighting equipment with guidance from professional female filmmakers. You'll also discover the creative process of script development, acting and set design plus different techniques including animation and special effects. At the end of the fifth day, invite your family to camp for a special screening of the films created during the week.
Director: Jody Sims, (619) 299-6884 or jodysims@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
| |
$309 |
$279 |
$249 |
Green Thumbs
June 28-July 2, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 2-5
Spend a week enjoying fresh air, green spaces and hands-on gardening. Learn how to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and design your own green retreat. Connect with nature as you explore the gardens of Balboa Park and care for baby plants in our hoop house.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV/Boy  |
PA |
| $194 |
$164 |
$134 |
$104 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Girls of Greatness: Going My Way 2010
June 28-July 2, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 1-6
Join the green revolution and learn about alternative transportation over land, air and sea. Ride bikes, roller skate, take the trolley, go for a hike, ride the train, swim in the ocean and bounce in the air. You'll visit the National City Train Depot Museum, Automotive Museum and Inflatable World. We will collect food donations, make international foods, learn games from around the world and finish the week with an international costume party. Girls work on the Alternative Transportation Patch, Brownie Girl Scouts Around the World Try-It, and On My Way and World Neighbors Badges. Overnight for Program Aides, staff and COVs on Friday.
Overnight: Friday, July 2; camp ends at 10 a.m. Saturday
Director: Patrice Amon, (619) 944-2719 or patriceamon@gmail.com
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
Preschool |
COV/Boy |
PA |
| $220 |
$190 |
$160 |
$45 |
$95 |
$45 entering grades 7-12 |
Wild Wonders -- NEW!
July 6-8, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 2-8
Discover wild wonders at this super fun mini-day camp. Learn about animals and ecology through SeaWorld's "Wonders of the River" program and a Water Conservation Garden field trip. Enjoy crafts, swimming, games and more. Do activities from the Eco-Explorer Try-It, Wildlife Badge and Interest Project. Sleepover Wednesday night at SeaWorld's newest river exhibit, followed by a day of SeaWorld discovery.
Overnight: Wednesday, July 7
Director: Diane Vogan, (619) 670-7759 or dnvogan@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $294 |
$264 |
$234 |
$134 |
$134 entering grades 9-12 |
RAINBOWS
July 12-16, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 1-5
RAINBOWS: Really Active Interesting Nifty Bunch of Wonderful Stuff. Discover as you play, make crafts, swim, enjoy guest artists, and make choices. Explore with field trips to the San Diego Puppet Theater, a San Diego Junior Theatre production of "Gepetto" and Balboa Park museums. Connect and make new friends with campers from Rainbow's End. Take action as your team creates and stages a short presentation. Work on activities from the Friends are Fun Try-It or the Folk Art Badge. Celebrate with a day at LEGOLAND.
Director: Diane Vogan, (619) 670-7759 or dnvogan@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
| $228 |
$198 |
$168 |
$119 |
Rainbow's End Plays Again!
July 12-17, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
(Camp ends 10 a.m. Saturday)
Entering grades 6-11
Come and "play!" Discover and develop your interests and skills in theatre as you see two professional productions. Connect with others as you design sets, assemble props, create costumes, produce a program and/or be an actor in camp productions. Take action as you do special crafts and broaden your leadership skills with our work on the play and by interacting with campers from RAINBOWS. We'll present our play for them, your family and friends. Then we'll celebrate with a day at California Adventure! Come play with us!
Overnights: Tuesday, July 13 and Friday, July 16, camp ends at 10 a.m. Saturday
Director: Jo Stahnke, (619) 670-4071 or carl.stahnke@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
| $269 |
$239 |
$209 |
$99 |
CYT Presents The Jungle Book
July 19-23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 2-12
Add your special sparkle to this wild stage production of The Jungle Book—starring you and the rest of your pack. Work with CYT@school theater professionals all week to prepare for Friday's big show. Break a leg!
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
| $194 |
$164 |
$134 |
$104 |
D.I.Y. Designer
July 26-30, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 4-8
Design your own look and be your own stylist at this fashion-forward camp. Learn sewing, crafting and designing techniques to turn old and everyday items into new treasures. Make your own sketchbook and get stylish tips from special guests. Then strut down the runway in your new duds in the end-of-the-week fashion show.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $184 |
$154 |
$124 |
$104 |
$64 entering grades 9-12 |
Outdoor Skills & Discovery
July 12-18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 4-7
Tenting and hiking and critters - oh my! Just a small sample of the fun as you spend four days at Balboa Campus preparing for a two-night stay at Camp Winacka. You'll practice skills such as outdoor cooking, plus create crafts and play games that teach you how to save our precious planet.
Overnights (Camp Winacka): July 16-18 (Return at 1 p.m.)
Director: Myla Coleman, (619) 855-3472 or mycokapi@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $259 |
$229 |
$199 |
$119 |
$64 entering grades 8-12 |
S'mores
August 2-6, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Check in at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday)
Balboa Campus
Entering grades 1-7
Join us for s'more fun, friends, and adventures this year as we dabble in the arts. Enjoy drawing, painting, sculpture, building arts, print making, drama, singing, dance, guest artists, jewelry, crafts, games, and more. Swim one day at the Bud Kearns Memorial Pool and try archery (campers entering grades 4-7 only). We'll take field trips to the San Diego Children's Museum and a Junior Theatre production of "Fame." Girls sample activities from art-related Try-Its, badges and interest projects.
Director: Diane Vogan, (619) 670-7759 or dnvogan@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
Preschool |
COV/Boy |
PA |
| $219 |
$189 |
$159 |
$59 |
$104 |
$59 entering grades 8-12 |
Cool Skates
August 9-13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Balboa Campus
Entering grades K-7
Spin, Glide, Wiggle, and Swizzle! Each morning take a bus from Balboa Campus to the San Diego Ice Skating rink for a half-hour lesson and two hours of free skate. In the afternoon return to camp for more games, crafts and fun with friends. Younger campers will do activities from the Hobbies Try-It; girls entering grades 4-5 do the Doing Hobbies Badge; grades 6-7, the Games for Life Interest Project.
Director: Diane Vogan, (619) 670-7759 or dnvogan@cox.net
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV/Boy |
PA |
| $254 |
$224 |
$194 |
$114 |
$64 entering grades 8-12 |
Escondido Program Center
Enchanted Adventures
June 21-25, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Escondido Program Center
Entering grades K-2
Once upon a time, in a magical land not so far away … fairy campers met with fairy dust and danced happily among flowers and sunshine. Journey to this extraordinary land with us as we create and wear fairy costumes, learn basic ballet moves and work on the Art of Ballet Patch. Experience the magic!
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $184 |
$154 |
$124 |
$104 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Wild Things
June 28- July 2, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Escondido Program Center
Entering grades 2-5
Take a walk on the wild side! Explore, go behind the scenes and learn from the experts at the Wild Animal Park. Back at camp, let your imagination run wild as you play games, create wacky costumes, make art and tackle our challenge course.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
PA |
| $204 |
$174 |
$164 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Art Attack!
July 12-16, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Escondido Program Center
Entering grades K-5
Create your own masterpieces at this crafty camp. Work with guest artists to bring your ideas to life with new, fun techniques of painting, crafting and more. Learn about famous works of art, and what it's like to be a professional artist.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $184 |
$154 |
$124 |
$104 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Technology Goddesses
August 2-6, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.; ends 4:30 p.m. for PA lab
Escondido Program Center
Entering grades 1-6
Camp with a technology twist! Take digital pictures to create portraits, movie, or slideshows. Campers enjoy crafts, traditional activities and attend age/skill-appropriate computer sessions that vary from year to year. After-camp lab session for Program Aides, sleepover for rising 5th graders and above, Friday water fun and Academy Awards.
Overnight: Wednesday, August 4 (5th grade up)
Bus departs Balboa Campus at 7:45 a.m., returns at 3:45 p.m.
Director: Cora Carmody, (760) 274-3834, before 8:30 p.m. or cora@technology-goddesses.org
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
Preschool |
COV/Boy |
PA |
| $269 |
$229 |
$189 |
$60 |
$110 |
$85 entering grades 7-12 |
Other County Locations
For the Love of Animals
July 19-23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Escondido Humane Society, Escondido
Entering grades K-5
Girl Scouts and the Escondido Humane Society bring you an animal-filled week of fun and friends. If you dream of being a veterinarian or animal trainer, want to get a pet or just love animals, you've come to the right camp. Spend two hours a day learning from experts how to care for animals.
Bus departs Balboa Campus at 8 a.m., returns at 4:30 p.m.
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
PA |
| $209 |
$179 |
$149 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
Musicpalooza with the Museum of Making Music
August 2-6, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad
Entering grades 2-6
Everyday's a Musicpalooza at the Museum of Making Music! Celebrate and explore more than 100 years of music history as you create your own instruments, listen to tons of great sounds and get hands-on experience with loads of instruments from organs to ukuleles. Express yourself through free music play and try your hand at songwriting. Participate in a daily drum circle and play on guitars made especially for girls. Discover what it's like to work in the music business and experience live music demonstrations. Absolutely no music experience necessary!
Director: Staff
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
COV |
PA |
| $194 |
$164 |
$134 |
$104 |
$64 entering grades 7-12 |
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Horsin' Around:
All horse camps feature half the day spent with horses, including an hour each of the following: riding in the arena, hands-on horse education and receiving classroom-style lessons. The other half-day features crafts, games, snacks and activities related to the week's theme. All sessions are taught in groups. According to Girl Scout and American Camp Association Safety Standards, it is required to have shoes/boots with a half-inch heel to ride. Tennis shoes are not acceptable. Please be prepared with the appropriate shoes/boots on the first day of camp. A limited number of boots may be available to check out for the week.
California Cowgirls
July 12-16, 8:30a.m.-4 p.m.
Heartland Ranch, Lakeside
Entering grades 2-6
*Level 1
Travel back in time and discover life in old California. Be a cowgirl for a week, riding horses and creating your own cowgirl accessories. Have a water day, experience the Gold Rush, and hear tales of the Old West.
Do-Si-Do Rodeo
July 26-30, 8:30a.m.-4 p.m.
Heartland Ranch, Lakeside
Entering grades 2-6
*Level 1
Come on down to the wildest camp round-up in the West. In addition to riding and horse handling, spend a week at the rodeo, where you'll try your hand at carnival games, roping, rodeo clowning, carnival crafts and creating skits with your friends.
Blue Ribbon Riders
August 2-6, 8:30a.m.-4 p.m.
Heartland Ranch, Lakeside
Entering grades 2-6
*Level 2
Ready for more horse riding and handling challenges? Expand your skills at this new Level 2 horse program, and exhibit your expertise at an end-of-the-week show. Prerequisite: Level 1 horse program.
Bus departs Balboa Campus at 7:45 a.m., returns at 5 p.m.
Director: Staff
NOTE: This information applies to all horse sessions.
| Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
PA |
| $329 |
$299 |
$269 |
$134 entering grades 8-12 |
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