RESIDENT CAMP
At our summer resident (overnight) camps, girls have fun and learn about science and space, the environment, hiking, canoeing, mountain biking, leadership and much more at camps such as Just Add Water, Blogger Girl, Wilderness Adventure, Super Hero Academy and Camp Chef.
- Held at Camps Winacka and Whispering Oaks near Julian
- Open to all girls in grades 2-12
- Sessions are five, seven or 12 days long
- Three-day "Mini-Camp" at Whispering Oaks also available for girls in grades 1-5
- Camp meals are tasty, nutritious and tailored to girls' special dietary needs
- Chartered bus transportation available
- Parents can send mail to their campers or bring it to bus locations
Girl Scout resident camps offer girls adventures in the outdoors - for first-time or repeat campers. Songs, skits and campfires, laughter and friendship are all part of every girl's camp experience.
Each group of campers and staff plans its own activities based on the girls' interests, including arts and crafts, hiking, archery, nature activities, swimming, challenge course, sleep-outs and cookouts. Additional activities are offered based on the camp session's theme. Choose a theme with your camper by looking for activities she already loves, or has always wanted to try!
All counselors are at least 18 years old and are selected for their maturity, enthusiasm and experience. Many return year after year. Each summer, they participate in an intensive, week-long training program in child development, group management, camping skills, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, CPR/First Aid and specialty areas. A health care supervisor remains on-site 24-hours a day.
Camps Winacka and Whispering Oaks are located on the same 700-acre oak woodland site near the mountain town of Julian, 60 miles east of San Diego. Bus transportation is available (for $15 fee) from Balboa Park (Presidents Way parking lot) in San Diego and the Escondido Program Center in Kit Carson Park.
This traditional camp's living units are tucked in the trees surrounding an open meadow. Girls sleep either in open-air cabins with built-in bunks, tent houses or on cots under the stars. All accommodations have modern bathrooms with showers and luggage storage areas. Activities center around the lodge, dining hall, swimming pool areas, environmental center and boast miles of hiking trails and natural sights.
Camp Whispering Oaks offers all the comforts of modern cabins in the beautiful outdoors. Living and activity areas are connected with paved lighted pathways winding through natural vegetation of Manzanita, oak and pine. The sports field and playground are popular destinations for campers. Each living unit includes three modern cabins with bunk beds and a nearby program shelter with modern bathroom facilities.
