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Camp FAQ & Forms

YOU MAY FIND OUR FORMS, PACKETS, AND GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE 2020 SUMMER SEASON BELOW.

Camp Information Packet:

  • Day Camp Information Packet 2020- Coming soon!
  • Camp Hoffman Information Packet 2020- Coming soon! (for all overnight camp sessions, including weekends, mini-sessions, and weeklong+ sessions)
  • Camp Packing List 2020- Coming Soon (for all-day camps and for all overnight camp sessions)

2020 Camp Bus Schedules:

The camp experience begins with songs, laughter, and meeting new friends on the bus! If you wish to use the bus, sign up for your preferred bus stop location when you register for camp. Due to requests received by local towns, campers attending Camp Promising Acres (except for early drop-off/late pick-up) are required to take the bus to and from camp. Bus transportation is optional for Camp Cookie, Camp Green Forest, and Camp Rocky Farm.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to normal morning and afternoon traffic, our buses are occasionally delayed! Please plan to be available for a 30-minute window during both your bus stop drop-off and pick-up times. Any adults picking up a camper will be required to show a photo ID.

CHECK OUT OUR FAQ SECTION BELOW!

What is best, day camp or overnight camp?

The choice is yours! Whether it’s day camp or overnight camp, you’ll experience all the fun that Girl Scout Summer Camp can offer.

With Day Camp, you'll be placed into a group based on your grade and experience. If you and a friend are heading to camp together and in the same grade, we can place you in the same group - just let us know! Girls are always welcome to be a part of our Day Camp sessions. Day Camp sessions are one week and are open to girls entering grades 1st through 8th. Sessions run from 8:30am to 4:00pm. Girl Scouts take the bus to and from camp offering a great way to meet your fellow campers. Please note that bussing is mandatory for Promising Acres and Rocky Farm and optional for Green Forest and Camp Cookie.

Typical days at Day Camp can include swimming lessons, free swim, crafts, boating (kayaks, canoes and paddle boats!), hiking, outdoor cooking, and nature exploration. At Camps Cookie and Green Forest you swim in a pond and at Camp Promising Acres you swim in a pool!

Aside from bringing your smile and a sense of adventure, we'll ask you to pack a lunch, a towel, your favorite bathing suit, lots of sunscreen (and bug spray!) and water. Oh, and bring a mess kit, too! (A mess kit is a washable dish, bowl, cup and eating utensils for our Thursday cookouts!)

Overnight camp at Camp Hoffman is open to girls entering grades 2 through 12. You can come for a three-day or a one-week program. Overnight camping gives you the chance to challenge yourself, get outside your comfort zone and of course, develop lifelong friendships and memories. Groups are based on program choice, but you'll also have the opportunity to choose activities that interest you most. One week sessions allow you to focus on your interests: archery, sailing, canoeing or exploring the night sky. Check out the deluxe high and low ropes challenge course! This course was made possible through a generous grant from The Champlin Foundations. The choices for adventure and fun are all yours and endless!

You'll sleep in platform tents – these are big canvas tents raised off the ground on a wooden platform. And, yes, there are showers with hot water and flushing toilets! You'll dine in the big, beautiful Barbara W. French Dining Hall.

Are Camp Scholarships available?

We believe that every girl should have an opportunity to experience summer camp! To that end, we encourage applying for our camp scholarships. Nothing should stand in the way of a summer filled with friendship, fun and new-found confidence. All girls are welcome to attend camp without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or socio-economic status.

Thanks to the generosity of individuals, civic organization and foundations, camp scholarships to attend a GSSNE summer camp program – day or overnight – are available for girls who, without this assistance, would not be able to attend Girl Scout camp.

Click HERE for our Camp Scholarship Application Form. (Click here for Spanish Language form)

We recommend completing and mailing the Camp Scholarship Application and required documentation to GSSNE as soon as possible since our funds are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Completed applications may be mailed to GSSNE, 500 Greenwich Ave, Warwick, RI 02886. Financial aid applications are evaluated on a rolling basis.

Questions? Call us at 401.331.4500 or 800.331.0149 and ask for a camp registrar to assist you!

What makes Girl Scout Summer Counselors different than other counselors?

What is one of the things girls like most about Girl Scout camp? The counselors! Many of our counselors (including those from all over the world!) come back year after year, their love of the outdoors and “all things Girl Scout” makes for a fun summer! And all counselors are put through extensive training which includes:

  • Understanding safety considerations in a camping environment, operating procedures, and competencies required for program activities
  • Age-appropriate behavior management and camper supervision techniques that create a physically and emotionally safe environment
  • Trained in performance and conduct, including sexual harassment policies
  • Recognition and prevention in reporting of child abuse; and emergency procedures

Check back to meet our 2018 Camp Directors too! 

Is Girl Scout Camp an option for older girls too?

Yes! We offer several leadership opportunities at our summer camps. We provide the training and experience you'll need to be a camp “counselor in training” – starting in 10th grade. If you're a great swimmer, we can even help you become a water safety instructor aide!

Does selling cookies help me get to camp?

YES! Girl Scout Cookies can power an amazing adventure! Girls participating in the GSSNE Cookie Program earn $.20 per package, which may then be applied to the cost of a GSSNE Day Camp Program, Overnight Camp Program or the Per Person fee for The Great Escape.

Girls in troops who choose Older Girl Proceeds do not earn Camp Cookie Credits. Credits may be pooled by sisters in the same family. Summer Camp Cookie Credits cannot be transferred outside of families and can only be applied to GSSNE Summer Camp. Camp Cookie Credits expire on September 30, 2020, and cannot be used for troop camping, Tall and Small, Into the Woods, or Can U Canoe.

What about Girl Scouts with medical or dietary needs?

Families of Girl Scouts with special dietary needs, allergies, airborne allergies, mobility limitations, or health conditions requiring particular awareness should contact customercare@gssne.org prior to registration to determine if Girl Scouts is able to make reasonable accommodations for the camper. Please note that certain accommodations may be difficult to make given the camping environment. 

How do I work at Girl Scout summer camp?

Thanks for wanting to share your time, skills, and talents with us! Check out our Careers page for more information!