Troop Camp Rental & Special Events

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage boasts three beautiful properties available for renting.

Camp Alice Pittenger in McCall, ID
Camp TAM in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Friendship Square in Boise, ID

Our beautiful properties are a perfect place to host a corporate retreat, school group, or private event. With a flexible range of offerings, your group's stay will be a wonderful experience!

Your rental of one of our camp properties benefits Girl Scouts of Silver Sage programs year round!

Camp tours available by appointment only. Contact Customer Care at customercare@girlscouts-ssc.org or 208-377-2011.

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Girl Scout troop and Service Unit camping is a fun and educational opportunity for girls to learn about nature and experience outdoor group living. As with everything in Girl Scouting, we must be prepared to offer a safe experience and one that delivers a quality learning program.

Here is a summary of the requirements for troop/group camping based on the information in the Safety & Risk Management section of your Volunteer Essentials Handbook. (If you have not received a copy of the Volunteer Essentials Handbook, please contact your Service Unit Director or Membership Manager.)

Training Requirements:

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This home-study course reviews the essentials of planning and safety relating to taking trips with girls, and is required for any volunteers planning any overnight trip, including camping. For this course, you will need to read the Volunteer Essentials Handbook and access to the Safety Activity Checkpoints found on our website. Please complete the following:

Girl Scout Guide to Travel
647 - 401 Planning Overnight Trips with Girls Quiz _{(You will be directed to sign into your MyGS Account)}

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This home-study course is required if you are planning a troop camping trip with your girls, and is the prerequisite for Course 403 – Troop Camp Skills.

This course includes an introduction to progression in the outdoors, readiness assessment, planning outdoor activities, clothing and equipment planning, menu planning and food safety, simple outdoor cooking, minimal impact camping, tent basics, site selection, and safety.

To complete this course, you will need to:

Print the Outdoor Education Basics (402) Self Study to guide you through the course.
Purchase (or borrow) the GSUSA publication Outdoor Education in Girl Scouting.
Review any Safety Activity Checkpoints relating to your planned outdoor activities.
647 - 402 Outdoor Education Basics _{(You will be directed to sign into your MyGS Account)}

403 – Troop Camping + Camp Skills toggle arrow

This course is required by at least one adult in your group prior to taking a troop camping trip. This course is the hands-on partner to course 402. This course provides hands-on practice of many of the basics of outdoor education that was covered in the 402 course.

If you are an experienced camper, and feel that you are fully prepared to prepare your group for the camping trip, please review and complete the Opt-Out Agreement.

Opt Out Agreement

Troop camping requires increased adult supervision. Please review the Adult-to-Girl Ratio table to ensure that you are planning ahead to have a sufficient number of registered and background-checked adults.

(See page 4 of the Safety & Risk Management section of your Volunteer Essentials Handbook.)

Paperwork Requirements:

Permission for Special Activities form from each parent/guardian.
Troop Overnight Event form submitted to your Service Unit Director four weeks in advance of your trip.

It is assumed that you have completed the paperwork and risk management procedures for your girls and adults for basic troop participation.
(See pages 10 and 11 of the Safety & Risk Management section of your Volunteer Essentials Handbook for details.)

Email your forms to customercare@girlscouts-ssc.org

To reserve a weekend fillout our form

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