Some of the best summer memories start with dirt on your shoes, a campfire smell that sticks around for days, and kids coming home excited to tell you something they did all by themselves.
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council camps give girls a chance to spend real time outside — trying new activities, making friends, and building confidence along the way. One of the nicest things for families who are curious: camp is open to non-Girl Scouts, so girls can try it out before deciding if they want to join.
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Girl Scouts offers everything from local day camps to overnight adventures. The focus stays simple — get outside, work together, and let kids discover what they’re capable of.
Roanoke County — Dark Hollow Day Camp (Camp Icimani)
This is classic summer day camp: games, crafts, and time outdoors from start to finish. Think capture the flag, scavenger hunts, relay races, and cooking over a campfire.
Adventure Caravan (Rising 7th–9th graders)
Older girls spend most days off-site exploring Southwest Virginia with activities like caving, canoeing, hiking, and camping.
Dates: June 22–27
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Girl Scout Camp Icimani, Roanoke County
Ages: Rising 1st–11th graders
Cost
- Rising 1st–6th: $110
- Rising 7th–9th Adventure Caravan: $200
- CPA & CIT: $30
- CIT2 (graduating seniors): Free
Registration deadline: May 1
Ride Empowered: Girl Scout Edition (Empowered Equestrian, Troutville)
Empowered Equestrian Camp is a fun, educational, and confidence-building week designed for riders to develop horsemanship skills both in and out of the saddle. Campers will enjoy daily riding lessons, hands-on horse care, barn activities, and games, all in a safe, supportive environment.
Dates: July 13-17
Location: Empowered Equestrian, Troutville
Ages/Grades: Brownies-Ambassadors
Prices: $625
Registration deadline: May 1
New River Valley — Rainbow’s End Girl Scout Camp
A short overnight camp that mixes outdoor skills with traditional camp fun. Girls camp in tents, learn archery basics, cook outside, make crafts, and end the day with campfires and s’mores. They’ll also learn practical outdoor skills like identifying poison ivy.
Dates: July 10 (2:00 PM) – July 12 (2:00 PM)
Location: New River Valley TBD
Ages: Rising 2nd–7th graders
Cost: $120
Registration deadline: May 1
Pulaski County — Camp Adventurers
This one is specifically for older girls who still want the camp experience without working as helpers. Campers set up their sleeping areas Friday night, take part in camp traditions, and spend Saturday doing adventure activities together in small patrol groups.
Dates: July 17–19
Location: Blue Ridge Scout Reservation, Hiwassee
Ages: 11–17 years old
Cost: $175
Registration deadline: May 1
Lynchburg / Campbell County — Camp Sacajawea (Camp Firefly)
A full sleepaway camp experience surrounded by woods and water. Girls canoe, hike, craft, sing around the fire, and stay in cabins or platform tents. Campers earn a Camp Firefly patch and a progression patch showing new outdoor skills.
Overnight Camp
Who: Rising 2nd–12th grade
Dates: June 14–19
Cost: $550
Day Camp
Who: Rising 1st–2nd grade
Dates: June 15–19
Cost: $300
Registration deadline: May 1
Ready to Register?
Spots — especially the local Roanoke sessions — tend to fill early each spring.
Register here: https://gsvsc.campbrainregistration.com/
Girl Scout camp has always been a little less about performance and more about experience — trying something new, meeting kids outside your usual circle, and heading home a little more confident than when the week started. For many families, it ends up being the camp they come back to year after year.
