Troop Camping

GSNEO Camp Information

The council has camp properties which provide many opportunities for resident, day and troop camping as well as host many council programs. A summer camp brochure, Faces & Places, is distributed in the spring with information on programs, dates, locations and age requirements. Whether your daughter is interested in horseback riding, sailing or dramatic arts, there is a place for her at a camp!

Troop Camping Forms

• GSNEO Camping and Day Outing Request Form
• GSNEO Service Unit Camping Request Form
• Troop Camping Roster
• Service Unit Camping Roster

Please Note: Directions to camp properties are only included in confirmation packets.

Camp Julia Crowell/Hilaka

Hilaka is 137 acres of wooded gently rolling hills with hiking trails. It is adjacent to Camp Julia Crowell, a 243 acre camp. Hilaka was purchased to protect the shore of Lake Linnea in 1960. Hilaka has three multi-room houses, two single-room winterized cabins, two platform tent units and an Adirondack shelter unit. the dining hall and waterfront, with canoes and rowboats, are popular locations at this camp. Camp Hilaka is open for partial and limited use beginning October 9, 2009.
To check availability of Camp Hilaka please call 800-852-4474 and ask for Melissa Riley-Smith, ext. 0396. Registrations for Camp Hilaka will be accepted in person or by mail to any service center, or by fax to 330-467-1901. An email will be sent within one week of registration receipt.

Camp Ledgewood - Peninsula, Ohio

Camp Ledgewood covers 350 acres of rolling woodland in the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It has nine heated cabins, three tent units, and four Adirondack units. Primitive campsites are available at Camp Ledgewood, as well as shelters and buildings for day outings. A two-acre lake and a swimming pool add to the beauty of the site. Camp Ledgewood was established in 1931 and has provided thousands of girls the opportunity to grow in a thriving outdoor environment.

Camp Lejnar - Painesville, Ohio

Camp Lejnar is located south of Lake Erie in eastern Lake County. This camp sits on 430 acres of glacial plain, with two lakes connected by a small creek. One lake is exclusively for wildlife, and the other is used for programming. A stream of hidden beauty and cool water runs through the gorge, that averages 200 feet in depth. The majority of this camp is forest covered. This camp includes winterized buildings Alice Heise, Cheraga Barn and Ruth Weigand; four one-room cabins, two platform tent sites, one ground tent site and two primitive sites with shelters. Camp Lejnar also receives the most snow in winter of all of GSNEO camps, making it ideal for your snow activities!

Camp Pleasant Valley - Green Springs, Ohio

Camp Pleasant Valley is located outside Tiffin in Seneca County. The topography varies greatly from the upland area at the entrance down to Sugar Creek which flows through the camp. There are several significant ridges and steep cliffs where these high and low areas interface. Most of the camp is heavily wooded with the exception of a vast mown day camp field, a smaller sports field and lawn areas that surround the buildings.

The camp includes Sugar Creek Lodge, a renovated barn with modern coveniences for year-round housing and Lady Bug, which has seasonal units with simple shelters and a unit house. A trail network winds through the site and provides access to some of the more remote areas of the camp including the oxbow pools and railroad trestle. A portion of the trails parallel Sugar Creek and a footbridge leads to a large loop trail on the north side of the creek. The day camp field has a surprising degree of privacy for such a large space, due to the surrounding wooded hillsides. These same wooded hillsides provide spectacular overlooks from numerous vantage points along the trails.

Camp Sugarbush - Kinsman, Ohio

Camp Sugarbush is located in Kinsman, Ohio and covers almost 200 acres of charming scenery. Camp facilities include a dining hall, an infirmary, flush toilets, hot showers, swimming pool, small lake, archery range, game fields and an observatory. Housing units include covered wagons, permatents and pavilitents which all include cots and mattresses. Each unit has its own pavilion, latrine and running water.

Camp Timberlane - Wakeman, Ohio

Camp Timberlane is located on 324 scenic acres in beautiful Firelands Reserve in Wakeman, Ohio. The property includes miles of hiking trails, creeks and ravines, and is home to a variety of plants and wildlife. The camp grounds include an in-ground pool with shower house, meandering 6-acre lake, hillside amphitheater, archery range, challenge course and observatory. Camping units are distinctive and unique, featuring two cabin style units, two tree house units and a platform tent unit.

Great Trail Camp - Malvern, Ohio

Great Trail Camp has limited, partial use over the 2009-2010 membership year. Weather permitting, the south side of the camp will open again on April 2 through May 16, 2010. Registration for camping April through May 2010 will begin on December 1, 2009. To check availability of Great Trail Camp please call 800-852-4474. Registrations for Great Trail Camp will be accepted in person or by mail to any service center or by fax to 330-467-1901. An email will be sent within one week of registration receipt.


Great Trail Camp is located on 276 acres of rolling hills.  Facilities at Great Trail Camp include a lake, hiking trails, and two amphitheaters.  Great Trail Camp has many options for overnight camping accommodations: Lacey Troop House, Nightingale Cottage, Outpost Lodge, The Barn, tent units, small cabin units, Renkert Ranch and Thomas Hall.