Price per peak season overnight: Varies by site
April 1 - May 31
September 1 - October 31
Camp Timberlane is located in Wakeman (Erie County), within the beautiful Firelands Reserve. This 324-acre camp includes miles of hiking trails, creeks, and ravines. It features Stocker Lodge dining hall, a swimming pool with shower house, splash pad, Edgewater Program Center, archery range, observatory, low ropes, amphitheater, nature center, primitive camping site, and a meandering lake that's ideal for boating.
Housing units include: unique cabins, platform tents, and a yurt. The units have a common space for group activities, campfire circle and/or fireplace, one latrine or indoor bathrooms.
Camp Timberlane is closed early June through mid-August for Resident Camp, and also on the weekends of national holidays.
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Camp Timberlane has four trails for you to enjoy during your days at camp.
Perimeter Trail
Perimeter Trail is 3.1 miles and circles around camp. The trail begins at Stocker Lodge. The trail takes almost 2 hours so plan accordingly. The level of difficulty of this trail is moderately strenuous in sections. Bridges on the trail make creek crossing easy. You'll cross Frankenburg Creek as it flows on its way into the Vermillion River. The trail follows an old deer trail on your way to Ox-Bow Lake.
Woodhaven Trail
The Woodhaven Trail is half a mile in length, but there is a lot to see on this trail.
The trail starts at the edge of Woodhaven Meadow. Much of this trail area was part of a farm long before Girl Scouts were there. Look for signs of farming and new growth along the trail.
Naturalist Trail
The Naturalist Trail is a brisk trek, nearly a half-mile in length. It runs adjacent to some of the connecting trails at Camp Timberlane. See what you can discover on this trail!
Outpost Trail
The Outpost Trail is just under a quarter mile in length. The trail takes its hikers to the primitive camping Outpost site. You'll be amazed at all the beauty that is in this trail!
Connecting Trails
If you'd like to explore the trails or have hiked them before, it's time to explore the Connecting Trails at Camp Timberlane. These connections make the long trails shorter and give you a new area of camp to explore.
Below is a list of equipment that can be expected to be found at all campsites.
Available in all overnight Cabins, Troop Houses, and Yurt.
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Tote with equipment for outdoor sites: Tents, Adirondacks, Tree Tents, Primitive, etc.
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Available at all sites that have a fire circle.
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Mops, brooms, some cleaning supplies, and 1-2 trash bags will be available at cabin sites. Cleaning supplies are not stocked weekly, so availability may differ.
Your group is responsible for bringing their own: hand soap, dish soap, sponges, dish towels, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfecting cleaner/Clorox wipes, sanitizing tabs for dishes, firewood, matches.
For more help on what to bring:
See the suggested Troop/SU Packing List
Please fill out this Facility Rental Interest Form to submit a request. A GSNEO representative will contact you in 3-5 business days.
Price per peak season overnight: Varies by site
April 1 - May 31
September 1 - October 31
Normal Season: 15% off peak season
February 1 - March 31
June 1 - July 31
November 1 - December 31
Off Season: 30% off peak season
August 1 - August 31
January 1 - January 31
Discounts apply for reservations during normal or off-season times.
Listed below are each of the sites located at Camp Timberlane. Click on each one to learn more.
Camp Timberlane has four trails for you to enjoy during your days at camp.
Perimeter Trail
Perimeter Trail is 3.1 miles and circles around camp. The trail begins at Stocker Lodge. The trail takes almost 2 hours so plan accordingly. The level of difficulty of this trail is moderately strenuous in sections. Bridges on the trail make creek crossing easy. You'll cross Frankenburg Creek as it flows on its way into the Vermillion River. The trail follows an old deer trail on your way to Ox-Bow Lake.
Woodhaven Trail
The Woodhaven Trail is half a mile in length, but there is a lot to see on this trail.
The trail starts at the edge of Woodhaven Meadow. Much of this trail area was part of a farm long before Girl Scouts were there. Look for signs of farming and new growth along the trail.
Naturalist Trail
The Naturalist Trail is a brisk trek, nearly a half-mile in length. It runs adjacent to some of the connecting trails at Camp Timberlane. See what you can discover on this trail!
Outpost Trail
The Outpost Trail is just under a quarter mile in length. The trail takes its hikers to the primitive camping Outpost site. You'll be amazed at all the beauty that is in this trail!
Connecting Trails
If you'd like to explore the trails or have hiked them before, it's time to explore the Connecting Trails at Camp Timberlane. These connections make the long trails shorter and give you a new area of camp to explore.
Reserve a side or reserve the whole site! This modern year-round heated building with indoor restrooms and showers will be sure to make your camping weekend one you won't forget! Each unit has its own kitchen, large activity area, and separate sleeping area with bunk beds. A private unisex sleeping area and a single restroom is available for adult use. An elevated deck off the back, completes this awesome cabin.
Cherry Hill is wheelchair accessible.
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Cherry Hill A or B: 20 Both: 40 |
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Edgewater Program Center is a modern building open year-round for day use. The center has a large main activity room with a serving kitchen, restrooms, and a fireplace. A large covered porch surrounds the building with picnic tables to enjoy the scenery.
Three additional breakout rooms are available to rent separately for your arts & crafts, meetings, or activities.
Edgewater Program Center is wheelchair accessible.
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Main Activity Room: 215 Breakout Rooms: A: 12 B: 12 C: 12 Edgewater Main and Breakout Rooms: 250 |
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You'll fall in love with Green Meadows, a rental site that has everything! Enjoy the rustic charm of this site which includes a large activity and sleeping area, bunk beds, a fireplace, and seasonal indoor restrooms.
Indoor restrooms are ONLY available with this site from May through October. Water for this site is turned off at the end of October annually. November through April restrooms are available via the outdoor latrines or Edgewater Program Center. Drinking and cooking water is available November through April through an outdoor hydrant next to the cabin.
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32 |
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Another of Camp Timberlane's newest additions for troop camping. Your troop will love the convenience of indoor restrooms and showers in this modern new troop house!
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16 |
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What's a yurt? Yurts were first used by Mongolian nomadic people of Central Asia for homes. Yurts are popular because of their charm, low environmental impact, and round shape with single-room design. GSNEO is incorporating yurts into the sites available at Camp Timberlane to offer a bit of charm and glamour for camping to the traditional cabin or tent site offerings for girls.
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16 |
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Oak Cliff is a seasonal platform tent unit, containing five platform tents with four cots and mattresses in each. A screened lighted pavilion with a fireplace provides everything your group could need for their weekend in the woods. Added conveniences, including indoor restrooms and a kitchen sink, are provided in the lower level of Cherry Hill.
Oak Cliff is closed for winter from mid-October through late April.
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20 |
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Pinecrest is a modern year-round site that can be rented as a whole or as two separate units.
Pinecrest has space to do it all! A large activity area, bunkbeds, and a kitchen round out the inside. Outside you'll enjoy the large covered porch with picnic tables and a fire circle.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Pinecrest A or B: 14 Both: 28 |
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Stocker Lodge is a modern dining hall, ready and waiting for day use rental. The large area has room for everything: dining, meetings, or activities. Surrounding Stocker Lodge is a covered porch with picnic tables.
Inside the welcoming Stocker Lodge is a commercial kitchen available for day use rentals. The kitchen comes complete with cooking and serving equipment for up to 150 people.
Commercial kitchen training is required to rent the kitchen. Kitchen exhaust hood system MUST be on while using kitchen equipment.
Kitchen and dining area may be rented separately.
Toilet paper and hand soap are supplied at this building.
Popcorn machine and sno-cone machine are also available.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Lodge: 150 Kitchen: 10 |
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Tall Timbers is a modern twist on a troop treehouse. Your girls will delight in the modern amenities of Tall Timbers. This site has two units that are available to rent separately or together for larger groups.
Enjoy the evenings in the trees with a lighted boardwalk connecting the two units and a pavilion complete with a fireplace.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Tall Timbers A or B: 20 Both: 40 |
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Thanks to a generous donation from the Lorain Medina Rural Electric Coopertive, Camp Timberlane now has a new unique campsite that accommodates a group of 18. Now's your chance to sleep suspended between the trees, in a colorful tree tent.
Check in is at the main camp and parking is available at the Woodhaven site.
Capacity: Max 18 -- 6 tree tents - (Recommendations: 3 girls per tent or 2 adults per tent, maximum weight per tent 750 lbs.)
Note: Troops/groups may pitch additional personal tents on the ground in the area to accommodate additional campers at no additional cost.
Tree Tents at Woodhaven closes for winter from mid-October through late April.
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Woodhaven is for those who are ready to really camp! This site has a large covered pavilion with picnic tables and seven other small activity pavilions with picnic tables. A large field is available for those with large scale activities planned. Woodhaven is perfect for those exploring camp during day hikes or for the primitive camping enthusiast. Be sure to bring your own tents if you're staying overnight!
Woodhaven closes for winter from mid-October through late April.
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Day Use: 200 Overnight Use: 70 |
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