Girl_Scout_of_the_USA_in_Florida_today Scouting_in_Florida

1 girl scout of usa in florida today

1.1 girl scout council of florida panhandle
1.2 girl scouts of citrus council
1.3 girl scouts of gateway council
1.4 girl scouts of gulfcoast florida
1.5 girl scouts of southeast florida

1.5.1 camps


1.6 girl scout council of tropical florida

1.6.1 camps


1.7 girl scouts of west central florida

girl scout of usa in florida today

seven girl scout councils exist in florida.

girl scout council of florida panhandle

the girl scout council of florida panhandle serves on 8,500 girls.

it formed in april 2009, merger of girl scout council of apalachee bend, headquartered in tallahassee , girl scouts of northwest florida, headquartered in pensacola. new council has headquarters in tallahassee , service centers in, panama city , pensacola.

website: http://gscfp.org/

camps:

camp seasons 65 acres (26 ha) on lake talquin in leon county.
camp kolomoki 1,650 acres (670 ha) on shoal river west of defuniak springs in walton county.
camp kugleman on bay in lillian, alabama.

girl scouts of citrus council

girl scouts of citrus council serves on 17,000 girls in brevard, lake, orange, osceola, seminole , volusia counties in central florida. established in 1956.

headquarters: orlando, florida

website: http://www.citrus-gs.org/

camps

celia lane little house in orlando.
mah-kah-wee program center 250 acres (100 ha) near chuluota.
riverpoint program center 24 acres (9.7 ha) 19th-century lodge
melbourne scout house

girl scouts of gateway council

girl scouts of gateway council servers on 25,000 girls in 16 northern florida counties (alachua, baker, bradford, clay, columbia, dixie, duval, flagler, gilchrist, hamilton, levy, nassau, putnam, st. johns, suwannee , union).

headquarters: jacksonville, florida

website: http://www.girlscouts-gateway.org/

camps:

camp kateri 550 acres (220 ha) , 2 lakes
seminole springs adjacent camp kateri
north fork 250 acres (100 ha) under development new camp

girl scouts of gulfcoast florida

girl scout programs first established in gulfcoast florida in mid-1920s. in 1962, caloosa girl scout council, made of lee, collier, , one-half of hendry counties, merged gulfside council (manatee , sarasota counties) , incorporated independent troops in charlotte county , desoto county, form gulfcoast council. council’s name changed girl scouts of gulfcoast florida, inc. in 1993, expansion cover ten counties , 10,000 square miles. today, girl scouts of gulfcoast florida serves 7,000 girls across manatee, hardee, highlands, sarasota, desoto, charlotte, glades, lee, hendry, , collier counties.

headquarters: sarasota, florida

website: http://www.gsgcf.org

camps:

camp honi hanta (bradenton)
camp caloosa (north fort myers)

girl scouts of southeast florida

a new council formed merger of girl scouts of broward county , girl scouts of palm glades council.

headquarters: jupiter, florida; oakland park, florida

website: http://www.gssef.org

camps

camp welaka 640-acre (260 ha) camp in jonathan dickinson state park in tequesta. facilities provided daytime , troop/group camping age levels. full-time camp ranger on site. camp welaka facilities include combination of both platform tent , cabin sites. lodge available activities. there 3 platform tent sites 8 tents each sleeping 4. additional platform tent site has 4 tents each sleeping 4. cabins available @ 2 sites 6 cabins each sleeping 4. also, cook s cabin, double-wide unit sleeping 14 available. unit house located @ each site eating , activities. ada accessible bunk house may reserved.

camp nocatee southwest of clewiston 640-acre (260 ha) camp 13-acre (5.3 ha) lake, , swimming pool. facilities provide troop/group camping age levels. full-time camp ranger on site. camp nocatee s facilities include camp commons area consists of founder s hall, activity , dining center. equipped commercial kitchen. certified food manager can use commercial kitchen. there director s , cook s cabin. in addition, arts , crafts center , trading post on site. camp nocatee has 6 camp sites in all. camp sites 1-5 there 5 cabins per site each sleeping 8. site 5 ada accessible. tree tops site 6 – , has 3 cabins elevated on stilts each sleeping 8.

camp telogia 13-acre (5.3 ha) camp situated in parkland. facilities provided daytime activities daisy s , daytime activities , troop/group camping age levels. camp telogia has 2 platform tent sites , troop house. there 9 platform tents sleeping 4 tent @ 1 site , other has 5 platform tents sleeping 4 each. green thumb, troop house, sleeps 20. green thumb ada accessible. day site available activities , can used pitch tents.

these camps offer variety of activities such core camps, canoeing, swimming, archery, hiking , more. canoeing , swimming not available @ camp telogia.

girl scout council of tropical florida

the girl scout council of tropical florida serves 16,000 girls in monroe , miami-dade counties.

the first troop in monroe formed in 1921 , first in dade county in 1923. council chartered in 1929 , founder judge edith atkinson.

headquarters: miami, florida

website: http://www.girlscoutsfl.org/

camps

camp wesumkee belongs girl scouts of usa, , part of girl scout council of tropical florida [1], serving miami, florida. located on west summerland key in lower florida keys, covering on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of atlantic ocean front.

camp wesumkee experienced campers, offering opportunities canoeing, snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, , nature observations in tidal pools. there fields tent use, , 11 chickees bunk beds 6 people each. chickees have screen walls shades privacy. galley , wheelhouse have kitchens , dining/activity areas. there fire circles , picnic tables.

the camp hosts winter star party, in february, amateur astronomers.

hurricane rita , hurricane wilma in 2005 both affected camp. structures damaged degree, , storm surge left sand piled across camp.

camp choee in miami serves day camp, though has overnight capabilities, accommodating on 250 day campers across 20 acres (8.1 ha). facilities include large air-conditioned building kitchen, pool bath house, craft lodge, fire circles, , 4 air-conditioned cabins. original cabins destroyed during hurricane andrew; replacement cabins have own toilets , showers, , house 16 people each. camp in urban location, , made of open grassy areas , pine scrub.

camp mahachee located in rich tropical hammock (ecology), , serves both day camp , overnight camp. covers on 11 acres (4.5 ha), has 8 cabins housing 10 people each, , areas tents. there several fire circles, butterfly garden, , natural coral rock maze.

coral gables little house on register of historical places. located near venetian pool, , used day activities , meetings.

south miami little house used troop meetings , camping, accommodating 20 people overnight or 40 people day activities. during summer, camp run called camp little house , 8-week summer program. have spring break camp (1 week) attend.

girl scouts of west central florida

girl scouts of west central florida serves more 28,000 girls in 8 florida counties (citrus, hernando, hillsborough, marion, pasco, pinellas, polk , sumter). new council formed merger of heart of florida girl scout council , girl scouts of suncoast council.

headquarters: tampa, florida

website: http://www.gswcf.org/