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Ways to Camp

Girl Scouts of Maine offers a variety of ways to camp that fits your needs and schedule. You girls have the option to join us at overnight camp, troop mini-camp, or family camp.

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Overnight camp is an adventure where you can explore the outdoors with friendly, caring, and specially-trained camp counselors at Camp Pondicherry or Camp Natarswi. 

Programs
  • Classic: The traditional overnight experience with swimming, outdoor living skills, paddling, creative arts, archery, and more.
  • Specialty: Focus on a specific skill or experience. Camp Pondicherry has a horse program, and Camp Natarswi offers adventure programs. Other specialty offerings include sailing, rock climbing, cooking, art, archery, hiking, canoe trips, wilderness survival, and more—plus time for classic camp fun.
Activities

Each afternoon, you’ll choose from a variety of activity blocks—stick with classic camp favorites or try something new!

Enjoy a variety of activities, including swimming, kayaking, canoeing, archery, theater, cooking, creative arts, nature/hiking, outdoor skills, sports, challenge course, high ropes course, hatchet throwing, and much more. 

Trail Master Program

Want to earn your Trail Master patch? Many sessions include activities that count toward this optional Trail Master program. Specialty camps give you extra time to hone your skills and earn up to four levels of the Trail Master patch over several summers.

Why Camp Rocks

Camp is full of surprises, unique activities, new skills, songs, games, and friendships that last a lifetime. You’ll leave with confidence, courage, and amazing memories!

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Overnight camp is an adventure where you can explore the outdoors with friendly, caring and specially-trained camp counselors at Camp Pondicherry or Camp Natarswi.  We have lots of options from Classic Camp programs like Seekers, Travelers, and Voyagers to Specialty Programs where you can delve into specific passions like arts, theater, horseback riding, canoeing, cooking, STEM, sailing, rock climbing, and more.

  • Classic: Our traditional overnight camp experience! Campers have the opportunity to join on many activities including swimming, outdoor living skills, paddling on the lake, creative arts, and archery, to name a few.
  • Specialty: Girls focus on particular skills, and out-of-camp trips or experiences, while still having time to choose classic camp activities! Are you interested in horses? Camp Pondicherry’s specialty horse programs would be perfect! What about sailing or rock climbing? Camp Natarswi offers awesome specialty adventure programs. Check out our other specialty offerings like cooking, art, archery, hiking, canoe trips, wilderness survival, and more!

Activities

Each afternoon, choose activity blocks with traditional camp activities or something fun that you haven’t done before.

Enjoy a variety of activities including swimming, kayaking, canoeing, archery, theater, cooking, creative arts, nature/hiking, outdoor skills, sports, challenge course, high ropes course, hatchet throwing, and much more.  Interested in working on your Trail Master patch?  Specialty programs are perfect because they give you the proper time to hone your skills.

In all sessions we offer some activities that are part of the optional Trail Master program, allowing you to earn up to four levels of the Trail Master patch over the course of several summers.  

Camp is full of surprises, too, and there are always plenty of exciting and unique activities going on! Tremendous fun awaits you as you learn new skills, songs and games, and celebrate friendships around the warmth of a campfire, all while discovering that you are a courageous, confident, and all-around awesome girl!

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Register your troop through CampInTouch, the same system used for summer camp registrations.

Bring your troop to camp and let the fun begin! Sleep in platform tents, enjoy arts and crafts, archery, hiking, s’mores, and more. We’ll handle activities and meals—you just bring your troop!

Click here for a step-by-step registration guide.

Want an easy way to introduce your troop to camp life? Try a Troop Mini-Camp at Pondicherry or Natarswi! Boating, swimming, outdoor cooking, and archery are just a few of the adventures waiting for you. Staff run the activities, and meals are included. Check out our FAQs to learn more.

You can also rent our camps for your own troop activities! Visit our Camp Properties and Rentals for details.

Note: Some troop mini-camp opportunities require registration through our GSME event calendar.

Discover our Troop Mini-Camp programs here.

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Bring your mom, dad, or other related adult (18+) for a weekend of fun at a Me and My Gal or Me and My Guy session, or bring the whole family to a Family Camp session!

Enjoy water fun, arts and crafts, canoeing or kayaking, archery, hiking, rock climbing or bouldering wall, and roast s’mores.

Family Camp is perfect for first-time campers and a great way for experienced campers to share the magic with their families. With a relaxed schedule, you choose the activities. From the challenge course, hiking, swimming, paddle sports, outdoor skills, creative arts, sailing, special evening programs, and more (activities vary by location).

Discover our Family Camp programs here.

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