Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts day and resident camps are designed for girls in grades K-12 across eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Campers get involved in archery, nature hikes, swimming, STEM, arts & crafts, and campfire songs. Select locations offer sailing, kayaking, horseback riding, and other specialty activities. Camp properties host summer day camps and resident camps, year-round outdoor programs, and troop, family, and group camping. GSEMA camps are accredited by the American Camp Association.

Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The Girl Scouts engage more than 1.7 million girls to believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader) to change the world. There are approximately 30,000 girls and 15,000 adults involved in the Eastern Massachusetts Girl Scouts programs.

Camp Locations

• Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham offers archery, swimming, boating, ropes challenge courses and the alpine climbing tower.
• Camp Favorite in Brewster offers sailing, biking, swimming, outdoor cooking, crafts, and games on the corner of Long Pond on the Cape.
• Camp Maude Eaton in Andover gives girls a chance to swim, boat, try archery, climb a ropes challenge course and make new friends.
• Camp Rice Moody in Reading has swimming, an outdoor feast at the fire pit and many other camp activities.
• Camp Runels in Pelham, NH is nestled on 300 wooded acres where girls will swim, boat, hike, and engage in pottery, ropes course, cooking and day trips.
• Camp Wind-in-the-Pines in Plymouth delivers a chance for girls to swim, boat, hike, climb and experience optional overnight adventures.

Day Camps

All day camps offer classic camp activities, including crafts, games, and campfires. Some activities will vary by camp. Bus transportation is included in the day camp fee and schedules are found on the individual camp pages.

Resident Camps

All resident camps offer swimming, boating, outdoor cooking, crafts, archery, games and more. Specialty activities such as horseback riding and sailing vary by camp location. These camps are a great way for girls to make friends and gain independent living and leadership skills in a fun outdoor atmosphere. Bus transportation is available and schedules are found on the individual camp pages.