The Outback:
- Fitness course
- 6 canoes
- 2 kayaks
- Fifty foot outlook tower
- Picnic Shelters:
- Abron (capacity 25)
- McClain (capacity 25)
- QVC (capacity 25)
- Ronald McDonald (capacity 25)
The Outback is offered as a day camp experience for girls each summer. At just over 7 acres, The Outback nature area is a protected wetland located behind A Place for Girls, the Council’s headquarters and program center in Chesapeake, Virginia. Campers can enjoy hiking on nature trails, be challenged on the fitness trail, hone their skills on the archery range, climb the 50-foot observation tower, canoe on Bells Mill Creek or participate in outdoor classroom activities in one of the four outdoor pavilions located on the property. The Outback is a designated site on the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail, as well as being a Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Sanctuary. Adjacent to A Place for Girls and The Outback is The Lodge, an annex property that provides program space, inside and out, overnight accommodations and an in-ground, salt-water pool for camper use.
The Outback:
The Lodge:
A Place for Girls:
Former First Lady and two-time GSUSA President Lou Henry Hoover was a champion of women’s rights, and loved the outdoors. In 1945, the Girl Scouts established the Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Forests and Wildlife Sanctuaries, for the conservation of forest lands, soil, waterways, and/or wildlife.
The Outback in Chesapeake is a designated Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Sanctuary, and a protected wetland. Plan your visit to earn the “Explore Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Sanctuary” patch.
Download a map of The Outback (PDF)
Camp properties are available for rent. View Outback/APFG/Lodge Facility Fees (PDF)
Please contact customercare@gsccc.org on any facility or property rental inquiries.