The Outback and The Lodge
The Outback is offered as a day camp experience for girls each summer. The Outback, an 8.5 acre nature area, is 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. Adjacent to A Place for Girls and The Outback is The Lodge, an annex property that provides program space, inside and out, along with an in-ground, salt-water pool for camper use.
Amenities
A Place for Girls:
- Parsons Amazing Room (capacity 50)
- Rotary Teen Room (capacity 50)
- Fun Room (meetings 30/overnight 25)
- Kitchen
- Young Performers Room (capacity 50)
- First Aid Room
- Beazley Science and Hand Arts Room (capacity 25)
- Archery Range
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 Lodge:
- Kitchen, Dining, and Living areas
- Bathrooms and showers
- Laundry room with washer and dryer
- Meeting capacity 25; overnight capacity 16
- Gaga Pit
- In-ground, salt-water pool
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.
