Camping & Outdoor Activities

Camp Meriwether - Serendipity Mother/Daughter weekend 2010

Oct. 8-10, Oct. 15-17, Oct. 22-24, 2010

Registration information |

In her mother, a daughter sees her foundation; her history and the lives of all those women who came before her. She sees herself and understands what it means to be a woman. Set aside a Serendipity weekend at Camp Meriwether with your Girl Scout daughter to help her explore her foundations through you. The wonderful part about this weekend is that you and your daughter decide what you want to do together. We're just there to help you be together.

Participants provide their own meals. Housing options vary from bringing your own tent to platform tents to heated cabins. Activities are offered in a drop-in type schedule and include such things as: canoeing, archery, arts & crafts, games and other fun hands-on experiences.
Currently registered (2010-11) first-grade and above Girl Scouts and mom, or "mom for the weekend," may attend Serendipity.

Housing option details

Cabin

There are seven cabins available for rent by troops. Four of these cabins sleep 16 people and three sleep 20 people. Cabin units share a nearby bathhouse with hot water and flushing toilets. The registration fee for troops interested in renting a cabin is $25 per person plus any additional fees.
 
One cabin that sleeps 16 will be held each weekend for mother/daughters attending without a troop. These cabin bed spaces are available for $25 per person plus any additional fees.

Please note that phone-in registrations will not be accepted this year. Anyone wishing to rent an entire cabin or a cabin bed should register online beginning Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 9 a.m.

If renting an entire cabin for a troop each mother/daughter pair will need to submit a registration form either on line or by mail. One registration form for an entire group will not be accepted. Cabins are very popular; everyone may not get in.

Platform Tents

Platform tents are large walled tents with wooden floors and four cots and mattresses. There are eight platform tents, sleeping four people each. Two families may share a platform tent. Mother/daughter pairs registering to stay in a platform tent fee must pay a registration fee of $20 per person plus any additional fees.

Please note that phone-in registrations will not be accepted this year. Anyone wishing to rent an entire platform tent or platform tent bed space should register online beginning Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 9 a.m.

Bring your own tents

A relatively flat field near Lily Pad Pond has been designated for those who wish to bring their own tent (no RVs or pop-ups). This area will have portable toilets and access to running water. Registration fee is $20 per person.

General registration for bring your own tent spaces will begin Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 9 a.m. Register online or mail an application.

Activity option details 

Horseback riding
Girl Scouts in fourth grade and above for the 2010-11 school year and their mothers may register for a one-hour riding lesson in the arena. Riders must wear long pants and shoes/boots with a half-inch heel. Helmets are provided. The cost is $20 per girl or adult. The maximum number of participants is 100 riders per weekend.

Pet a pony
Girl Scouts in first-third grade for the 2010-11 school year receive hands-on basic horse care instruction. Girls will learn to groom and care for a pony. Each girl will have a short, hand-led pony ride in the arena. The cost is $8 per girls. The maximum number of participants is 80 riders per weekend.  
 
Semiprivate horseback riding lessons
Girl Scouts in fourth grade and above for the 2010-11 school year and their mothers may register for a semiprivate lesson in the arena. Riders must wear long pants and shoes/boots with a half inch heel. Helmets are provided. The cost is $30 per person (girls and adults).
 
Climbing Wall - New this year!
Girl Scouts in fourth grade and above for the 2010-11 school year and their mothers may climb to the top or the middle or a simulated rock wall, or cheer on and support other climbers. Two people may climb at the same time while others belay and offer encouragement. This outdoor activity lasts one hour. The cost is $5 per girl or adult. Maximum 50 climbers per weekend.

Sunday breakfast buffet
Top off the weekend with a delicious breakfast buffet in the camp dining hall. Menu options will include several hot entree choices as well as cereal, yogurt, fresh fruit, assorted pastries, bagels and cream cheese, milk, juice, hot chocolate and coffee. Breakfast is available in shifts from 8-10 a.m., $7 per person. The maximum number of participants is 300.
 
If you have questions about registration, please contact the Event Registrar at (770) 702-9144. If you have questions about the event, please contact the Camp Meriwether director at (770) 927-1020.  If you have questions about the horseback riding, please contact the Camp Meriwether Equestrian Director at (770) 927-1020.