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Girl Scout Summer Camp: Building
Confidence, One Summer Adventure at a Time
[May 30, 2025]
Springfield, IL – Girl
Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) will soon begin its 2025 summer
camp program. With more than 60 sessions across three central
Illinois properties, Girl Scout summer camp provides area girls a
unique opportunity to develop new skills, make lasting friendships,
and explore the great outdoors in a safe and supportive environment.
Whether it’s day camp, overnight camp, equestrian camp, or travel
camp, Girl Scout summer camp offers a unique blend of outdoor
adventures and skill-building activities designed to cultivate
leadership skills. At the beginning of each session, campers take
the lead in planning their activities, encouraging each girl to take
ownership of their experience while promoting collaboration and
teamwork. Campers are able to experience a wide array of classic
camp activities such as rock climbing, canoeing, horseback riding,
swimming, archery, challenge course, and cooking over a campfire.
Camp sessions run June 8 through August 1. Prior Girl Scout
membership is not required to attend camp. Day camps are held at
Camp Kiwanis (Mahomet), Camp Tapawingo (Metamora), and Camp
Widjiwagan (Springfield). Camp Tapawingo is also home to equestrian
camps and overnight camps. All camps are accredited by the American
Camp Association (ACA).
Camp Widjiwagan, Springfield
· Day camp (entering grades 1-5)
Camp Widjiwagan is a 67-acre camp facility on Lake Springfield. The
facility features an adventure course with a 40–foot climbing tower
and zip line, in-ground swimming pool, lake access for boating, and
an arts and crafts shack. Programming highlights include swimming,
canoeing, creative arts, outdoor living skills, archery, and
environmental education.
Camp Tapawingo, Metamora
· Day camp (entering grades 1-6)
· Equestrian camp (entering grades 4-12)
· Overnight camp (entering grades 1-12)
Camp Tapawingo is a 640-acre camp facility located 15 miles from
Peoria. The cornerstone of this property is its Equestrian Center,
where girls learn horseback riding skills and horse care. The center
includes state-of-the-art stables, along with indoor and outdoor
riding arenas. Camp Tapawingo also features an in-ground pool,
adventure course, ropes course, archery, canoeing, dining hall,
trading post, program center, and miles of hiking trails. Overnight
campers utilize rustic living units, each with indoor bathrooms and
running water. Camp Tapawingo is accredited by the Certified
Horsemanship Association (CHA).
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“Girl Scouts has
always been focused on female empowerment, and our summer camp
program is no exception,” said Sara Tate, Director of Programs &
Camp. “Whether a girl is sleeping away from her family for the
first time at an overnight camp, challenging herself to complete
one of our high ropes courses, riding a horse for the first
time, or shooting a bow and arrow, the memories, confidence and
perseverance she is gaining at camp help craft who she will
become in her adult life.”
GSCI believes that every girl should be able to experience
summer camp regardless of household finances. Camp opportunities
are subsidized, and GSCI offers a flexible pricing system as
well as camp scholarships.
There are still openings for summer camp sessions. To learn more
or register for Girl Scout summer camp, visit
GetYourGirlPower.org or call 888-623-1237.
Interview Requests: Interviews before and during summer camp are
welcome! Please contact Katrina Steubinger, Marketing Manager,
at ksteubinger@girlscouts-gsci.org or 309-282-0823 to schedule
an interview.
About Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) serves over 10,000 girls
and 2,000 adult members in 38 counties throughout central
Illinois with the mission of building girls of courage,
confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Through GSCI’s programming, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and
abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover
their strengths and rise to meet new challenges – whether they
want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class,
lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice,
or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult
volunteers, mentors, and thousands of alums, Girl Scouts lead
the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect
the issues most important to them. To join, volunteer,
reconnect, or support Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, visit
GetYourGirlPower.org
or call 888-623-1237.
[Katrina Steubinger
Marketing Manager]
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