Iowa Girl Scout Camps

Girl Scout Camps - Iowa

Camp of the Hills
Stone Park, Sioux City, IA
1924 - 1977
Units: Sleepy Hollow, Trail's End
now Stone State Park



The story of the Traveling Cabin In the 1800's, J. L. Kennedy built a log cabin for his servant. In 1921 his estate gave the cabin to the Girl Scouts for their Camp of the Hills, in Stone Park, Sioux City. The cabin was used as an office, lodge and headquarters for the camp. In 1982 the cabin was moved again to Camp Joy Hollow. In 2004 the cabin moved yet again, to the Plymouth County Fairgrounds, where is stands today. This 1800's era cabin is seen in the background of the 1955 Staff photo shown top.

Camp Cardinal
16 miles south of Iowa City, IA
near River Junction

Camp Christie
Charles City, IA

Camp Conestoga
4415 295th St, New Liberty, IA
340 acres

Camp Crystal
Rotary Scout Beach, Le Mars, IA

Camp Daybreak
Coralsville Reservoir, near North Liberty, IA

Girl Scout Day Camp at Faunce's Woods
about 7 miles south of Red Oak, IA
5 year leased agreement with Mrs. Bertha Faunce.

Camp Gaywood
South shore of Clear Lake, IA
9.3 acres
1946
Renamed Camp Tanglefoot in 1958

Camp Hantesa
Ledges Park, near Boone, IA
Units: Cedar Sleepaway, Burr Oak Bungalow, Oak View, Hummingbird Perch
Sleepy Hollow, Maple Nut Hut

Camp Heyata
Jaynesville, IA

Camp Ingawanis
near Waverly, IA
BSA property

Camp Joy Hollow
near Westfield, IA
1975
The Joy Hollow area was well known to equestrians before the land was purchased by the Girl Scouts.

Camp Juliette #1
1945-1950
3 acres
Leased - Lee Osgood's property

Camp Juliette #2
1802 Campbell Dr., Marshalltown, IA
Crellin Grove
1951
27 acres
Donated by Miss Grace Crellin in memory of her parents.

Camp Lakota
near Dayton, IA
175 acres
1960-2010

Camp Little Cloud
Epworth, IA
1950
155 acres

Camp L-Kee-Ta
near Danville, IA
1946
Land donated by the Burlington Elks

Camp Ma-Ha-Da
Overman Park, Cedar Falls, IA

Girl Scout Camp at Midriver
Midriver, IA

Camp Mitigwa
Boone, IA
BSA property
Girl Scouts used Camp Mitigwa in the earliest days of camping in Iowa.

Camp Miss-Elk-Ton
30711 396th Ave, Bellevue, IA
39 acres
Sold to the county in the 1980s, currently a county campground & park.

Camp Moingona
15 miles northwest of Des Moines, IA

Camp Neyati
20405 Barres Road, Glenwood, IA
1969 - 2008
280 acres

Girl Scout Camp at Okomanpado Park
Tuttle Lake, IA

Girl Scout Day Camp at Prospect Park
Davenport, IA

Girl Scout Camp at Camp Roosevelt
Clear Lake, Ventura Heights, IA
BSA property

Camp Sacajawea
Boone, IA
1947

Camp Tahigwa
22 miles northwest of Decorah, IA
1965
Originally 275 acres
Tahigwa means "at peace"



This anniversary of the first camping events at the camp. It was actually purchased in 1965.

Camp Tanglefoot
Clear Lake, IA
Originally called Camp Gaywood
name changed 1958

Camp Wakonda
BSA property

Camp Wapello
Lake Wapello, IA

Camp Wapicada
near Independence, IA
no further information found

Camp Wa-Shawtee
Hamburg, IA
1960-2002
Formal Dedication April 18, 1971

Whalen Cabin
Phelps Park, Decorah, IA

Camp Whip-Poor-Will
Iowa River, Iowa City, IA

Girl Scout Camp at Wildcat Canyon
Iowa River, near Eldora, IA

Camp Wildrose
Iowa Baptist Assembly Grounds

Camp Wildwood
Council Bluffs, IA