Girl Scouts San Diego Camps and Outdoor Adventures

Girl Scouts San Diego Camps and Outdoor Adventures offers holiday camps with one-day sessions during school holidays. These camps include crafts, science, games, and a unique theme, and free extended care is offered from 8–9 a.m. and 4–5 p.m. The program also offers program weekends with overnight adventures, Wilderness Hiking Class with a short hike and hiking safety, Trail Buddies Day Hikes, Basic Backpacking Class, and advanced backpacking trips in summer.

Programs

• Holiday Camps — Daisies–Cadettes (grades K-8) · One-day camps during school holidays · Focus on a unique theme and include activities like crafts, science, games, and more. Free extended care is offered from 8–9 a.m. and 4–5 p.m.
• Program Weekends — Overnight adventures · Experience an overnight adventure and try different seasonal activities with your troop, family, or a important person in your life.
• Wilderness Hiking Class — Cadettes and older · Single-day class · The first step in the backpacking journey. Includes a short hike and teaches hiking safely and comfortably.
• Trail Buddies Day Hikes — Day hikes · Practice Wilderness Hiking skills like map reading, being prepared, and evaluating key risks. Each hike is unique.
• Basic Backpacking Class — Full-day class plus an easy overnight backpacking trip · The next step after Wilderness Hiking Class.
• Easy Advanced Backpacking Trips — Every summer; 3 to 5 days · Available after completing the Basic Backpacking Class.
• Moderate Advanced Trips — Every summer; 3 to 7 days · Available after an Easy Advanced Trip.
• Difficult Advanced Trips — Every summer; 5 to 9 days · Available after a Moderate Advanced Trip.
• Strenuous Advanced Trips — Every summer; 7 to 12 days · Available after a Difficult Advanced Trip.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Current session: Junior and Cadette Sleepover (Oct 16–Oct 17, 2026); Veterans Day Camp (Nov 11–Nov 11, 2026); Fall Break Day Camp (Nov 23–Nov 24, 2026); Winter Break Day Camp (Dec 21–Dec 22, 2026); MLK Day Camp (Jan 18–Jan 18, 2027); Spring Break Day Camp (Mar 29–Apr 2, 2027)
• General schedule: Year-round outdoor activities; holiday camps are one-day camps during school holidays; program weekends are overnight adventures; backpacking trips are available every summer.

About the provider

The program’s mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. It offers backpacking trips every summer, with Easy Advanced Backpacking Trips lasting 3 to 5 days, Moderate Advanced Trips lasting 3 to 7 days, Difficult Advanced Trips lasting 5 to 9 days, and Strenuous Advanced Trips lasting 7 to 12 days.

Last updated September 22, 2026.