Date: Fri Jul 25, 5:00 PM EST - Sun Jul 27, 11:00 AM EST
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Volunteers
Troop Camping at Camp Playfair is a great way for your troop to come
and spend a weekend camping in the great outdoors! Camp Playfair is a
13-acre property in Lexington, Michigan. Shoreline beach access is now
available, but swimming currently is not. However, if your troop would
like to go swimming, CPF is located 8 minutes from Lexington Beach in
Lexington, and 20 minutes from Lakeport State Park in Fort Gratiot
Twp.
This is an opportunity for your troop to plan
outdoor activities, meals, and anything else camp related while at
Camp Playfair. Feel free to use all our free program areas while
staying at camp during the weekend!
Troops are
responsible for providing their own meals and programing throughout
the weekend. Troops must also meet the proper Adult Volunteer to
Girl Scout Ratio as well as have a Troop First Aider.
You may rent programs in a backpack for an additional
$10/per backpack if desired for your troop. We offer fire building,
letterboxing, animal tracking, plant identification, and knot tying!
Please contact us camp@gssem.org for more information.
Cost:
A-Frames $175 per weekend
Trillium $200 per weekend
Ringler $400 per weekend
Tent Sites $35 per weekend
Hammock Village $35 per weekend
Lodging Details:
Ringler Lodge is a fully furnished lodge with a lake
view has heat, running water, and electricity and sleeps up to 22
people; it is the perfect space for larger troops. The lodge includes
a modern kitchen for cooking; equipped with dishware, silverware, and
cooking pots, pans, and utensils. The kitchen has an oven and range,
fridge/freezer, and microwave. There is a bathroom located in the
lodge, with showers. A large gathering space with a fireplace, and
optional tables and chairs. Bunk beds with mattresses provided in a
separate room for sleeping. Troops bring their own linens and pillows;
standard twin sheets fit best.
Trillium is a fully
furnished lodge with a deck overlooking the stream and weeds has heat,
running water, and electricity and sleeps up to 12 people. It is
equipped with cooking pots, pans, and utensils, an electric oven and
range, microwave, and a fridge/freezer. There is a bathroom located in
the lodge, with a shower. A comfortable living space and sunporch give
space for activities. Bunkbeds with mattresses provided in sleeping
coves. Troops bring their own linens and pillows; standard twin sheets
fit best.
The A-Frames (Aspen, Birches,
and Fern Dust) are modestly furnished with single cots, a perfect
place to launch your next outdoor adventure, sleeping up to 12 people.
Water is accessible from outside spigots and electricity is available
inside of the A-Frames and the Clamshell a shared space nearby. Shower
and bathrooms located in the Bath House on property. This is an
unheated, seasonal facility. The cabin includes a campfire ring or
charcoal grill is available for preparing meals on the campfire and
access to a refrigerator, microwave, and shelving at the Clamshell, a
nearby-shared space. A-frames do not have dishes or cooking equipment
supplied; you must bring all needed dishes and equipment. Troops bring
their own linens and pillows; standard twin sheets fit best.
Tent Sites (1, 2, & 3)
Lull yourself to sleep in a
tent on the shoreline of Lake Huron. We have three tent sites that can
fit one 8X8 tent or smaller to accommodate up to 5 people per tent
site. The shower and bathrooms are located in the Bath House on
property. There is a water spigot nearby. No kitchen is available;
this is a great rustic camping experience! If you need tents, please
check out our Gear Loan Library!
There is an outdoor fire pit
and picnic tables.
Hammock Village
Introducing our
Hammock Village, a hammock tent camping experience! Our Hammock
Village can fit up to 10 of your own hammock tents, one person per
hammock tent. The shower and bathrooms are located in the Bath House
on property. There is a water spigot nearby. No kitchen is available;
this is a great rustic camping experience! If you need hammock tents,
please check out our Gear Loan Library!
There is an outdoor fire
pit.
Playfair runs on well water and a septic
system. Many groups prefer to bring their own water to camp. Camp
does not provide bottled water.
Fire rings and dry firewood are provided for all lodging options.
Registration Deadline: July 18 (or sooner if event reaches
capacity)
For camping questions, please email: camp@gssem.org
