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We are home to four program centers, providing a second home for Girl Scouts to hike, swim, and camp. Spanning from Missouri to Kansas, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s program centers provide members with outdoor experiences like cook outs, sleeping underneath the stars, and blazing nature trails. Each program center is waiting for you and your next outdoor adventure. If you need a home for your next outdoor adventure—let us open our doors to you!

Planning Your Trip: Reserving Program Centers

Our program centers are open for day and overnight use by troops and service units at no cost. Reservations are now open for spring and summer. Visit our website or scan this QR code to complete a property use reservation form to start planning your own outdoor adventure!

Holiday Closures:

- Memorial Day Weekend: May 26-29, 2023

- Independence Day: July 3-4, 2023

- Labor Day Weekend: September 1-4, 2023

Finbrooke Program Center

A spectacular camp tucked away in Christian County, nestled on 250 acres of land. Finbrooke offers a lodge that can house up to 125 people, a troop house that sleeps 12, and includes a kitchen, and four camping units to choose from for day or overnight usage. Additionally, Finbrooke offers Gloria’s Pavilion and Collier’s Circle for day usage. This program center is accredited by the American Camp Association and is ADA accessible.

Friendship

Fields Program Center

Located in Crawford County, KS, Friendship Fields is on 53 acres and offers the Red Bud Lodge which contains a double fireplace, flush toilets, and hot showers. With a capacity of 75, the lodge’s kitchen and meeting room are well-equipped. The grounds include a pavilion, fire ring, storm shelter, and canoe dock on a small lake that provides the opportunity for canoeing. Friendship Fields also has a 1-room log cabin with a kitchen and bathroom. Friendship Fields is ADA accessible.

Latonka Program Center

Tucked away in its own private cove on beautiful Lake Wappapello and sprawling across 800 acres of land in Wayne County, Latonka offers three camping units with screened cabins and one camping unit with a tree house. Each unit has a pavilion with electricity. All units have access to flush toilets and hot showers. Three climate-controlled buildings (the troop house, infirmary, and old house) are also available. With space for up to 100 people, the dining lodge has a full commercial kitchen, bathroom, and a large screened area. Troop House may be used yearround. This program center is ADA accessible.

Silver Meadows Program Center

Situated on 113 acres in Boone County and featuring beautiful rolling meadows and a 2-acre lake, Silver Meadows offers a two-story lodge that can house 75 people and has a full commercial kitchen and bathroom facilities. An outdoor shelter with showers, flush toilets, and a fire circle is also available—perfect for tent camping. The site has a capacity of 200–500 for day events and is ADA accessible.

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