Outdoor Experiences

We hope that every girl will find adventures that are as awesome as she is—whatever her interests, age, or level of experience. Check out these additional outdoor events to get started planning that summer adventure for your troop and girl.

You N’ Me Fishing

$15 • GIRL $5 • ADULT

Hook, line, sinker—spend the day with your favorite adult family member fishing at one of our beautiful program centers. Take some much needed family time, drop a line in the lake, and see who can catch the biggest fish! Don’t have fishing gear? No problem! We will have some available to borrow. Please note: this is a catch and release event. Both girls and adults will receive a participation patch. Please bring a chair, sack lunch, water bottle, and whatever other equipment you need. Dress for the weather, including closed toed shoes.

Friendship Fields Program Center

April 9 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: March 25 MIN/MAX: 20/100

Silver Meadows Program Center

April 23 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: April 8 MIN/MAX: 20/100

You N’ Me Hike

$15 • GIRL $5 • ADULT

Make exploring the great outdoors a family affair! Grab your favorite adult family member to day pack and blaze the trail together! Families will learn how to hike like a professional while enjoying some quality time together outdoors. Girl Scouts will complete portions of the Trail Adventure badge and receive a participation patch! Participants will need to bring a sack lunch, water bottle, and dress for the weather— including closed toed shoes.

Wildcat Glades Conservation Area Joplin, MO

April 2 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: March 18 MIN/MAX: 10/20

Latonka Program Center

August 20 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: July 29 MIN/MAX: 20/100

TEAM Challenge

$40 • GIRL FREE • ADULT

Grab your friend and show them the ropes! Discover the excitement of our low and high ropes courses at our beautiful program centers. Girls will traverse elements such as the TP shuffle, Spider’s Web, or the All Aboard on our low ropes course. Then be tested on our high ropes course through elements such as the Postman’s Walk, Pirate’s Crossing, or the Zip Line (each course has different elements). Girls will be put through challenges while on the course. Participants should bring a sack lunch, water bottle, and dress for the weather, including closed toed shoes.

Latonka Program Center

May 7 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: April 22 MIN/MAX: 10/40

Finbrooke Program Center

May 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: May 6 MIN/MAX: 10/40

Challenge Games

$20 • GIRL FREE• ADULT

Are you ready for a challenge? Grab a friend and test your boundaries by going through multiple games. You will have to work as a team through problem-solving and creative thinking to succeed. You are required to bring a water bottle and dress for the weather, including closed toed shoes.

Latonka Program Center

May 7 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: April 22 MIN/MAX: 10/20

Finbrooke Program Center

May 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: May 6 MIN/MAX: 10/20

$15 • GIRL FREE • ADULT

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Caving Excursion

Lace up your shoes and grab your pack—we’re hitting the trails to learn the basics of backpacking! Girl Scouts will learn about the backpacking equipment and menu planning needed to go hiking. Girls will even brave the trails and go on a practice hike. If you want to join us on our Backpacking Excursion program, you will need to complete this program. Cost includes packs, tents, and food. All participants should be at least 100 pounds.

Trail of Tears State Park Cape Girardeau, MO

May 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: May 6 MIN/MAX: 7/12

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Backpacking Excursion

$25 • GIRL $25 • ADULT

Hike through beautiful Hawn State Park, camp out underneath the stars, and finish their trek through beautiful forests and streams the next day. Cadettes will have the opportunity to earn their Trailblazing badge, Seniors will practice skills in preparation for the Trail Adventure badge, and Ambassadors will complete the ultimate camping trip and complete select steps towards the Ultimate Recreation Challenge. Prerequisite: Backpacking Basics.

Hawn State Park • St. Genevieve, MO

June 3-5 | 5:00 - 3:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: May 6 MIN/MAX: 7/12

Canoeing Basics

$20 • GIRL FREE • ADULT

Paddle along with us and fine tune your canoeing skills! Wade the waters and learn the basic information on boat control, paddling, waterfront safety, and how to prepare for an emergency. The fun doesn’t stop there—this is the first step you will need to complete to come with us on our Canoeing Excursion program. Seniors will complete select steps towards their Paddling badge. This will prepare Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors for the Canoeing Excursion program..

Friendship Fields

June 25, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: Jun. 10, 2022 MIN/MAX: 8/16

Friendship Fields

June 25, 2022 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: Jun. 10, 2022 MIN/MAX: 8/16 overnight

Canoeing Excursion

$60 • GIRL $60 • ADULT

Join us on a canoeing adventure! Cool off and have fun while paddling an 8 mile section of the Elk River! After practicing the skills learned during the Canoeing Basics program, hone your outdoor camping skills with an overnight campout under the stars. Cadettes will complete select steps towards earning their Night Owl badge, Seniors will complete the necessary steps to earn their Paddling badge, and Ambassadors will complete select steps towards earning their Water badge. Prerequisite: Canoeing Basics or council approval.

Two Sons Campground • Noel, MO

August 6-7 | 10:00 - 10:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: July 22 MIN/MAX: 10/20

$50 • GIRL $50 • ADULT

Take a guided tour of Jacob’s cave and learn how to identify ancient cave formations. Then have the opportunity to get muddy by exploring an untouched part of the cave during the wild cave crawl. The cave tours will be followed by an overnight campout where girls can play games and practice their outdoor cooking skills. Seniors will have the opportunity to earn the Outdoor Adventure Camper badge. Juniors and Cadettes can complete steps towards their Camper and Night Owl badge. Ambassadors will take a step towards their Ultimate Recreation Challenge by completing a challenge unique to the area: exploring one of Missouri’s thousands of caves. Troop camping is available. Arrive before 4:30 p.m. on Friday. You will be responsible for meals and activities from Friday to Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Jacob’s Cave • Versailles, MO

June 18-19 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: June 3 MIN/MAX: 8/40

Sundown Sing-Along

$10 • GIRL $10 • ADULT

End the Girl Scout year singing songs around a campfire with fellow Girl Scouts! Since the days of Juliette “Daisy” Low, Girl Scouts have been writing, singing, and playing songs that celebrate the sisterhood and Girl Scout values. Join in on the tradition and sing to your heart’s content while enjoying a classic Girl Scout snack—s’mores. All will receive a participation patch.

Latonka Program Center

September 17 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: September 2 MIN/MAX: 10/100

Finbrooke Program Center

September 24 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: September 9 MIN/MAX: 10/100

Family Camp

Girl Scouts and their families are invited to a two-day, one night family camping adventure! Spend some quality time and enjoy general camp activities like canoeing, art projects, archery, fishing, cooking over a fire, and more! We will even have time for some friendly competition among families. These family opportunities have family-style pricing! The $95 registration fee includes facilitated activities, supplies, and food for a family of up to 4 members. Additional family members can be added for $10 per member. Registration opens Feb. 22! For each session, check in will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and check out will be at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Dinner will be provided Saturday and breakfast will be provided on Sunday. Participants will need to bring a sack lunch for Saturday. Please note—activities will be best suited for ages 5 and up but children as young as 3 are welcome to attend.

Finbrooke

May 7-8 | $95 | Ages 3 and up Families can request to stay in a cabin, hut, or a tent.

Latonka

May 14-15 | $95 | Ages 3 and up Families can request to stay in a cabin, lodge, or tree house.

Friendship Fields

May 21-22 | $95 | Ages 3 and up Families can request to stay in a tent or bring their own.

Silver Meadows

August 13-14 | $95 | Ages 3 and up Families can request to stay in a tent or bring their own.

Our Heroes Wear Badges, Not Capes

We need your help to support all girls. When we say all girls, we mean the girls that you see at your troop meetings, running around at summer camp, and even the girls in your communities who haven’t discovered Girl Scouts yet! Introducing—our new monthly giving opportunity! This giving opportunity is an easy way to not only connect with the Girl Scout community but create long-lasting change to the Girl Scout experience.

What is monthly giving? It’s exactly what it sounds like! Once you sign up, a set amount of funds can be auto-donated to GSMH each month to make sure Girl Scouts have the resources they need to make the world a better place. It allows you the opportunity to not just impact the Girl Scouts in your troop, but help girls across Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland.

Ready to be her champion? • $5 per month provides a girl from a low income family with a Girl Scout uniform, so she can show the world what she has accomplished. • $10 per month pays for food for a week of resident camp because exploring nature can’t be done on an empty stomach!

• $25 per month provides a Girl Scout membership for one girl each month, allowing girls to incorporate our four program pillars into their everyday life: STEM, outdoor skills, entrepreneurship, and life skills. • $50 per month supplies high quality, intensive outdoor safety training to 5 volunteers each year. • $100 per month funds an improvement project at one of our four program properties, making camp a safe and an enjoyable space for both girls and volunteers.

When you give monthly, you prove that she’s not the only one making the world a better place—it means you already did.