Destinations information

A destination is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from everywhere you can imagine.

Choose from many types of events. See what life is really like for an M.D. or camp in the green depths of the Costa Rican rainforest.
You can travel around the corner or around the globe.
Check the site often—Getaway destinations are constantly being added.
Don't be intimidated by the price. Many of the events are offered at reduced prices from what the public would be charged. Plus, there may be funding from your local Girl Scout council and Girl Scouts of the USA can help you with ideas for raising money for your trip.

A destination Match

There are six categories of destinations. Which one is right for you?

International—events outside of the U.S.
Outdoors—events ranging from learning outdoor skills to Outward Bound challenges on land or sea.
Science—events that take science to a new level. Learn animal behavior or what a doctor's life is like.
People—events that visit cities and country sides so you can experience the culture of new places.
Apprenticeships—events that give you hands-on, real-life experience in a potential career field.
Getaways—Two- to four-day events all over the country, that don't require the 2007 Girl Scout destinations application.

By the end of this course, you'll be climbing with style and skill that would put Spiderman to shame. Head out with up to 12 other girls to some of the most diverse and exciting rock sites in the East. Whether you are a complete novice or have conquered the local climbing wall, you'll find challenge and excitement on the real rock of the Appalachian Mountains. Massive boulders and granite outcroppings (considered by those in the know to be among the best climbs) that pepper the area are perfect for learning to climb and belay.

You'll start out learning balance and movement skills while bouldering. Each day you climb, you learn and practice new techniques, progressing with encouragement from your crew and instructors. As your skills develop, so do the challenges, working up to a climb toward the summit of "Table Rock" or White Rock Mountain. Throughout the day, you ascend higher and higher up the mountain, while your view of the surrounding area becomes more panoramic and breathtaking.

Are you interested in a career in marine or aquatic biology? Sail daily for three days aboard a schooner as you learn about our “Inland Seas.” Use a trawl net to gather aquatic specimens. See firsthand the workings of a schooner as you help sail the boat. Stay on board overnight and take your turn at night watch!

Scientists will help you to understand weather, waves, and zooplankton. Check out careers in marine and aquatic biology. See the workings of a schooner firsthand as you help sail the boat. Choose from other activities, including a nature hike, videos on ecology and boat building, and a tour of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

You’ll also try out the climbing tower and enjoy some traditional camp activities.

Travel around Wisconsin and Minnesota catching highlights of the Midwest. You pick and choose the trips and tours that you want to go on, with new friends
from around the world.

Calling all teens who want to travel, meet new people, and choose their own adventures!

This event gives you a whole variety of activities to choose from. Are you into MUSIC, ART, or DRAMA? How about SPORTS? Are you up for CITY touring or a COUNTRY experience? You'll find all this and more in the Midwest!

Come and join 130 teens from around the world in discovering the Midwest Madness of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The entire group will ride a large paddlewheel boat on the Mississippi River, eat fried cheese curds at the Wisconsin State Fair, and take a two-night, three-day trip to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota. Each girl CHOOSES HER OWN ADVENTURE: from trips and tours to places like the Mall of America (HUGE!!), Valley Fair Amusement Park (roller coasters galore!!), Noah's Ark Waterpark (America's largest!), downtown Wisconsin Dells, and much, MUCH more!

Cuernavaca, home of Our Cabaña, is known as a place of "eternal spring." Here, you and 11 other international experience seekers can immerse yourselves in the sights and sounds that define Mexico--arts, crafts, songs, dances, games, foods, markets, history, language--and learn to live and value international friendship and understanding. Participate in a service project and learn about our neighbor to the south, as well as those countries represented by Girl Guides in residence. Then take a dip in the pool at the welcoming Cabaña and enjoy evening programs around the campfire. Olé!

Thanks to TV shows and movies, everyone knows that the Space Needle is in Seattle. However, those of us who live here know that there is much, much more! See fish fly and climb, go ‘underground’ and see the original city, climb onboard the original Air Force One, get the tackiest souvenirs at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, and find the troll hiding under the bridge.

Imagine a trip where meeting fascinating people, hearing tales of unexpected adventures, and participating in intercultural dialogue is routine. Anyone who has ever spent any time in a hostel common room knows it happens. Spend three days and two nights at the HI-Seattle hostel, with a great mix of opportunities to learn about Seattle, hostels, and other people. With this Getaway you can have fun and quench your thirst to travel the world.

Your three-day/two-night package includes breakfast in our common room (where you’ll meet more than 100 fellow travelers), an interactive World Travel 101 session (where you’ll learn the basics of international travel, with a special emphasis on cultural understanding and responsible travel) and admission to the following attractions:

Spend the evenings learning to say hello and good-bye in different languages, hanging out in the hostel kitchen or game room with a world map and getting hostellers to sign their names on their home country, or join other hostellers and help make an international dinner in our group-size kitchen.

In addition, there’s only one-way to determine if it really rains all the time – come and find out for yourself! (Don’t worry – Chicago, Houston, New York City and Miami all get more rain!)

Would you like to take care of girls with disabilities, develop leadership skills, and make a contribution to another person's life?

Then become a camp counselor at Juliette Low Camp, a camp for girls with physical disabilities and their non-disabled peers operated by Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council and Rotary Club No. 13. As a selected counselor, you will train with experienced, special-education professionals prior to the start of camp.

Imagine a place where girls with physical disabilities can enjoy the resident camp experience – sleeping in a tent, singing around the campfire, swimming in a wheelchair-accessible pool, and, most importantly, forming friendships that last a lifetime. Now imagine a place where YOU make it all possible – bringing joy to these campers, learning what it takes to work in a disability-related field, and forming bonds that you will forever remember. That place is Juliette Low Camp, in beautiful Lake Jacomo, Missouri, where more than 100 girls with physical disabilities and their friends join together with 36 teen Girl Scouts; ages 15-18, from throughout the U.S. for an unforgettable experience.

During each camp session, you will provide the campers with the opportunity to enjoy swimming, songs, games and campfires. You will also assist/take care of the campers' dressing, feeding, personal care, and transportation around the camp (wheelchair power!). From opening day to the closing campfire, you will have the chance to provide a summer of memories for a special group of young girls.