FAQs

Standard safety measures must be followed:

• Bring hand sanitizer.

• Wash hands frequently.

Sorry, we can't do any discounts because we have to pay for the camp for the 2 nights, plus all the activities on Saturday.  If you choose to to stay all weekend or only for the day it is the same price.  

The registration covers the cost of the camp rental, some meals and activities.  Unfortunately, Encampment is not one of those events where  our troop earns any money but we certainly want to break even. Although a lot of planning and time go into this event, it less about earning money and more about maintaining a tradition of camping as a service unit so we hope you can all join us. 

YES! YES! YES!  This is the perfect time to get your troop together.  Plan which badges and journeys your troop want to work on.  Talk with other Leaders! Build camaraderie amongst your troop.  Encampment is for new and experienced Leaders. 

There are a number of girls that have obligations on Sunday morning. Your options are:

• Sleep over from Friday-Saturday and go home on Saturday evening.

• Create a carpool that will drive the girls home early on Sunday morning

• Skip it 

Yes, if they have their 2022-2023 registration and background check up to date with GSHNJ and they are chaperoning the event. .

Troop leaders can add parents as chaperones to meet safety ratios. If parents are coming as chaperones they need to register through GHHNJ and get background checked. 

There are bathrooms near the campsites we will be occupying. There are showers but they are....how shall we say....very campy showers.  Feel free to pack your dry shampoo, baby powder and baby wipes as a back up. Cabins have showers as well.

Ticks and bugs exist everywhere. Even in your backyard. You could pick up a tick anywhere. They live in plants, trees and grass. It is recommended that girls bring a bug repellent that includes Deet.

See the Meals tab to determine which meals will be provided and those that will be the responsibility of the troop.

We would love if every girl would stay overnight,  but some are not ready.  If a camper goes home early, there is no refund on the unused time/activities.

If there is rain, we will stay, there are buildings on site and a plan will be in place. No refunds will be made due to weather. 

Think of this as a WEDDING.........A lot of time and energy go into planning these awesome events for our scouts (We're killin ourselves here! This is seriously a part-time job! Like we spend TONS of time and energy planning this stuff! Plus we still have to pay for the campsite and all the activities). We would much rather have your troop join us at Encampment!!!!! If you committed your troop to Encampment, please follow through on that commitment!  There are no refunds.

No! You don't! (YAY!) All we need is for you to submit the names of your girls that will be attending (see the REGISTRATION page for details). Once we have all registrations the SU managers will submit one application for our entire SU. One less bit of (very annoying) paperwork for you to do! :-)

A fun dance party!  Bring your own glow necklaces or glow accessories  and have fun with your Girl Scout Sisters. 

COME ANYWAY! We will be pairing up troops to participate in various activities.  You can either bring a tent or room in a cabin with another troop.  You shouldn’t deprive her of the opportunity because her troop isn’t going. This is a good opportunity to meet other people.   

Yes! Don't let your lack of expereince impede your daughters ability to have a fun and memorable experience.  Reach out to other Leaders for help.   

Hopefully, this Encampment will be as memorable as years past.   This is our FIRST TIME running an event of this magnitude so please be mindful of that and pack your patience.    

Our troop would like to focus on building relationships at the Encampment so please come with a willingness to interact with everyone and make new friends. 

Our sincerest apologies for the serious oversight.  We truly feel horrible about the scheduling as we would never intentionally schedule an event during a religious holy day.  We were advised about Rosh Hashanah after we sent out the original save-the-date notice.  Unfortunately, it was too late to make the change as all other campsites were reserved [we checked again to see if there was another open date in Sept or Oct].  We accept full responsibility for our mistake.  This is our first year planning the encampment and we certainly didn't realize the campsites are reserved sometimes a year in advance.  We will plan earlier next time, and we will be more mindful of all religious holy days when planning the next encampment or event.