In order to reserve a council property at least one troop leader or troop assistant must have the appropriate training:

Council Offices:

• less than 3 hours as your normal troop meeting - no additional training required
• less than 3 hours not your normal troop meeting location - Troop Trip Training

Camps:

• Lodge less than 3 hour troop meeting -Lodge Camp Training
• Lodge Overnights - Lodge Camp Training
• Tents/ Outside  Units - Troop Camp Training

TRIP TROOP TRAINING

is a module in GSLearn  and is the prerequisite for Lodge Camp Training. You can access the training here. 

LODGE CAMP TRAINING

Required for at least one troop leader or troop assistant prior to reservation of council lodge or other indoor camp facility.

PREREQUISITE: Troop Trip Training

Designed to prepare volunteers who work with young or inexperienced Girl Scouts to lead them on their first overnight camping experience in a lodge.

There are three options for completing Lodge Camp Training

• GsLearn Module 
• In Person Training (Search for Lodge Camp Training in Activities)
• Homestudy Manual

TROOP CAMP TRAINING

Required for at least one troop leader or troop assistant prior to reservation of a council tent or other outdoor camping unit.

PREREQUISITE: Troop Trip Training and Lodge Camp Training

Participants plan, implement, and evaluate a camping trip with girls and understand the safety standards and guidelines for camping and related outdoor activities. Develop skills to be used and taught to girls, ensuring a positive, fun. and safe outdoor experience.

Options include:

• In Person Troop Camp Training (full day at camp)

Camp Whip Poor Will has 23 facilities available for Girl Scouts of Western Ohio members to reserve. Descriptions of each facility can be found below. You can also download the Accommodations & Facilities Chart for easy reference!

Cookie House

Cookie House has a large sleeping room that provides dormitory style sleeping as well as two small rooms in the rear of the building that are perfect as leader rooms. Bunk beds and mattresses are provided in this heated and air conditioned building. A small bathroom with a flush toilet and shower are available as well as an outdoor latrine. The kitchen has a stove and refrigerator. There is also an indoor fireplace and an outdoor fire circle.
Capacity: 20
Pricing: $85/night
Amenities: Electricity, Stove/Fridge, Bunk Beds, Heat/AC, Showers, Flush Toilets, Fire Circle

Evergreen Spruce and Evergreen Pine

Evergreen is a two-sided building, consisting of Evergreen Spruce and Evergreen Pine. It is a year-round facility with bathrooms and showers, bunk beds and mattresses, and is fully heated and air conditioned. It has a wonderful open porch for relaxing, crafts, group meetings, picnics, or games. This building is divided into two sides (reserved separately) that each sleep 30. The building has four folding walls that enable users to divide the facility several ways. Troops must share a kitchen area that is located in the middle of the building. The kitchen has two stoves, two refrigerators, and equipment for two troops. There are two indoor fireplaces and two outside fire circles.
Capacity: 30 per side
Pricing: $85/night per side
Amenities: Electricity, Stove/Fridge, Fireplace, Bunk Beds, Heat/AC, Showers, Flush Toilets, Fire Circle

Towhee

Towhee, located on the left across from Evergreen Lodge, is a year round facility. This lodge has two sleeping rooms, a kitchen, a large meeting room area, offers heat or air conditioning, and a fire pit outside. Perfect for a small group or first-time campers, this lodge allows you to feel like you are home while being immersed at camp.
Capacity: 12
Pricing: $85/night
Amenities: Electricity, Stove/Fridge, Fireplace, Flush Toilets, Bunk Beds, Heat/AC, Showers, Fire Circle

Grace Cullen Cabin

Grace Cullen Cabin, a two-story, authentic log cabin, is a wonderful way to experience first-hand early American life. This rustic cabin is complete with an outdoor water faucet. The fireplace provides the heat. The cabin, open for day-use only, offers tables and chairs for dining and meetings.
Capacity: 24
Pricing: $35/day
Amenities: Fire Circle

Mary Rollins Troop House

Mary Rollins Troop House is a section of Mary Rollins Lodge that can be closed off into a self-sufficient facility. The Troop House, which is winterized for year-round use, has a full bathroom with showers, and a small residential kitchen and large room that doubles as the activity room during the day and sleeping area at night.
Capacity: 24
Pricing: $75/night
Amenities: Electricity, Stove/Fridge, Mattresses (no bunks), Heat, Showers, Flush Toilets, Fire Circle

Mary Rollins Dining Hall

Mary Rollins Lodge is a winterized facility that accommodates large group events up to 200 people, meal preparation. The kitchen includes a convection oven, gas range and oven, dishwasher, a walk-in freezer and refrigerator, cooking and serving dishes, and enough plates, bowls, silverware, and glasses to accommodate most large groups. The kitchen is air conditioned. Troops requesting to use this kitchen will receive on-site training from the ranger before being allowed to use this facility.

The kitchen includes a convection oven, gas range and oven, dishwasher, a walk-in freezer and refrigerator, cooking and serving dishes, and enough plates, bows, silverware, and glasses to accommodate most large groups. The kitchen is air conditioned. Troops requesting to use this kitchen will receive on-site training from the ranger before being allowed to use this facility. The kitchen is reserved separately from the lodge.
Capacity: 200
Pricing: $100/day
Amenities: Electricity, Fireplace, Walk-in Fridge, Walk-in Freezer, Fireplace, Flush Toilets, Oven/Fridge, Dishwasher

Fernwood

Fernwood is an enclosed three-season cabin (no heat) with built-in triple-decker bunk beds. This unit, located on the north side of camp, offers seclusion and opportunities to experience wildlife. It is complete with electricity, a refrigerator, an electric stove, a fire circle, latrine, security light, and oasis. There is no interior water source.
Capacity: 21
Pricing: $65/day
Amenities: Electricity, Bunk Beds, Water Outside, Latrine, Fridge and Stove

Knoll

Knoll is a platform tent unit near the center of camp with seven tents that sleep four people each. Located near Grace Cullen Cabin, this is a comfortable location perfect for young campers. This unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, latrine, security light, and oasis. Beds and mattresses are provided in the tents. This unit is next to the swinging bridge, which connects to the Aspen Unit.
Capacity: 28 (4 per tent)
Pricing: $60/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Cots/Mattresses, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Sassafras

Sassafras is a small platform tent unit with four tents that sleep four people each. Located between the pool and Cookie House, this unit is a cozy, comfortable location perfect for young campers or a small group of older girls. This unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, latrine, security light, and oasis. Beds and mattresses are provided in the tents.
Capacity: 16 (4 per tent)
Pricing: $60/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Cots/Mattress, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Sherwood

Sherwood tent unit has seven platform tents that sleep four people each. This unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, latrine, security light, and oasis. Cots and mattresses are provided in the tents. This unit, located toward the back of the camp, is perfect for campers who like to stay away from the main areas of camp.
Capacity: 28 (4 per tent)
Pricing: $60/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Cots/Mattress, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Beechwood

Beechwood unit has six cabins that sleep six people each. Located across a ravine from Grace Cullen Cabin, the unit is near the center of the camp. This unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, latrine, security light, and oasis. Beds and mattresses are provided in the cabins.
Capacity: 36 (6 per cabin)
Pricing: $65/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Bunk Beds, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Cedar Trail

Cedar Trail unit has four cabins that sleep eight people each. Located just behind Four Winds Lake near the northeast corner of camp, this unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, fire circle, latrine, security light, and oasis. Beds and mattresses are provided in the cabins.
Capacity: 24 (8 per cabin)
Pricing: $65/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Bunk Beds, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Aspen

Aspen tent unit has six platform tents that sleep four people each. This unit is complete with a screened in kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, latrine, security light, and oasis. Cots and mattresses are provided in the tents. Located near Evergreen Lodge, this is a comfortable location perfect for young campers. This unit is next to the swinging bridge, which connects to the Knoll Unit.
Capacity: 24 (4 per tent)
Pricing: $60/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Fireplace, Cots/Mattress, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Picnic Tables, Fire Circle

Conestoga Wagons

Conestoga Wagons, located just north of Four Winds Lake, has five permanent sleeping structures designed to look just like old pioneer wagons. This unit is complete with a kitchen shelter, electricity, refrigerator, fire circle, latrine, security light, and oasis.
Capacity: 25 (5 per wagon)
Pricing: $75/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Bench/Mattresses, Picnic Tables, Fireplace, Fridge and Water, Latrine

Tree Houses

Wollard Treehouses, located close to the pool, is a unit of four elevated treehouses and an overlook tower. The treehouses are three-sided structures joined together with a walkway. This unit has a screened in kitchen shelter with lights, refrigerator, fireplace, latrine, oasis, and two fire circles. The unit has a security light that is on a sensor.
Capacity: 24 (6 per cabin)
Pricing: $75/night
Amenities: Shelter House/Electric, Shower House Close By, Bunk Beds, Picnic Tables, Fireplace, Fridge and Water, Latrine, Fire Circle

Archery Range

This is an outdoor archery range located near Towhee Lodge. All equipment is furnished. An instructor is required. Contact Customer Care to reserve.
Pricing: $42 for 3 hours
Amenities: Targets, Arm Guards, Bows, Arrows

Climbing Wall

This is an outdoor climbing wall. All equipment is furnished. An instructor and belayers are required. *You must fill out an additional program request form to set up a session. Limited to Service Units or troops with 16 girls or larger.
Pricing: $11/girl*
Amenities: Wall, Equipment, Benches

SLING SHOT RANGE

This is an area set aside for slingshots. Each range varies in targets. Slingshots and eye protection is available from the camp welcome center on a first come, first serve basis. or can be reserved through the council resource rooms at each service center. You must bring your own projectiles (no dog food!).
Amenities: Targets

Pool

The pool may be reserved by calling Customer Care. Please refer to the Site User's Guide for pool reservation and safety information. One or more currently certified lifeguards are required and not provided by the council.
Pricing: $40 per hour
Amenities: Shower House, Posted Rules, Toilets

Low Challenge Course

This is a challenge course consisting of individual elements no more than a foot or so off the ground and focuses on team-building and communication skills. An instructor is required. Contact Customer Care to reserve.
Pricing: $42 for 3 hours
Amenities: All Materials

High Challenge Course

This is a challenge course consisting of a series of high elements 30 + feet off the ground and focuses on individual challenges and communication skills. All equipment is furnished. An instructor and belayers are required. You must fill out an additional program request form to set up a session. Limited to Service Units or troops with at least 12 girls.
Pricing: $15 per girl
Amenities: All Equipment

Lake

The lake may be reserved by calling Customer Care. Please refer to the Site User's Guide for lake reservation and safety information. Currently certified lifeguard/appropriate craft certification required and not provided by the council.
Pricing: $35 for 3 hours
Amenities: Canoes/Kayaks, Paddles, PFDs, Posted Rules

Self Guided Activities

Letterboxing Clues and Answers
Geocaching Clues
Camp Champ Patch Program and Camp Whip Poor Will Extension 
Hiking - Check out the Hiking Challenge Medallion Program
Creek Stomping
Gaga Ball 9 Square in the Air
Sling Shots
Rainy Day Activities
Volleyball
Fishing

Resource Kits

Resource kits are available to sign out at the Welcome Center (Kits are first come first serve).

Bat's So Awesome Kit: Learn how awesome these creatures are! Includes instruction packets and non-consumable items. Check out the downloadable patch program booklet to make  optional copies.

Compass Kit: Learn how to use a compass to navigate. Includes 10 compasses and instructions.

Pocket Knives Kit: Contains 12 pocket knives and instructions for skill building activities.

Knot Tying Kit: Contains 15 pieces of rope, one laminated knots curriculum  manual, 10 manuals for girls to reference, notecards with knots for games and knot game instructions.

Night Sky Kit: Contains a night sky activity guide and 4 red light flashlights and planispheres.

Camp Creatures Kit: Contains 12 binoculars, 12 magnifying boxes, 2 critter nets for outdoor and environmental exploration activities, and suggested activity guides.

Sling Shot Kit: Contains 5 sling shots, 2 replacement bands, 5 protective eye glasses and instructions. You must bring your own projectiles (no dog food).

Service Project Ideas

Adopt a trail and keep it trimmed and well marked
Adopt a unit and keep it clean
Gather fire wood to stock a fire circle
Adopt or create flower beds - clean, plant, mulch
Scrub washstands with bleach
Paint picnic tables
Wash windows
Dust
Make benches
Pick up rocks and sticks in mowing areas
Clean out/straighten up fire circles
Wash curtains
Remove graffiti
Remove honeysuckle (make something with it!)

Attend a council-sponsored program at Camp Whip Poor Will! Browse all activities at Camp Whip Poor Will and sign up for a program today.

For internet search, use zip code 45152.

Groceries

Kroger
1235 Columbus Ave
Lebanon, OH

Kroger
5705 S State Route 48
Maineville, OH

Walmart
1530 Walmart Dr
Lebanon, OH

Medical Facilities

Rivers Bend Urgent Care
US 22 #800
Maineville, OH

CareFirst Urgent Care
1000 Columbus Ave B
Lebanon, OH

TriHealth Bethesda Arrow Springs (ER)
100 Arrow Springs Boulevard
Lebanon, OH 45036

Local Attractions

Ohio Renaissance Festival
10542 E State Route 73
Waynesville, OH

Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village
3999 Pioneer Village Rd
Waynesville, OH

Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve
4080 Corwin Rd
Oregonia, OH

Caesar Creek State Park

Little Miami Canoe Rental
219 Mill St
Morrow, OH

Ozone Zipline Adventures
5291 State Route 350
Oregonia, OH 45054-9746

Fort Ancient State Memorial
6123 State Route 350
Oregonia, OH

Morgan's Outdoor Adventures (Canoeing)
5701 State Route 350
Oregonia, OH

Ever needed a set of Girl Scout and WAGGGS flags for a special ceremony but not sure where to borrow them? Or wanted to try some campfire cooking in a dutch oven but not sure about spending troop funds (or your own) on cast iron cookware?

While your own set of flags or campfire cooking gear can be quite useful if you will use them frequently, there are some items that to truly use your resources wisely it's better to borrow than to purchase with troop funds. That's why we updated our G.I.R.L. Resource Centers across the council with common items that troops can borrow to enrich their Girl Scout experience!

Please note, program resources may only be checked out:

• For one week, unless confirmed by the program staff
• By a Girl Scout volunteer, for Girl Scout use.

Request Equipment

Join us as we take you on a tour of Camp Whip Poor Will. We will drive through first so you can get a lay of the camp, and then tour most buildings. This is perfect if you've never been to Camp Whip Poor Will before, or you just miss seeing the familiar sights!

Join Duckie for a little tour of our High Ropes Course at Camp Whip Poor Will!

Then go more in depth with tours of units and buildings!

Exciting updates are coming to Camp Whip Poor Will!

Theme: A Sustainable Community

Phase I - Completed Improvements
New Pool
New High Ropes Course
Pond Learning Station
Welcome Center
Nine in the Sky Camp Activity Area & Gaga Pit
Reader Rail
1st Trailhead
Trail Markers (1)

Phase III - 2023 Improvements Planned
Green Program Shelter
Pool House Renovation
Towhee Cabin Renovation
Evergreen Lodge Renovation
Dining Hall Renovation
Amphitheater
Community Garden
Compost Station
Green Education Station
Geothermal Wall
Solar Panels
Rainwater Catchment
Nature Play Area
Weather Station
2nd Trailhead
Mural