Camp Archbald is a Girl Scout camp in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 230 acres (0.93 km2), including a 45-acre (180,000 m2) lake (Lake Ely). Established in 1920, it is the second oldest Girl Scout camp in America. (Only Camp Bonnie Brae in Massachusetts has been serving girls longer.) Camp Archbald falls under the jurisdiction of Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, which operates 7 camp facilities in Northeastern and Central. However GSHPA has recently stopped using Camp Archbald as a resident camp (summer of 2018) and whilst renting out the camp for troop usage is still possible, the council has made it very difficult to do so.
Camp Archbald Highlights[]
- Adventure Course (climbing tower, zip line and low ropes)
- Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, row boating and fishing on Lake Ely
- Archery
- Troop and Service Unit Camping