Camp is held at a local park in Simi Valley. Closer to the start of camp, we will send out a Welcome email that contains the address and other details for camp.

Before you begin the registration process, locate your daughter’s immunization record. You will also need emergency contact information, health insurance information, and, if your daughter is currently in 4th grade or lower, friend request information.

You can update the information in CampDocs through June 1st.  After that, please email info@simivalleydaycamp.com with your daughter’s name and what information you need to correct.

No.  In short – no you do not need to buy insurance, labels, or anything else from CampDoc.  You do need to complete the paperwork with them.

CampDoc is a great registration system that meets California’s strict privacy laws.  A lot of sleep-away camps use their service.  BUT they do send a lot of emails trying to sell you products and services.  You do not need them.

Unfortunately, these forms are required. They contain emergency medical information as well as other permission forms. If they have not been completed by the deadline, your child will not be allowed to attend camp.

Yes! Email our Girl Scout Council at info@girlscoutsccc.org.  They will verify your daughter’s credit balance and create a discount code for you to use in Camp Doc during registration.

No. The registration system accepts credit cards only.

Yes. Simi Valley Day Camp is offered through Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast. You can learn more about our Council’s financial aid programs by calling them at 1-800-822-2427.
You can also check our Calendar page for the deadline and a link to the application as we post it there once we know the dates.

No.  Your daughter will receive the main camp patch and any “Camp Only” badges and fun patches she has earned at camp. She will also receive a list of the official Girl Scout badges, Journeys, or pins she earned at camp and you can purchase those at any Girl Scout shop.

Yes. Everyone at camp gets one t-shirt. You will have the option of purchasing a second t-shirt during the registration process.  We know some people find it handy to have a second shirt so they don’t have to do a load of laundry every night.

There are emergency forms, medical information, and permission slips that must be filled out by a parent or guardian.

Yes. Please see our “At Camp Questions” section (below) for more information.

Yes! You will need to register her as a Girl Scout with Girl Scouts of the USA. You will be able to register her during the camp registration process. The cost is $25.00 to register with GSUSA.

Yes! As an Incoming Daisy, she can attend camp if a parent, guardian, or other adult family member volunteers at camp for the week.

Maybe. Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Campers can request ONE (1) friend to be in the same patrol. That friend must also request your daughter.

Keep in mind that girls are grouped by Girl Scout level.  If your daughter and her friend are in different levels, we will not be able to group them together.

Camp is a chance to make new friends, to learn to reach beyond what is safe and known. In a few short years, grade school friends will move to different middle and high schools. Camp is a great place to begin meeting a few new faces who will help smooth those transitions.

Many of our activities are adjusted for the age of the girls doing that activity that day. In addition, some activities are designed only for the girls at one Girl Scout level, to help them earn their Journey or a particular badge.

If you feel your daughter should be placed at a Girl Scout level that does not match her grade in school, please contact us.  We will consider your request.

While “Bridging Season” is in the Spring, girls are still officially in their current level until October 1st.  However, GSUSA allows girls to work on journeys and badges for their current level AND their next level over their “Bridging Summer”.  Since we know that most girls are eager to move on, Simi Valley Day Camp ages girls up for camp.
What does this mean, exactly?
If your daughter is in preschool or kindergarten, she will be a Daisy at camp.
If your daughter is in 1st or 2nd grade, she will be a Brownie at camp.
If your daughter is in 3rd or 4th grade, she will be a Junior at camp.
If your daughter is in 5th grade, she will be a Cadette Camper at camp.
If your daughter is in 6th or 7th grade, she will be a Cadette level Program Aide at camp.
If your daughter is in 8th or 9th grade, she will be a Senior level Program Aide at camp.
If your daughter is in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, she will be an Ambassador level Program Aide at camp.

She will be an independent camper! Girls who will be starting Cadettes next fall are “Cadette Campers” at camp. These girls are often eager to move on from the younger girl program and start being PAs at camp. However, they can not yet take PA Core Training and most do not yet have the maturity or the skills needed to be in charge of younger girls. Rather than have them be “helpers” at camp, we have created the “Cadette Camper” level just for them.

This special level helps them gain the skills needed to be excellent PAs and leaders in the future. These girls do not have patrol leaders and are responsible for solving their own group conflicts, figuring out how to work together, and how to be personally responsible.  They also earn a Cadette Journey and participate in many of the camp’s fun activities. By the end of the week, they are ready for the next step in their leadership journey.

As girls arrive at camp, they gather with their patrol leaders at our Base Camp.

Once camp starts, we hold an opening ceremony at Base Camp where we have a flag raising ceremony, announcements, and sing a camp song. Patrols are then dismissed to their activities.

The patrols rotate through 3 to 4 activities during the day with each patrol following a set schedule.

The patrols then gather back at Base Camp for dinner followed by our closing ceremony where we again sing a camp song, deal with any lost-and-found items, and lower the flags.

Snacks are a huge part of the day so we ask each girl to bring two filling afternoon snacks for herself. Snacks should be clearly labeled with her name.

Each girl must also bring her own dinner each day. Food should be packed in an insulated lunch box with appropriate ice packs to help keep her food cold.  Her name and patrol number should be clearly marked on her lunch box.

We have an all camp dinner on Fridays.  Typically we serve hotdogs, fruit, chips, and cookies.  Girls are welcome to bring their own food instead.

Last, some activities, like Outdoor Cooking, involve food. Be sure to let us know of any food allergies during registration.

Each participant must have a refillable water bottled labeled clearly with her Patrol and camp name (or regular name). There will be water coolers readily available for the girls to refill their bottles.

We have several activities that are considered high risk, though we don’t do all of them each year and we may add something new.

Archery: We have certified instructors staffing our archery range at all times. The girls are taught the rules of the range and the bows are sized for youths. Girls who are in 1st grade or lower during the spring registration period will participate in an alternate activity.

BB Guns: We have certified instructors staffing our BB gun range at all times. The girls are taught the rules of gun and range safety and the B guns are sized for youth and are spring powered. In addition, the girls wear safety goggles. Girls who are in 1st grade or lower during the spring registration period will participate in an alternate activity.

Slingshots: We have certified instructors on our slingshot range at all times. The girls are taught the rules of the range and how to use a slingshot.

Rock Wall: Girls wear a harness and a helmet. They climb as high as they are comfortable. When they are ready to come down, they simply let the instructors know and are lowered back to the ground.

During registration, you will be asked if your daughter is allowed to participate or not.  Girls who do not have permission will have an alternate activity.

GSCCC specifies that archery and BB guns are for girls who are Brownie age or older. While girls who are in 1st grade during the spring registration period are earning Brownie badges at Day Camp, they are officially Daisies until October 1st of their 2nd grade year.  In addition, younger children generally do not have the maturity needed to remember and follow the rules necessary to remain safe on a live range and often do not have the strength needed for archery.

Yes. We have camp shirts for several reasons, the most important is safety. With all participants in the same shirt, it makes identification in a semi-public place much easier. We know which people at our location are with “camp” and which aren’t. Also, with camp shirts, all the girls are on the same team. There are no wardrobe comparisons and no treasured shirts to get paint on, etc.

No. Alterations are not allowed. Some examples of alterations that are not allowed include cutting the shirt shorter, cutting the shirt into fringe or tassels, cutting holes in the shirt, cutting off the sleeves, and writing, drawing, or painting on the shirt.
If we see a camper, PA, or volunteer that has altered their shirt, they will be required to purchase a new t-shirt at a cost of $10.

She will be given a bright colored bracelet to wear to help our photographers make sure they don’t take her picture when they are taking candid shots of the campers during the day. In addition, she will not be included in her patrol’s group photo or the all-camp photo.

Camp photos we take may be posted on the camp website, on camp social media pages, shared with our Council, and will be available on a private online photo site where families of our campers can access them. No campers will be identified by name in any of our photos.

We have had The Acorn and the Ventura County Star come out and take photos as well and if that happens again, we will do our best to make sure she is not in any of those photos.

When you arrive at the camp location, you and your daughter head to the Headquarters Tent.
There, you will sign her into camp and receive her patrol chip.
Then you take her over to Base Camp where you give her patrol chip to one of her Patrol Leaders and give your daughter a quick “Have fun!” goodbye hug.

After camp, you again head to the Headquarters Tent.
There, we will check your driver’s license, you will sign her out of camp, and again receive her patrol chip.
There will be an area for parents to wait in until camp is dismissed.
Once camp is dismissed, you head over to Base Camp, find one of her patrol leaders and give her your daughter’s patrol chip.
The patrol leader will give you an update on how the day went and will release your daughter to you.

Before you leave, make sure she has her lunch box, her water bottle, any hats, jackets, or other things she brought to camp, and any crafts from that day.

During registration, you must provide your own information. You can also provide the information for a second parent/guardian and you can list the names of anyone else who is allowed to sign your daughter out of camp. Only these individuals, with their driver’s license in hand, will be allowed to pick your daughter up from camp.

NOTE: If you choose to NOT provide the information for a second parent/guardian, that person will NOT be allowed to remove your child from camp. No exceptions.

During registration, you can list the names of anyone who is NOT allowed to sign your daughter out of camp. Everyone signing girls out of camp is required to show a driver’s license. If they are not listed as being allowed to remove your daughter from camp or they are listed as not being allowed to remove her, we will not release your daughter to them.

Come to the Headquarters Tent and let the volunteers there know that you need to sign her out. They will send a runner out to get her. Be sure to plan ahead for the time necessary for us to locate her and for her to walk to the Headquarters tent.
Don’t forget your driver’s license.

During registration, you can list the names of anyone who is allowed to sign your daughter out of camp. If you forgot to list someone, please contact us. Be sure your friend knows that everyone signing girls out of camp is required to show a driver’s license.

No. We do not have adequate supervision for girls prior to camp’s designated starting time. While there are people on site, our volunteers are getting ready for the day’s activities. Please do not bring your camper to our camp location expecting to sign her in early. If you cannot be there to be responsible for her, be sure you have made arrangements with another adult to be responsible for her.

No. Before camp starts, our Program Aides are busy getting ready for the day: setting up activities, preparing patrol supplies, and having meetings. They need to be focused on their responsibilities, not on childcare for younger siblings. Please do not bring your camper to our camp location expecting to leave her with an older sister. If you cannot be there to be responsible for her, be sure you have made arrangements with another adult.

No. Only the adults who you specify during the registration process can sign campers in or out of camp.
Don’t forget your driver’s license.

No. Cadette Campers are still officially considered to be in the Younger Girl program. GSCCC requires that a parent or guardian must come to the Headquarters Tent to sign her out.
Don’t forget your driver’s license.

You will need to park and come to the Headquarters tent each day, just as you did when she was a camper. Don’t forget to bring your driver’s license.

If you DO give her permission, she will be responsible for walking from your car to the registration tent, signing herself in, and getting to her assignment – just like a responsible older Girl Scout is expected to be able to do. After camp, she will be responsible for signing herself out and waiting for you to arrive.

Each year, 3 to 4 PAs are selected to plan and run camp.  These LITs (Leaders in Training) have completed at least 9th grade and have shown themselves to be enthusiastic and responsible Girl Scouts.  They meet with the camp staff all through the school year to come up with the camp theme, the ideas for the activities, and the camp patch.  They learn how budgets for large events work and how much planning goes on behind the scenes.  At camp, these amazing young ladies run the opening and closing ceremonies each day, they are the go-to helpers when younger PAs have questions or problems, and they oversee all of the patrols of campers.  These girls earn the retired LIT pin at camp.

Station Leaders are PAs who take one of the activity ideas from the LITs and develop it into a full, ready-to-go activity for camp.  They work with the camp staff during the spring to finalize their plans so the activity is appropriate for each age level, fills the necessary badge requirements, and stays within budget.  At camp, these amazing young ladies run their activity, making adjustments as needed and teaching younger PAs how to teach and entertain groups of campers.  These girls can earn their CIT II pin at camp.

Our Patrol Leaders are responsible for a patrol of campers.  These girls have usually completed at least one year as a PA at camp. They are responsible for the immediate care of the ten girls in their patrol.  They keep an eye out for conflicts, health issues and other problems while getting their patrol to it’s activities on time and keeping the girls entertained with songs and games in their down time. These girls can earn the CIT pin at camp.

Station PA are usually our youngest Program Aides at camp, usually in their first Program Aid year.  These girls learn to catch and hold the interests of the campers while leading them through an activity under the direction of a station leader.  They develop their public speaking skills as well as problem solving and interpersonal skills as they learn to work as a team to run the activity.  These girls can complete their PA pin at camp.

Runners are PAs who are assigned to the Headquarters tent.  They help deliver messages throughout camp and help get campers from their patrols when a parent needs to pick a child up early.  These girls can earn the Service to Girl Scouting pin at camp.

At some point during the school year, she must take the PA Core Training class.  This class is offered by our council and by the Los Angeles council (GSGLA).  She must also attend the Day Camp Orientation meeting. Keep an eye on our Training Page for updates and more information.

Yes. Older girls work on their Service to Girl Scouting award, CIT, CIT II, or LIT awards. They also have the option to use their service hours towards awards with other organizations.

LIT: The camp planning team works together during camp to select the girls who will be next year’s LITs. These girls have been Station PAs and Patrol Leaders at least once and have completed at least 9th grade. LITs are part of the camp planning team and work with the adult volunteers from September through June to plan and run camp. If your daughter is interested in being an LIT for next year’s camp, she should let us know before the end of Wednesday at camp.

CIT II: These girls plan and run an activity for camp. They might use an idea supplied by the Camp LITs or an approved idea of their own. These are girls currently in 8th grade or higher. They meet with a member of the planning team during the spring to go over their plans, budget, and prepartions for camp. If you daughter is interested, she should contact the camp planning team before March 1st: info@simivalleydaycamp.com.

All of our adults are part of our safety net.  Maybe it’s a snake or a stray dog, maybe a stranger walking through the camp site.  Every adult on site is part of our network of eyes and ears looking out for potential problems.

Some adults take a camp activity idea and turn that idea into a full activity for camp.  They figure out how to adapt the activity so it is fun for different age levels, they buy and prepare any needed supplies (sticking to the budget they are given), and they guide the young Station PAs as they learn to teach the activity to the campers.

Some adults help run camp.  They run our Medical Tent, run the Headquarters Tent, help set-up and take down the equipment, serve as crossing guards or other dedicated safety monitors.

Every adult on the Camp Planning Team is a volunteer.  These adults work together all year to plan and develop camp.  New people are always welcome!  If you are interested in joining, let us know: info@simivalleydaycamp.com.

No. The Program Aides are our Patrol Leaders. As an adult volunteer, you might see your daughter when her patrol rotates to the station where you are working. You can also eat dinner with her patrol. Either way, she will have a lot to share with you at the end of the day!

Yes. Our Girl Scout Council requires all adult volunteers to attend a Day Camp Orientation training each year.  Please keep an eye on our Training Page for more information.

Yes! You can volunteer for part of the week or the whole week. If you volunteer for the full week,  your daughter attends camp for free. If you can’t volunteer all week, you will get a discount based on the number of full days you can volunteer:
1 day = 10%
2 days = 25%
3 days = 40%
4 days = 60%
5 days = 100%

The discount applies to one girl’s registration. If you are registering two girls for camp, the discount is applied to the girl with the more expensive registration fee. Of course, if you register two girls and you have two adults volunteer (you, a spouse, grandparent, uncle…) then both girls get a discount!

Interested in volunteering? We’d love to have you! Every full-week volunteer means at least SIX more girls can attend camp!

On the last day of camp, we give you a check in the amount of your discount.

Of course! We are thrilled you want to come!

Maybe. For our full week volunteers, we have a PeeWee Patrol. This is for children who are potty trained but are too young for the main camp.  We have two adult volunteers who are in charge of this group, keeping our littlest campers occupied and safe during camp.  These adults are given a budget to buy supplies and plan activities for their campers and they escort their campers when they visit any of the stations in the main camp. This group is limited to 6 campers so be sure to register early to secure a space.

Yes. Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast is allowing boys currently in Kindergarten through 6th grade to attend camp provided the boy is a family member of a full week volunteer.  This group is limited to 8 campers so be sure to register early to secure a space.

Our camp is girl led. This means that, as much as possible, we want the older girls to be in charge, taking responsibility for running activities, keeping campers engaged, dealing with problems. By putting the adults in the same color shirt, we send a message to both the adults and the PAs that the two groups are really one group, that the girls can look to the adults for extra help and support but that we trust and expect them to handle many things on their own.

The goal is to have a girl run camp – with the Station PAs running the activities, the Patrol Leaders running the individual patrols, and the LITs overseeing everything – and that can lead to a lot of down time for the adults.

However, the adults are our eyes and ears; always looking out for potential safety issues and other problems while our older girls concentrate on helping the campers.

When you combine this safety need with Girl Scouts own very strict rules about the necessary adult-to-child ratios for camps, we end up needing a LOT of adult volunteers – nearly SIXTY adults every year.  This is why every adult volunteer means at least SIX more girls get to come to camp!

While we would hate to have to do it, we would have cancel some girls’ registrations.  Before we took that step, we would reach out to all of our camp families to see if anyone would be able to help at camp.

You can ask questions on our Facebook page or you can email us at info@simivalleydaycamp.com.