Jockey Hollow Girl Scout Camp

Go camping! Explore the outdoors! Enjoy environmental programs and other fun programs with your troop or other girls your age!

Jockey Hollow Girl Scout Camp, which sits on 212 acres in Mendham Township, is the setting for day camp in summer, fun weekend environmental and outdoor programs in the spring and fall and troop camping throughout the year. All of these fun opportunities await girls this spring after a $4 million camp improvement project is completed.

In addition to the existing facilities, new features at camp will be:

• A new swimming pool for beginner to advanced swimmers
• A shower house
• A large activity shelter
• A troop house for overnight camping that sleeps 40
• Six troop cabins that each sleep 16 campers
• Six smaller activity shelters
• Challenge Course

Old Cabin, Wafer Hill and Fingarr Lodge are also used by girls for environmental programs, camping and other outdoor adventures. Old Cabin, built in 1934 by the Rotary Club of Morristown, stands at the center of activity at Jockey Hollow Day Camp. Fingarr Lodge was built in 1964 to provide more camping opportunities for girls. Adirondack shelters, built in 1966 and 1972, are a fun spot for girls to gather and camp in warmer months.

The Challenge Course, made of wire, rope and wood is a fun way for troops to learn about teamwork, physical fitness and self-confidence.

The first camp opened in 1929 when Jockey Hollow Club granted the council permission to hold camp at Jockey Hollow. That year, for 10 weeks, 47 girls attended two days a week. The girls’ activities included hiking, camping, outdoor cooking and working on skills and proficiency badges including Pioneer and First Aid.

Camp activities at Jockey Hollow Day Camp are still very much like those when the camp first opened. The girls enjoy camping, outdoor cooking, and hiking with the addition of swimming, the Challenge Course and horseback riding.