Camp Conowingo

Camp Conowingo is 600 acres of forest and fields adjacent to the Susquehanna River in Conowingo, Cecil County, Maryland. The property is composed of nine parcels acquired by Girl Scouts of Central Maryland between 1955 and 1973, including Bell Manor, a historic Victorian home from the 1860’s which is currently being renovated to return it to its original 1867 charm.

Camp Conowingo is the home of Girl Scouts of Central Maryland’s summer Resident Camp program.

Bell Manor Program Center
410-378-4201

Camp Chimney Trail
410-378-3798 Phone Booth

Camp Shadowbrook
410-378-3794 Phone Booth

Directions:

Conowingo, MD 21918

FROM THE BALTIMORE BELTWAY Take Exit 32 North to US Route 1. Travel across Conowingo Dam. Turn left onto Route 222 North at 1st traffic light. Turn left at the blinking light onto Old Conowingo Road. At the 4-way stop sign, continue straight on Pilot Town Road. Camp Shadowbrook will on the left after Conowingo Creek. For Camp Chimney Trail or Bell Manor, proceed to Bell Manor Road and turn left. Parking: For Shadowbrook, park in the first lot near the road. Proceed on foot. For Camp Chimney Trail or Bell Manor, travel on the camp road bearing right at the fork to the parking lot behind Bell Manor and proceed on foot.

Facilities
While the camp is primitive in some aspects, it allows campers to reconnect with their natural surroundings. Campers live in yurts, glen shelters, platform tents, tipis, covered wagons, or lodges. Within each unit are sleeping facilities, kitchen shelters, latrines, cold-water hand washing stations, and a campfire area. Most units do not have electricity. The air conditioned dining hall, bathhouse and swimming pool areas boast modern facilities. In addition, the camp has a horse stable area, fields, health care center and a fresh water stream.

Facilities include:

• Four year around lodges and seven seasonal units
• Caitlin Dunbar Nature Center
• Conowingo Creek and small pond for fishing and ecology study
  
• Tennis/all-purpose court
• Hiking and nature trails
• Swimming pool (available during Resident Camp)
• Horse stables (riding on weekends May 15-Sept 15)
• High ropes and low ropes courses
• Bell Manor (currently under renovations)

Click here to download a full list of amenities at Camp Conowingo.

Click here for images of the buildings, the list of amenities seen above, and a map of the property.

Accreditation
The American Camping Association (ACA) accredits Girl Scouts of Central Maryland’s Camp Conowingo. Accreditation means that the camp undergoes a thorough review process by outside camping professionals every three years. Conowingo consistently achieves the highest standard in the areas of personnel, program, site administration, and health care. Camp Conowingo also conforms to the Maryland Youth Camp regulations.

Note: Staff members sleep in separate areas within the unit, but are centrally located within the unit to which they are assigned.