Let’s celebrate our shared love of the outdoors.
Every year, Girl Scouts explore the natural wonders found across our country during the Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend. Girl Scouts nationwide, along with their troops, friends, and families, celebrate our shared love of the outdoors.
Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend is on September 9 and 10 this year. Grab your backpack and head out to your local state parks for self-guided tours, family hikes, watersports, stargazing, special events, and more!
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The Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida have partnered with five parks within our council’s jurisdiction to offer a weekend of events, designed for families or troops to attend together.
Participants will choose one of the five parks to attend during the hours of 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on one of the dates listed below. A small entrance fee of $5 or $6 (depending on each park) will grant each car load access to the park.
Each car load can include up to eight (8) people. It is important to tell the park staff at the gate that you would like to participate in the Girl Scouts Love State Parks Program and ask for an activity sheet. Notify park staff that you are with the Girl Scouts at the gate and they will provide each car with an activity sheet specific to that park.
Participants will complete a scavenger hunt, go on nature trails, and learn leave-no-trace practices. Entrance fee does not include patches. Patches can be ordered for $2 on the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida website the week following. Families and troops are welcome to bring their own lunch and snacks. If you are attending as a troop, you must complete the “Day Trip and Activity Travel Form: https://girlscoutsofgulfcoastflorida.wufoo.com/forms/z1te7wt10e9pllt/
Please read through the details below, as a few of the parks will be offering guided activities during a specific time frames throughout the weekend.
Dates: Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th, 2023.
Time: 10:00 am 3:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Please do not arrive before 10:00 am, and be sure you have completed your activities in time to exit the parks by 3:00 pm.
Locations:
Highlands Hammock State Park, 5931 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33872
Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229
Koreshan State Park, 3800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL 33928
Collier Seminole State Park, 20200 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34114
Myakka River State Park, 13208 State Rd 72, Sarasota, FL 34241
You can order the Girl Scouts Love State Parks Patch here.
The Girl Scouts of the USA have also created a Girl Scouts Love State Parks Passport to guide your adventures throughout the weekend and unlock your Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2023 Patch.
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