Camp Latonka deadline is Sunday

The registration deadline for camping sessions for Camp Latonka is Sunday. Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland is expanding its in-person summer camp capacity to allow additional girls to sleep in tents this year.

Due to an influx of attendees for summer camp, organizers have added the ability for residents to camp in tents. This allows more girls to experience the summer feelings of freedom, excitement and possibility one can only get at camp, they said.

At summer camp, the scout is in charge of her own adventure and every moment is packed with fun, camp organizers said. They believe tent dwelling will provide campers with an engaging outdoor experience guaranteed to be filled with countless adventures.

Camping opportunities include:

Week One: June 20-21: Space Adventurers, kindergarten-third grades; June 20-25: Mad Scientists second-fifth grades; Can We Build It? fourth-eighth grades; Tree Dwellers: Alien Encounters, sixth -12th grades; and June 23-25, grades second-third grades.

Week Two: June 27-28: My Buddy and Me, kindergarten-third grades; June 27-July 2, The Great Girl Scout Detective, second-fifth grades; Survival 101, fourth-eighth grades; Tree Dwellers: Wonderful World of Wizardly, sixth-12th; June 30-July 2: Gadgets and Gizmos: second-third.

Tent Dwellers: Camp Aide from 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 20, to 8 p.m. Friday, June 25.

Tent Dwellers: Program Aide Training will also begin at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 20, concluding at 8 p.m. Friday.

Latonka is 800 acres tucked away in its own private cove on Lake Wappapello in Wayne County. The site offers three camping units with screened cabins and one camping unit for platform tents. Each unit has a pavilion with electricity. All units have access to flush toilets and hot showers. Three climate-controlled buildings (the troop house, infirmary, and old house) are also available. With space for up to 100 people, the dining lodge has a full commercial kitchen, bathroom, and a large screened area for indoor use or overflow. Troop House may be used year-round. This program center is ADA accessible.

To check out the 2021 summer camp opportunities at Latonka and other areas of the state or to find out cost for use https://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/en/about-girl-scouts/who-we-are.html or call 877-312-4764.