Editing Scouting in Kansas (section)

==Girl Scouting in Kansas==
[[Image:Kansas-gsusa.svg|420px|right|Map of Girl Scout Councils in Kansas]]

There are three Girl Scout councils in Kansas.

===Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland===

The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland serves more than 16,000 girls and nearly 5,000 adult volunteers in 80 counties in Kansas.

It was formed by the merger of six councils in 2008:
*Girl Scouts of Central Kansas,
*Girl Scout Council of The Flint Hills,
*Girl Scouts of Sunflower Council,
*Girl Scouts Wheatbelt Council,
*Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council, and
*Girl Scouts of The Golden Plains Council

Headquarters: [[Wichita, Kansas]]

Website: http://www.girlscoutskansasheartland.org

Camps:
*Starwoods Outdoor Center is {{convert|160|acre|km2}} in [[Clearwater, Kansas]]
*Camp Four Winds near [[Leon, Kansas]].  It has a {{convert|13|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake.
*Camp Double E is {{convert|8.3|acre|m2}} northwest of [[Emporia, Kansas]]

===Girl Scouts Missouri Heartland===

Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland is mostly based in Missouri but serves girls in southeastern Kansas (Bourbon, Cherokee, and Crawford counties) and northeastern Oklahoma.  See [[Scouting in Missouri]] for more information.

Headquarters: [[Springfield, Missouri]]

Website: http://www.girlscoutsrscmo.org

One of its camps is located in Kansas:
*Camp Friendship Fields in Crawford County

===Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri===

Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri (GSKSMO) supports girls in 47 counties across Kansas and Missouri. Its Kansas counties include Atchison, Anderson, Brown, Clay, Doniphan, Douglas, Geary, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Marshall, Miami, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington and Wyandotte counties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Our Council {{!}} Girl Scouts |url=https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209165309/https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council.html |archive-date=2025-02-09 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |language=en}}</ref>

It was established on August 1, 2007, with a merger of three councils: Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, Girl Scouts of the Midland Empire, and Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A History of Girl Scouts in NE Kansas & NW Missouri |url=http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905083321/http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp |archive-date=2008-09-05 |website=Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri}}</ref>

See [[Scouting in Missouri]] for more information.

Headquarters: [[Overland Park, Kansas]]<ref name=":0" />

Website: http://www.gsksmo.org

Current Properties:
*Camp Tongawood is {{convert|80|acre|m2}} near [[Tonganoxie, Kansas]]
*Camp Prairie Schooner is {{convert|176|acre|m2}} in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Properties {{!}} Girl Scouts |url=https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council/visit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125200654/https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council/visit.html |archive-date=2025-01-25 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |language=en}}</ref>
Former Properties:
*Camp Daisy Hindman, founded in 1929, is {{convert|160|acre|m2}} in [[Dover, Kansas]] near Topeka. In 2008, Camp Daisy ceased its resident camp programs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Christina |title=Girl Scout Camp ToKaVaCa sold |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2009/08/21/stub-187/16596040007/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> It was closed in 2017 and sold in 2018 due to low attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-28 |title=Kansas Girl Scout camp to cease operations |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-c32c304ffa334c7894cb1c85efee6292 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Samantha |title=Girl Scouts sell Camp Daisy |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2018/08/30/camp-daisy-sold-manhattan-nonprofit-to-operate-camp-for-people-with-disabilities/10890141007/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Camp Cutteru is near [[Junction City, Kansas]]. It was purchased by Extreme Kansas Camp, a Christian youth organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.extremeencounters.org/about2-cv1g |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=extremeencounters |language=en}}</ref>
*Camp Timberlake was {{convert|72|acre|m2}} near [[Stilwell, Kansas]], but was sold in 2009 due to terrain issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-19 |title=Girl Scouts to close 2 camps, including one in Overland Park |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/article1010456.html}}</ref>
*Camp ToKaVaCa near Topeka, Kansas. It was closed in 2008 and sold in 2009 as part of a long-range property de-acquisition project following the 2007 merger.<ref name=":1" />