Editing Scouting in Pennsylvania (section)

==Girl Scouting today==
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===Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania===
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania was formed on May 1, 2007 through the merger of Hemlock (Harrisburg), Penn Laurel (York), Penn's Woods (Wilkes-Barre), and Scranton-Pocono (Scranton) Girl Scout councils.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/GSHPA/about/|title=Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shenk |first1=Rochelle A. |title=Penn Laurel Girl Scouts involved in May 1 merger |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/penn-laurel-girl-scouts-involved-in-may-merger/article_a8ea7d4c-be89-5468-a9ec-c74055c1cb89.html |publisher=LancasterOnline |access-date=2007-03-29}}</ref>

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|website= [https://www.gshpa.org www.gshpa.org]
}}

====Camps====
*[[Camp Archbald]] ([[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]]). Established in 1920.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Archbald |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/archbald.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Camp Archbald |url=https://www.supportersofcamparchbald.org/about-camp-archbald |website=Supporters of Camp Archbald |access-date=17 May 2025}} Gives a history of the camp.</ref>
* Camp Happy Valley ([[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Happy Valley |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/happy-valley.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Furnace Hills ([[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Furnace Hills |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/furnace-hills.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Small Valley ([[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]]).  At {{convert|762|acres}} is the largest of the council's camps <ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Small Valley |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/small-valley.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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Past Camps:
* Camp Echo Trail ([[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]])
*Camp Golden Pond ([[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]])

===Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania===
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania was created by a merger on April 28, 2007 between the Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Great Valley Councils. The merger became effective on May 1. Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania serves Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, About Us |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/our-council/about-gsep.html |website=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>

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====Camps====
* Camp Mosey Wood is a year-round camp in [[Kidder Township, Pennsylvania|Kidder Township]] ([[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]]). The camp is {{convert|425|acres}} with a {{convert|13|acres|adj=on}} lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mosey Wood |url=http://www.gsep.org/en/camp/resident-camps/mosey-wood.html |website=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
* Camp Wood Haven ([[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Wood Haven |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/resident-camps/camp-wood-haven.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Laughing Waters in [[Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania|Gilbertsville]] ([[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]])  is {{convert|400|acres}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Laughing Waters |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/resident-camps/camp-laughing-waters.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Shelly Ridge  in [[Miquon, Pennsylvania|Miquon]] ([[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]) also serves as the council headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Shelly Ridge |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-shelly-ridge.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Mountain House is a day camp in the [[Lehigh Valley]] ([[Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Salisbury Township, Lehigh County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Mountain House |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-mountain-house.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Mountain House |url=https://allentownpa.myrec.com/forms/6138_my23_camp_mountain_house.pdf |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
* Valley Forge Day Camp ([[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Valley Forge |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-valley-forge.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

====Past camps====
* Camp Hidden Falls ([[Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania|Dingmans Ferry]])
* Camp Tohikanee ([[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]])
* Camp Tweedale ([[Oxford, Pennsylvania|Oxford]])

====Divesting in camps====
According to a June 16, 2011 report, the council has decided to divest in Camp Tweedale, Camp Tohikanee, and Camp Hidden Falls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gsep.org/blog/blog.php?ID=1 |title=Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania - GSEP Property Blog |access-date=2011-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625070743/http://gsep.org/blog/blog.php?ID=1 |archive-date=2011-06-25 }}</ref>
Camp Hidden Falls closed in 2012, while Camp Tweedale and Camp Tohikanee closed in 2015.
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SaveCampTweedaleAndTohi/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> In 2018, Hidden Falls became a part of the National Park Service's Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Hidden Falls saved |url=https://natlands.org/news/camp-hidden-falls-saved/ |website=Natural Lands |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Camp Tweedale was sold to the Chester Water Authority in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save Camp Tweedale! Facebook Group |website=[[Facebook]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/123056881113000//}}</ref>

===Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania===
The Western Pennsylvania Council was formed through the merger of five regional councils:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_535234.html|title=5 Girl Scout councils will merge|last=Rittmeyer|first=Brian C.|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref> Keystone, Girl Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Girl Scouts of Penn Lakes Council, Girl Scouts of Talus Rock Council and Girl Scouts-Trillium Council.{{Infobox WorldScouting
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====Camps====
* Camp Conshatawba ([[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]])
* Camp Hawthorne Ridge is {{convert|207|acre|km2}} in [[Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Fairview Township, Erie County]]
* Camp Redwing ([[Renfrew, Pennsylvania|Renfrew]])
* Camp Skymeadow ([[Avonmore, Pennsylvania|Avonmore]])

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