Editing Scouting in Texas (section)

====Camps====

There are ten camps run by the council. Three of these form the Treelake Complex, a series of connected camps. Trails allow Girl Scouts to hike from Camp Misty Meadows to Camp Silver Springs via Camp Agnes Arnold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SouthEast Texas Girl Scouts Camping |url=http://www.geocities.com/setxgs/camp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022110854/http://geocities.com/setxgs/camp.html |archive-date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>

Camp Agnes Arnold is a {{convert|479|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp near [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]. Campers can be accommodated in tents, [[yurt]]s, tree houses or cabin units. The camp offers canoeing and fishing on Shadow Lake. A nature trail encircles the lake. In total, there are {{convert|7|mi|km}} of hiking and cycling trails on the site. The Ann Temple Allen Lodge is air-conditioned. The Nature Center was opened on 2008-04-12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2008 |title=Nature Center Opens At Girl Scout Camp |url=http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=180 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321040029/http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=180 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council}}</ref> The center has over {{convert|4000|sqft|m2}} of space and includes a workroom, classroom and exhibit hall, as well as overnight accommodations for two naturalists. A glass wall makes an indoor observation deck. There is also a pillared observation deck. Wood from around the site was used to build the center. The council received the 2008 Excellence in Wood Design Award from the [[Texas Forestry Association]] (TFA) for the Nature Center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2008 |title=Girl Scouts Recognized by Texas Forestry Association |url=http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=199 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321040112/http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=199 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council}}</ref> In total, there are {{convert|7|mi|km}} of hiking and cycling trails on the site. The Ann Temple Allen Lodge is air-conditioned.

Camp Camwood covers {{convert|100|acre|km2}} in [[Hockley, Texas|Hockley]]. It is only operational during the daytime.

Camp Casa Mare is a year-round camping facility for Girl Scouts ages 8–17 years old. It is located on [[Galveston Bay]] in [[Seabrook, Texas]] and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council. Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Casa Mare |url=http://www.campchannel.com/camps/2312.html |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Camp Channel, Inc}}</ref> and has offered [[Sailing|sailing programs]], [[List of water sports|aquatics]], and [[Sports|sporting activities]], not to mention [[performing arts]] and academic classes. [[Fencing]] is also offered to campers at this site.

The Galveston Boat Club (GBC) is a two-storey building on [[Galveston Island]]. Visitors sleep on the floor on the second storey. Adult leaders can be accommodated in a separate small building. The GBC is in a residential area. Visitors primarily use the GBC to visit the island's attractions.

Camp Misty Meadows is a {{convert|328|acre|km2|adj=on}} wooded camp located in [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]. The main attraction of this camp is its horse riding facilities. In 2007, there was a herd of forty horses. Visitors sleep in cabins or dormitories.

Camp Myra S. Pryor includes air-conditioned cabins and a camping area. The activity center is also air-conditioned.

Camp Robinwood is a {{convert|206|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp in [[Willis, Texas|Willis]]. Campers are accommodated in platform tents, cabins or dorms. Swimming and canoeing is conducted on Lake Ann, a man-made reservoir donated to the camp by a family whose daughter, a Brownie Scout named Ann Winchell, died at age nine. There is also an outdoor swimming pool.

Camp Silver Springs is a wooded {{convert|131|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp located in Conroe.

Camp Whispering Pines is a {{convert|93|acre|m2|adj=on}} site located in [[Garrison, Texas|Garrison]]. Swimming, canoeing and rope assisted hill climbing are all on offer at this site.

Camp Wind-A-Mere is located in [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]]. The Tejas unit had two teepees. These were destroyed in [[Hurricane Ike]], but will be replaced. The Caddo unit has platform tents. Pine Meadows and the Chickasaw site are camping areas. During Hurricane Ike, a great oak tree fell on the lodge and half the building was declared unsafe and unrepairable.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Spaeth |first=Bob |date=November–December 2008 |title=Around Camp |url=http://www.thegoldenlink.org/doc/NovDec08GL.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094219/http://www.thegoldenlink.org/doc/NovDec08GL.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=live |journal=The Golden Link |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council |volume=34 |issue=6 |access-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>