Girl Scout Camp Tanasi encompasses 461 acres of scenic wooded property near Norris, Tennessee.  Amenities include a waterfront program area, pool, cabins and tents, a climbing tower and a challenge course. Girl Scouts can use our camp for day visits and events, troop camping, service unit encampments and our highly popular summer camp weekends.

Accomodations and Camp Information

• Cabins and Platform Tents
• Camp Map
• Facility Chart
• Troop Camping Reservation Form
• Service Unit Encampment Reservation Form
• What to Bring List for Girls
• What to Bring List for Leaders

Waterfront

Relax on Norris Lake with our paddleboats, canoes or kayaks.  You must register two (2) weeks in advance.  Waterfront available May through September.  Troops or individuals are invited to register.  Certified Boating Instructor, Lifeguards and Watchers will be provided.  Each participant will have a brief safety orientation and wear a PFD.  Price is $5 per participant for two hours of boating. Call 800.474.1912 to schedule and check availability.

• Paddleboating - Limit 20 participants per session (All ages)
• Canoeing - Limit 30 participants per session (Juniors and up)
• Kayaking (solo and sit-on-top) - Limit 25 participants per session (Juniors and up)

Poolside Swim Parties

Cool of by the in-ground swimming pool at camp.  You must register two (2) weeks in advance.  Pool available to use June through September 11, 2010, weather permitting.  Troops or individuals are invited to register.  Certified Lifeguards and Watchers are provided.  Limit 50 participants at $3.50 per person per two hour session for all ages.  Each participant will have a brief swim evaluation to gauge swimming ability.  Participants not evaluated will be limited to shallow water. Call 800.474.1912 to schedule and check availability.

Challenge Workshops

Challenge yourself and your Girl Scouts year round, pending instructor availability.  Available workshops include Group Initiatives, Team Building, Decision Making, Overcoming Fear, and Self Confidence.  Let us know what you want to work on and we'll customize a program for your group.  Includes the use of challenge course, obstacle course, climbing and rappelling tower (Juniors and up), and the outdoors.  Cost is $45 per two hour+ session for a minimum of 3 participants and a maximum of 20 participants.  Call 800.474.1912 to schedule a session.

Food Service

We can provide healthy and nutritious food service to your group of 40 or more!  Enjoy a meal in Lighton Lodge; our dining hall can hold over 150 people.  Breakfast is $4 per person and lunch and dinner are $6.50 per person.  Menus available upon request.  Dining hall is not heated.

Archery

Can you hit the bulls-eye?  Have your troop try their hand at archery!  Availability depends on volunteer instructor availability.  Call 800.474.1912 to schedule your session.  Archery is available to Juniors and up.

Council Patch Programs

Do something unique while you're at Camp Tanasi for the day or overnight.  There are several patches you can earn while at camp that you can do with your family or troop.

• Love Your Camp: This patch is awarded after the completion of a work assignment during our annual Love Your Camp event at Camp Tanasi
• Camp Tanasi Tower Patch: This patch is awarded after the completion of a Camp Tanasi Tower session.
• Leave Only Footprints
• Raccoon Run

The following patches can be completed at camp or at other outdoor locations:

• Eco Environmental Education
• Feathers and Nests
  • Feathers and Nests Coloring Book (print one book per girl and cut on dotted lines)
  • You may request the Feathers and Nests Additional Activities Kit while you are staying at Camp Tanasi.  Please contact the Camp Director for all requests.
• Land Stewardship

Be a Volunteer

Are you interested in helping out at special events or summer programs at Camp Tanasi? Do you have ideas for events at Camp Tanasi? Would you like to train others about the great outdoors or teach a workshop? Do you just want to help take care of Camp? Please let us know! If you are interested in being a Camp Tanasi Volunteer, please fill out our short survey and you will be contacted shortly.

Meet the Camp Director

Becky Cavender is Camp Tanasi's Camp Director and is happy to be a part of the GCCSA team.  She has a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, and a M.S. in Recreation and Leisure Studies Management from SUNY College at Brockport.  Her first camping experience was as a Girl Scout when she lived in the inner city of Buffalo, NY, and her troop went to Camp Seven Hills.

After graduating, she was a field instructor for a wilderness therapy program and spent two years taking youth-at-risk backpacking and camping, teaching them life lessons and survival skills, and how to make a family out of strangers.  Most recently, she worked at a small liberal arts college where she organized social, multicultural, health, awareness and leadership events.

Being in the outdoors is her passion, whether it’s on the trail or at a camp.  It is her hope that all girls who attend Camp Tanasi have the opportunity to learn and grow while gaining self-confidence in a safe and fun environment.  Every girl needs to find their passion!

You can contact Becky at rcavender[at]girlscoutcsa.org or 800.474.1912.