Camp Pinewood In View!
COOK'S CABIN
ARTS & CRAFTS BUILDING
Camp Pinewood is our 780 acre camp located in the rolling hills near Dansville, NY—approximately one hour’s drive south of Rochester. Facilities include a dining hall, swimming pool, A-frame and platform tent units, heated lodges, amphitheater, an adventure course, boathouse, infirmary, primitive camp sites, and a very extensive network of trails. Natural features include Lake Silver Dew, hardwood forests, hemlock ravines, pine plantations, oldfields, sports fields, and seasonal streams and marshes.
Camp Pinewood is used for day and resident camp in the summer months. The camp is also available for rental in whole or part during the fall and spring months. It has limited renting options during the off-season.
ARTS & CRAFTS BUILDING
This building has electricity, work tables, and an outside water spigot.
GSGV Property Supervisor lives with his family on the Pinewood property. Property Supervisor’s Office is located in this building (home). This building and its grounds are off-limits to campers.
COOK'S CABIN
Cook’s Cabin has electricity and full bathrooms (flushies).
The building sleeps 8 and is available for rent.
(No other amenities available within.)
RED PINE LODGE + WHITE PINE LODGE
Both Red Pine and White Pine lodges have ample space and tables for a variety of indoor activities.
Lodges are available year round.
Both lodges sleep 30 and have kitchens.
Outside are latrines, fire circles and grills.
No indoor fireplace.
Note: Although there is no running water available in the winter months, some water is provided.
Both lodges have new wooden bunk beds with a sleeping capacity of 20.
Each lodge has an additional 10 mattresses for floor sleeping.
Each lodge has a wood pile shelter.
Troops/groups are responsible for gathering and maintaining their own wood supply.
White Pine Lodge
The kitchen is equipped with refrigerator, stove, sink, and pans for dishwashing set up.
(No the soda machine is not functional! It’s simply Girl Scout “modern art”)
Red Pine Lodge
This kitchen is equipped with refrigerator, stove, sink, and pans for dishwashing set up.
These are 3 of the A-Frame Units: Scolta, Shangri-La,
Sunnyside. Each of these units sleeps 4.
Scolta is our handicapped- accessible unit.
A-FRAME UNITS: Scolta, Shangri-La, Sunnyside, Hi-Hike & West Wind
When most camps were designed, campers came to camp for a wilderness experience – the hardy pioneer was the model, and housing units were small tents or cabins set back in the woods to give kids a sense of being in the wilderness. Camp Piperwood offers several camp sites for girls looking for this type of camping experience.
We also know that today’s campers are (on average) younger, and they come to camp to have a good time with their friends. Our new units are designed for younger girls and for social experiences. The cabins are grouped together and connected by decks to define a children’s village. The decks are large, providing a place to socialize, enjoy the sun, and play games. The beds are stationary platforms with mattresses, and large enough for stuffed animals, a flashlight, and other small personal belongings that give a girl a sense of comfort and security. The cabins are hard-roofed, giving the girls an additional feeling of protection in case of stormy weather. Both units are designed to fit into a slope, so the girls have different views and perspectives from the front and back of their cabins. (The front opens out to a common area, with a fire pit. From the back, girls have the feeling of being in the treetops!) All of the units are barrier free, so girls in wheel chairs can visit their friends in any of the cabins within the group. Additionally, the leader’s cabin is designed with a porch so leaders can watch over the girls without being invasive. The interior of the leader’s cabin has electricity and an extra bed, enabling the leader to take care of a girl who might get sick or homesick during the night.
Both sites have 4 standard A-Frames connected by a deck and accomodate up to 16 girls and 4 adults.
Hi-Hike and Westwind A-Frame interiors contain built-in beds instead of cots.
The separate leaders' tent.
Leaders’ tent sleeps four and is equipped with multiple electric outlets and ceiling lights.
Platform style tents sleep 4 and may be found in the Lakeside and Shadowdell units.
PLATFORM TENT UNITS: Lakeside & Shadowdell
ALL AROUND CAMP PINEWOOD !
All tent and lodge units are equipped with a latrine building -
each has either 3 or 4 non-flushies and an outside common-use sink.
Each tent unit is equipped with a kitchen shelter. each shelter has:
-Picnic tables
-Lanterns
(bring your own propane)
-Saws, rakes, etc…
Kitchen shelters in the Hi-Hike and Westwind units are equipped with electrical outlets and lighting.
This is also where the wood pile for the unit is kept.
Note: Water sources for these structures vary from sink to spigot.
Every unit is equipped with both a fire circle and at least three grills for cooking. Exception: Scolta has ground grills (see below).
All units are also equipped with cans for ash disposal.
Camp Pinewood has a large grassy area near the Westwind unit which is ideal for overflow tent camping during large events (camporees, etc.).
Arrangements for fires and cooking must be made in advance.
Camp Pinewood’s Archery Range is located up the hill past the Westwind Unit. Archery is one of the most popular summer camp activities.
Camporees and groups may rent the Archery Range. NOTE: Groups must have a certified archery instructor present.
Camp Pinewood’s Golden Meadow …
… as seen from the primitive camping site.
Camp Pinewood’s Sports Field
This field is large enough to accommodate any field sport.
Camp Pinewood, through the generous gift from the Rochester Orienteering Club, has a permanent orienteering course on site. This course encompasses the entire acreage of the camp.
Maps are available onsite.
Camp Pinewood has a high/low ropes course.
Course is available to outside groups with proper facilitators on site.
Camp Pinewood has a picturesque waterfront.
Activities available include canoeing, row-boating, paddle-boating, funyaks, and fishing!
Camp Pinewood has a beautiful well-maintained swimming pool on site which is used during resident and day camp seasons.
Girl Scouts of Western New York, Inc.
