Camp Furnace Hills Virtual Tour - Girl Scouts Heart of Pennsylvania

Camp Furnace Hills
1610 Girl Scout Road | Denver, PA
Camp Furnace Hills is located in northeastern Lancaster County. Accommodations range from modern facilities
to rustic cabins and tents. The 19th century bank house located on the property is on the National Registry of
Historic Places and home to the Foxfire Program.
Founded in 1947, Camp Furnace Hills is adjacent to the Middle Creek Wildlife Preserve with easy access to the
Horseshoe Trail, and offers a traverse wall, swimming pool and archery. In the summer, overnight
accommodations can house up to 285 people. In the winter, established units can accommodate up to 113
people overnight. There is also space available for up to 500 people for daytime events.
Year Round
Facilities
Foxfire Program Center
• Sleeping accommodations for up to
28 people on bunk beds upstairs
• Partial kitchen with sink on lower
level
• Not equipped with indoor cooking
equipment
• Central heating
• Bathrooms with showers and flush
toilets
• Handicap accessible
Whispering Winds
• Sleeping accommodations for
up to 18 people on bunk beds
• Full kitchen with year-round
running water
• Central heating
• Bathroom with flush toilets and
shower
The Infirmary
• Sleeping accommodations for up to
14 people on mattresses on the
floor
• Two private rooms with cots
• Kitchen with refrigerator, stove and
sink
• There are flush toilets and a shower
with hot and cold running water
Hickory House
• Sleeping accommodations for up to 25
people on mattresses on the floor
• Partial kitchen with stove and
refrigerator (no running water)
• Water available year round from a frostfree hydrant
• Heated by electricity
• Latrine and wash stand are located
nearby
Hillcrest Lodge
• Sleeping accommodations for up to
6 people on mattresses on the floor
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Electricity (lights only)
Fire circle for cooking outside
Heated by wood-burning stove
Latrines are located nearby
From mid-April to mid-October this
is a part of Hillcrest Tent Unit
Ferndell Lodge
• Sleeping accommodations for up to 12 people
with mattresses on the floor
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Fireplace is the only heat source
Lights and electricity available
Not equipped with kitchen facilities
Year round cold water from frost free hydrant
Latrine and wash stand with seasonal cold
water
• From mid April to mid October, this is part of
the Ferndell tent unit
Boas Lodge
• Sleeping accommodations for
up to 10 people with mattresses
on the floor
• Small kitchen with seasonal
running water
• Seasonal bathroom- shower and
flush toilets
• Heated by a wood stove
Seasonal Facilities
Deer Run Cabins
• Cabin unit with sleeping
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accommodations for up to 36
people on bunk beds
Kitchen pavilion with a gas range
Water available year round from a
frost-free hydrant
Latrines and washstand located
nearby
Open 4/15-10/15
Ferndell Tents
• Platform tent unit with sleeping
accommodations for up to 32 people
on cots
• Includes the use of Ferndell Lodge
when tents are available
• Water available year round from a frostfree hydrant
• Latrines and washstand located nearby
• Open 4/15-10/15
Hillcrest Tents
• Platform tent unit with sleeping
accommodations for 24 on cots
• Includes the use of Hillcrest lodge
when tents are available
• Water available year round from a
frost-free hydrant
• Latrines and washstand located
nearby
• Open 4/15-10/15
Pioneer
• Platform tent unit with sleeping
accommodations for up to 28
people on cots
• Water available year round from
a frost-free hydrant
• Latrines and washstand located
nearby
• Open 4/15-10/15
New Frontiers
• Cabin unit with sleeping
accommodations for up to 24 on bunk
beds
• Nearby fireplace and fire circle for
cooking outside
• Water available year round from a frostfree hydrant
• Latrine and washstand is located nearby
• No electricity available in cabins
• Open from 4/15-10/15
Sunset Cabents
• Cabent unit with sleeping
accommodations for up to 28
people on cots
• Water available year round from
a frost-free hydrant
• Latrines and washstand located
nearby
• Open from 4/15-10/15
Holly Hall
• Seasonal commercial kitchen
and dining hall
• Available April 15 – Oct 15
annually
Pavilions for Day Use
Morning Star
Bird’s Nest
• Permanent pavilion available for day use
only
• Accommodates up to 60 people
• Additional metal or wood frames with tarps
for shelter
• Water available from frost-free hydrant
• Latrine and washstand are located nearby
• Pavilion with seating capacity for 32 people
and is available for day use only
• Electricity is available
• Fire circle
• Central latrines located nearby
Foxfire House Live-In Program
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Foxfire House is a 19th Century bank house and is on the
National Registry of Historic Places. Foxfire House is aptly
named, as 'Foxfire' combines the early legends of the House
with modern enthusiasm for learning about the past. Girl
Scout and local volunteers offer workshops on 18th and 19th
Century skills and crafts with emphasis on the Pennsylvania
German culture. Scherenschnitte, quilting, soap-making, rug
braiding, fracture schriften, cornhusk weaving, and egg
dyeing are typical subjects.
Troops may stay for a day or a weekend while working on the
Foxfire House patch. They may bake bread in the squirrel-tail
oven and cook rivvel soup on the ten-plate stove. Many
troops and individuals participate in work/fun days, donating
their services to further the preservation and maintenance of
the site.
Live-Ins and Tours of Foxfire House must be requested in
writing at least four weeks in advance.
Snap shots of camp