Camp Wabak
Private
Camp WaBak is the Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands council's resident (overnight) camp, set in the Blue Ridge foothills near Marietta by Jones Gap State Park. Campers do archery, canoeing, hiking, nature experiments and crafts, slacklining, hammocking, and a creek hike up to WaBak falls, with themed weeks and long-standing traditions like the end-of-week Baby Boat ceremony. Sessions run from short 3-day introductions to full weeks for rising 2nd through 10th graders ($100-$550 depending on session), plus CIT and Junior Counselor tracks for older teens; the camp is open to all girls, Girl Scouts or not. Cabins are air-conditioned for younger and older units, the site is peanut-free, and need-based camperships can cover partial or full cost minus a $50 deposit.
The practical details
We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Camp Wabak directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★MeridaThe camp is clean, nice teachers Got abandoned in the woods but not the camp’s fault!
★★★★★Deborah Ann VaughnCamp Wabak is a magical place! This rustic Girl Scout camp offers several groupings of cabins (ranging from platform tents with a bath house to climate-controlled with showers, toilets, and sinks inside), a beautiful old dining hall, a few lodges with meeting spaces, a craft hut, and more. Generations of scouts have attended summer camp, volunteer trainings, troop camping weekends, and more at this Girl Scout institution. So many wonderful memories have been made here!
★★★★★Penny D. Cothran, APROur daughter attends every summer and has always requested to return. With regard to the dad who was appalled that his daughter slept in a cabin near the counselors but not with the counselors, I’d say Cabin camping isn’t for everyone and you should gauge your child’s maturity and bunk-climbing ability before registering. We started very young at Wabak (age 5) doing a Mommy & me weekend first, then graduating to a half week, and now a full week. If I asked my daughter, whether she would rather have a cabin with the counselors or without I guarantee those giggling Girl Scouts would prefer no adults in the room with them so they can stay up half the night enjoying themselves. Independence is learned by trying to learn to take care of yourself. Thank goodness non-religious camps like this exist in our state. Every child and parent is different in what’s comfortable for them developmentally. Consider Wabak a safe place for your Girl Scout to learn and grow.
★Sam WatsOur 7-year-old daughter went to camp here. After she was home we found out the camp had her and other girls her age in cabins by themselves all night. The counselors were in another cabin about 100 yards away. We only found out after the fact that all kids stay by themselves in cabins at this camp. It is not safe for a group of 7 year old girls to be in a cabin also with high bunk beds all night alone. They had no way of getting help if something happened other than to wonder through the dark camp to try to find the cabin of adults in the middle of the night. When we picked our daughter up from the camp the counselors were all on their phones and didn't so much as tell her goodbye. Our older daughter then attended the camp a week later. This is how we found out the 7 year olds were alone in their cabin. My older daughter told her counselor that her younger sister was there last week and the counselor told her "they were a bunch of brats." This camp is in derelict condition and the has a very low quality of staff who don't even pretend to care. It is unacceptable and dangerous to have 7-year-old girls locked in a cabin alone all night.
★★★★★Jabus SpiresAwesome camp! Go play in the waterfall and climb big boy! Lots to do, wear comfortable shoes, and expect to be exhausted every night! Great staff, great scenery! The drive up there is awesome, and my daughter said it was the best week ever! 5 stars!