Maureen Rennie, our Lions Area Camping Adviser, is here to help make sure that you can go camping, and is available to help you through the maze of paperwork and skills to get you there!
Along with this introductory list of resources and campsites in Lions Area and surrounds, Lions Area offers camping trainings, Camp Skills days and lots of people who can help. Our awesome camping Trainers, Claire Lakes and Tamsin Guppy, are available to visit your meeting or camp and teach you some excellent camp skills. Several Lions Area leaders are working on Adventure OAL Trip Assist or Trip Lead designations to enable more girls to experience Adventure Camping activities. Contact us and we’ll put you in touch!
Have fun with your girls, enjoying the great game of Guiding outdoors!
Camp or Event Subsidy Application Form 2022 (Word)
Camp or Event Subsidy Application Form 2022 (PDF)
Lions Bednight Subsidy 2022 (Word)
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Maureen (L) pictured with Stephanie Mann.
Guiding Campsites
Camp Olave
Beautiful beachfront camp with 15 tenting sites and cottages on 56 hectares of forest and wilderness.
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Phyl Munday Nature House
Cabin in Lighthouse Park available for sleepovers on Friday nights. Bookings through West Vancouver District, Lions Area.
Woodwards Landing
Tenting, near Steveston in Richmond.
Hollyburn Chalet
Rustic log cabin (no electricity or running water) on Cypress Mountain. Hike in, hike out; a winter classic.
Other Campsites
Alice Lake
North of Squamish. Individual sites are tenting with no shelter. A group site is available which includes a permanent shelter. Bookings
Camp Burley
4 sites, 2 with cook shelters and 2 without, in Garden Bay, Sunshine Coast. Run by the 1st Gibsons Scouts.
Camp Capilano
North Vancouver fun but expensive log cabin sleeps 44 and has a heated swimming pool. Accessible by bus and close to public trails and fish hatchery. Great for Sparks or Brownies.
Indian Arm Park
North Vancouver. Tenting campsites (Granite Falls and Bishop Creek) only available by boat. Great for kayaking adventures with Pathfinders and Rangers. No reservations.
Stave Lake
Maple Ridge. Cabin or group tenting campsite available. Reservations by telephone only.
Katherine Lake and Campground
10 tenting sites in Garden Bay, Sunshine Coast. Reservations begin in early May.
Klein Lake Recreation Site and Campground
25 tenting sites on the north end of the Sunshine Coast. No reservations.
Mount Seymour
North Vancouver. Tenting, permanent enclosed shelter, no electricity. Great for snow camping. Bookings. Also, rentals for cabin #82 (sleeps 15) are managed by the 11th Seymour Scouts.
Porpoise Bay
Near Sechelt. Tenting. Bookings.
Roberts Creek
Sunshine Coast. Tenting. No reservations.
Senior Youth Camps
Rangers and Link are invited to take part in senior youth camps with members of Scouting. Groups can go with as few or as many people as they wish, as long as they are good for ratio. Groups bring their own camping and patrol gear. You are responsible for your own food and cooking throughout the weekend. The camp will provide the activities and fun. You can register before you come to camp or when you arrive at camp.
RoVent
February snow camp. Manning Park.
Skeeter
Victoria Day Long Weekend. Nanaimo.
Mardi Gras
Late September. Camp Byng, Roberts Creek.
Rainbucket
November. Past Bridal Falls on the Popkum Native Reserve.