Troop Travel

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Join Girl Scouts and discover a whole world. As Girl Scouts move through the levels they can travel farther and longer. Here are the rules for travel at each age level.

• Daisy - Day trips if any at all
• Brownies - Day trips and one night overnights indoors
• 4th Juniors - Day trips, indoor and camping overnights up to two nights within 250 miles one way
• 5th grade Juniors - Day trips, 3+ nights camping and more than 250 miles

Here are some suggestions of places to go that are in Palo Alto or a reasonable drive from Palo Alto. In the password protected section there is a list including locations that include mentors and/or only take one or two groups a year.

• Almaden-Quicksilver County Park
• Alviso Refuge Education Center
• Angel Island
• Ano Nuevo State Park
• Aquarium by the Bay
• Basic Brown Bear Factory
• Bay Area Discovery Museum
• Bean Hollow State Beach
• Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
• Caltrains - Ride the Train
• Canoes in Sloughs
• Children's Discovery Museum
• Coyote Point Museum
• De Anza Planetarium
• Deer Hollow Farm
• Don Edwards S. F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge
• Dreyer's Ice Cream Factory
• Elkus Youth Ranch
• Exploratorium
• Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
• Full House Farm
• Garrod Farms
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area (part of National Park Service)
• Presidio, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, Fort Point
• Parks as Classrooms
• Malibu Castle (Miniature Golf - Redwood City)
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hakone Gardens
• Happy Hollow Park
• Hiller Aviation Museum
• Kayak Connection (Santa Cruz/Monterary)
• Le Grande Affaire Limo Company
• Marine Mammal Center (near Golden Gate Youth Hostel)
• McClellan Ranch Park
• Mrs. Grossman Sticker Factory
• Mystery Spot
• Palo Alto Airport
• Palo Alto Animal Services & Placement Center
• Palo Alto Baylands Interpretive Center
• Palo Alto Fire Stations
• Palo Alto Libraries
• Palo Alto Police Station
• Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant
• Pinnacles National Monument
• Rainbow Ridge Llama Ranch
• Rengstorff House
• Roaring Camp and Big Trees
• Ross Road YMCA Pool (Water Fun Badge)
• Russian Ridge Nature Center
• Urban Ministry Hot Meals
• Stevens Creek Nature Trail
• Tech Museum of Innovation
• Winchester Mystery House
• Winter Lodge Outdoor Ice Skating
• Acme Bakery
• Ceramic City
• Safeway Supermarket Tour (Cookie Count Try It)
• Stanford Women's Basketball Game

 

The whole world awaits a Cadette or Senior troop. Here are some ideas of trips both in the US and internationally.

• In the US
• Savannah, Georgia - a true Girl Scout location
  Girl Scout Birth Place
  Girl Scout First Headquarters
  
• Seattle, Washington - one of many fun destinations accross the US.
  The Adventuress is a tall ship that has programs for girls
  Hostelling International Seattle is located right downtown.
• Internationally
• Our Cabana
• Our Chalet
• Pax Lodge
• Baden-Powell House
• Samgram