Camping and
the Outdoor Environment
The Lone Star Council of Camp Fire has been connecting youth with camping
since 1913. Camping programs, all of which meet nationally established standards
for management, leadership, training, program content, health and safety, are
provided year-round.
Through camping, children from diverse backgrounds develop important
skills such as socialization, self-reliance, problem-solving and an appreciation
and commitment to the natural environment. They can make their own decisions,
have fun and be adventurous. Through a group living experience, they�ll learn
more about others and themselves.
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Camp Ellowi is the Lone Star
Council�s camp in Cedar Hill, Texas. Located in southwest Dallas County, the
65 acre camp contains cabins, platform tents, a main lodge, unit lodges,
swimming pool, bath house, restrooms, outside assembly areas, playing field,
challenge course, archery and rifle ranges, basketball court, and sand
volleyball court.
There
are three camping opportunities at Camp Ellowi:
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Ellowi
Day Camp is a day camp program offered in weekly
sessions from June 2 – August 1. Activities include swimming lessons,
recreational swimming, archery, sports, games and crafts. Boys and girls ages
6-15, including program and non-program members of Camp Fire, are welcome to
join in the activities.
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Omega Day Camp is a week long day camp
experience for economically disadvantaged children. Trained adult volunteers
and teenage aides from the Lone Star Council and a number of neighborhood
children�s centers direct camping activities. Various foundations,
corporations and civic groups fund these camps.
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Open
Camping is offered on various weekends
throughout the year. The camp is open to all registered Camp Fire clubs.
Trained club leaders supervise their clubs and the group plans their own
program and provides their own meals. Open Camping is also available for rent
to families, schools, clubs, churches, or other organizations.
Area Day Camps are
offered in the summer and are a weeklong day camp offered at a variety of
locations in and around Dallas. Camp themes like the �Wild West Fest� and
�A Week at the Big Top� provide a peek at the fun to come. (Themes vary from
camp to camp and year to year.) The program is based on traditional Camp Fire
club programming. Volunteers and parents staff Area Day Camps. Each camp is
licensed by the Texas Department of Health as required and meets national Camp
Fire Standards.
Check out our Summer Day Camp at Camp
Ellowi!
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. . builds caring, confident youth and future leaders.
The
American Camping Association has a hotline emergency number that is answered 24
hours a day. If you need assistance when dealing with a crisis call
317-365-5736.
