Marin County Girl Scout Day Camp

Camp Arequipa: 2026

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OUR CAMP

LOCATED at historic Camp Arequipa in Fairfax, California, Arequipa Day Camp is a Girl Scout summer day camp operated since 1960 by the volunteer efforts of three local Girl Scout Associations in conjunction with Girl Scouts of Northern California Council.

COME HAVE FUN WITH US! Our camp offers girls who are 5 or older through the summer after 5th grade:
Archery • Swimming • Outdoor Cooking • Nature Activities • Hiking • Girl Scout Program • Arts & Crafts • Singing • New Friends & FUN!

DURING the summer of 2026, we will present four 5-day sessions to accommodate the demand for quality camps for girls in Marin County.

The session dates are:
  • Session I: June 15-19
  • Session II: June 22-26
  • Session III: July 6-10
  • Session IV: July 13-17

Camp Arequipa places campers through a LOTTERY process, from all campers who apply during the regular January application period. Full-Time adult volunteers and their children are guaranteed a space in camp (per admission guidelines). Priority Lottery placement will be made to any applicant who is a registered Girl Scout in a Troop or as a 'Juliette' (registered but no troop). [The Girl Scout registration year is Oct 1-Sept 30]. To register your camper, please click on this link, do a search for Zip Code 94930 and look for Arequipa Marin Day Camp 51346

Click on For Campers section at left for more details and fees.

ANT (Aid-in-Training) Program
We have a leadership program for girls who have completed 6th grade, and who have previously attended Camp Arequipa at least one summer as a camper. ANTS may only be held in some of the sessions. We will look at requests for sessions as well as when our ANT trainers are available, in order to determine the sessions we will hold the ANT program.

APPLY TO AREQUIPA DAY CAMP!

FROM January 1 - 31: Apply to Arequipa Day Camp
From now through January 31, we are accepting applications for Adult Volunteers (full- or part-time), Campers, Camp Arequipa Aides, ANTs (Aide-in-Training), Junior Unit Leaders (JUL), Pixies and Tags. There is a $25 application deposit PER person, including adult volunteers.
- Girls applying WITH an accompanying full-time adult volunteer are guaranteed a spot at camp.
- Girls applying WITHOUT an accompanying adult volunteer will be included in our lottery to be held after January 31.
Our ANT program will tentatively be held during Sessions TBA. Pixies and Tags are accepted at all sessions.

What happens if we apply after January 31?
- Applications of adult volunteers and their children are accepted anytime, as long as we have room in camp.
- Girls’ applications received after January 31 will be added to the waitlist of those who didn’t make it into camp in the lottery, on a first-come, first-served basis based on session and age group availability. Those girls who didn’t make it into camp in the lottery do have preference over girls who apply after January 31, except that children of adult volunteers are always assured a spot at camp.