Our Camps
Black Diamond Council owns two Girl Scout camps spread across the council. These camps are available for Girl Scout use and also can be rented for other use. Please complete the program site reservation form. If you have questions about reserving a camp or a question about availability, you can contact our Events and Training Registrar, Sandie Burdette at 304.345.7722 ext. 1038 or toll free at 800.756.7616 ext. 1038. Additional camp questions can be directed to Joe Whittington, Property Superintendant, at ext. 1037 at the same numbers listed above.
Northern Camp
Camp Giscowheco
(Triadelphia, WV in Ohio Co.)
Ranger: John Nash
Phone: (304) 547-1232
Facilities at Camp Giscowheco include a year-round heated lodge with a wood-burning fireplace, a leader's sleep room, an indoor restroom, and a small, but well-equipped kitchen. There is a large dining hall, also with a kitchen. For spring and summer adventures, there is a large pavilion called, the Kate Dorer Shelter, available for seasonal use. The camp also features two platform tent units – named Mingo and Cherokee, with eight platform tents each plus one half-cabin unit - called the Shawnee Unit. Each tent or half-cabin sleeps four using cots with mattresses. There is electricity and water service provided to all housing units and a seasonal central shower house is available. Each Unit has a small shelter and wash station for use, as well. The swimming pool is open from May until the end of August.
Directions
From Wheeling: Traveling from Wheeling, WV, take the Dallas Pike exit off I-70, east of Wheeling. Turn right off the Dallas Pike Exit (Dallas Pike Road is the second right hand turn at the end of the exit ramp. The Dairy Queen is across from Dallas Pike Road.) and continue down the hill. Follow directions from Washington, PA from this point.
From Washington, PA: Traveling on I-70 West from Washington, PA, take the Dallas Pike Exit in Triadelphia, WV. Turn left on Dallas Pike Road and continue down the the hill. Proceed approximately two miles to intersection and turn right on Middle Wheeling Creek Road. Continue approximately one-half mile to Camp Giscowheco. Turn left and cross the bridge into the camp.
Camp site information and features chart.
Southern Camp
Camp Rocky Ledges
(Milton, WV in Cabell Co.)
Ranger: Paul Adkins
Phone: (304) 743-9107
Facilities at Camp Rocky Ledges include a year-round heated lodge/dining hall, featuring indoor restrooms, a shower, and a large well-equipped kitchen. There is also a small heated cabin called the “Hilltop House” that is nice for a smaller troop/group. It has a small kitchenette and bathroom in it, as well. For spring and summer adventures, the camp has the choice of either the Singing Pines Tent Unit with six platform tents in it or the Huckleberry half-cabin unit. Each tent or half-cabin sleeps four using cots with mattresses. Each unit has a small shelter available for troop/group use. There is electricity, water service and a shelter available to both units. Also, a small cabin called the Staff house is available, if desired for program use. There is a small pond and amphitheatre in camp, as well.
Directions:
Take I-64 to the Milton exit, turn toward the Exxon station (left from Charleston, right from Huntington.) Turn right onto Route 60 into Milton. Turn left at the first traffic light toward the fairgrounds. At the Blenko Glass sign, veer left onto Mud River Road. At the stop sign (there is only one), turn right onto East Mud River Road. Continue on this road to Ball’s Gap Baptist Church (approximately 5.2 miles.) The road will veer left around the church and over the hill. Approximately ¼ of a mile from the church, turn left onto the first bridge. After crossing the bridge, turn left and continue on to the camp gate (approximately ½ mile).
Camp site information and features chart.