Camp Mahachee may be rented for a 3 hour Troop or Community
meeting. Camp Mahachee may be rented for a 24 hour period (or
consecutive 24 hour periods) during weekends and Miami-Dade and Monroe
County School holidays and recesses. The purpose of Camp Mahachee is
to provide safe, accessible outdoor space for troops and groups
associated with Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida, with an emphasis on
overnight camping in cabins and/or tents. The cost for a 3 hour Troop
or Community meeting is $5, a reservation here is considerd payment in
full. You will receive confirmation of acceptance of your reservation
within 3 business days. The cost for Overnight rental of all cabins,
lodge and bathhouse at a cost of $300.00 for a 24 hour period
beginning and ending at 4:00 p.m. for GSTF troops and groups. The
tenting area may be rented at an additinal cost of $120.00 per 24
hour period. The $5.00 fee paid here is to hold your reservation
only. You will receive confirmation of acceptance of your reservation
within 3 business days, which will include the dates for ACH transfers
from your Community or Troop bank account. Fifty percent (50%) of
the total rental fee is payable as soon as the reservation is made,
the remaining 50% will be deducted three (3) weeks prior to your
reservation date. If the rental is three weeks or less prior to the
reservation date, 100% of the rental will be deducted immediately.
Communities may reserve Camp Mahachee 6 months in advance. Troops may
reserve Camp Mahachee 3 months in advance. If a reservation is made
beyond these dates, the reservation will automatically
be cancelled. Each Troop or Community may reserve Camp Mahachee one
time in a rolling 7 day period (one reservation per week). A
reservation may be an entire weekend, but it cannot be two unconnected
days. If more than one reservation is made in a 7 day period, ALL
reservations for that Troop or Commuity will be cancelled and the
Troop or Community will not have access for 30 days to make a
reservation. Early set-up is NOT available. If the Troop or
Community reserves overnight camping event on a Saturday, but wish to
set up on Friday, the fee is $600. If the event is a day event on
Saturday but the troop wishes to set up on Friday, the fee is $300. No
weekend day use only. Camp Mahachee is not available for day use
only on weekends. If a troop or community wishes to rent Camp
Mahachee for day use, they must rent the corresponding overnight
option. For example, if a community would like to hold an event at
Camp Mahachee, even if it is contained in the Lodge only, from 10-3 on
Saturday, the rental period must be Friday overnight (4:00 p.m.
Friday to 4:00 p.m. Saturday). Girl Scouts always leave a place better
than they found it. A cleaning checklist will be provided, the camp
ranger will review the state in which the cabins, bathhouse, lodge and
grounds have been left. If the checklist is not complete, the ranger
will attempt to design a remedy with the adults in charge of the
event. If the checklist is still incomplete, fines will be
communicated in writing including a copy of the cleaning checklist and
withdrawn via ACH Transfer from the Community or Troop bank account
within 5 business days. A key to the cabins, bathhouse, lodge, and
grounds will be provided at check-in. This key must be returned to
the camp ranger during the checklist/check-out process. A key
replacement fee of $50 will be charged to the Community or Troop in
the case the key is not returned. Complete a Trip and Travel
form for this reservation. If you do not yet have an ACH Transfer
Authorization on file, please provide it immediately so that your
reservation can be completed. Payments are accepted via ACH transfer
from a GSTF Troop or Community bank account only.
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