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PHOTOS: Camp Laughing Waters

Saddle up to ride! Laughing Waters rents 14 horses for the season and, once they're old enough, girls ride daily. (Kat Dickey)

Girls ride in blocks of several hours, either between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner. (Kat Dickey)

Once they're old enough, girls do archery at least once a week. (Kat Dickey)

Girls have the option of using compound or regular bows. (Kat Dickey)

Swim time! Girls swim once a day at Laughing Waters, with an assortment of floaties to choose from. (Kat Dickey)

Many staff are certified as life guards, whether or not they are full-time pool staff. (Kat Dickey)

Girls tie-dye at the art barn once per week. (Kat Dickey)

Camp Director Smilez demonstrates the GSEP shirts that get tie-dyed, with the names of all the camps in white ink around the Girl Scout crest. (Kat Dickey)

Girls in a riding program made horses as one of their crafts for the week at the art barn. (Kat Dickey)

No camp experience is complete without s'mores over a fire. Girls can choose to sleep in a cabin or a tent, though this varies by age and individual preference. (Kat Dickey)

Cabins sleep up to 26 girls, with a small bunk room that fits two staff, a kitchen and bathroom. Camp Director Smilez says that the bathrooms are usually the deciding factor for girls who want to choose between a cabin or a tent. (Kat Dickey)

Four girls sleep in each tent, where they have cubbies to hold their stuff. The tents are all on platforms to protect from any runoff and animal activity. (Kat Dickey)

The dining hall seats eight girls to a table, with a staff member sitting on a bench at each end. It is a tradition that groups of Counselors-in-Training decorate benches together to commemorate their time at camp. Long-term staff members also decorate benches. (Kat Dickey)

Girls eat three meals a day in the dining hall, except in the case of a "pack-out" (packed meal for a trip) or "cookout" (when girls cook for themselves, typically Wednesday evenings). (Kat Dickey)

Once they reach the appropriate age, campers go to the rock wall in the activity center once a week. (Kat Dickey)

The activity center has air conditioning and smooth floors, which makes it a destination for scootering, rollerblading and other fitness activities. Also popular are the gaga pits, wooden octagons where girls play a specialized version of dodgeball. (Kat Dickey)