Great Trail Camp. As of October 1, 2009 all of main side is closed except for the cabin at Outpost, which is being used for the camp monitor.

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1 Great Trail Camp Great Trail Camp is located in beautiful Malvern, Ohio, on 276 acres of rolling hills with a two and a half acre pond. It once was an old Native American trail overlooking the famous Great Trail along the Sandy Valley. Great Trail Camp became operational in the summer of 1954, and is named after the famous east-west road across Ohio. The Native Americans made the Great Trail to connect the western end of Lake Erie with the forks of the Ohio River at present-day Pittsburg. Camping accommodations at Great Trail consist of a variety of different facilities The camp is divided by a public rural road, with the north side referred to as Main Side and the southern part referred to as Ranch Side. As of October 1, 2009 all of main side is closed except for the cabin at Outpost, which is being used for the camp monitor.

2 Location Malvern in Carroll County

3 Great Trail Sites

4 Great Trail Capacities & Costs Capacity Great Trail Camp 1 night 2 nights Site Type 72/24 Thomas Hall (Main Side) N/A N/A Dining Hall/Cabin 66/30 Renkert Ranch* Dining Hall/Cabin 27 Nightingale Cottage (Main Side) N/A N/A Cabin 20 Outpost (Main Side) N/A N/A Platform Tents/Cabin The Barn* Day Use Only 28 Double R* Adirondack 28 Whispering Winds* Adirondack Established tent sites* (Main Side - Rustic Ridge, Starlight Circle) (Ranch Side Lakeview?) Platform Tents 10 Lacey House N/A N/A House Lakeview N/A N/A Adirondacks Hilltop N/A N/A Teepees

5 Great Trail Camp previous costs and information Intended for site information and comparison of costs for sites no longer available.

6 Main Side Site Descriptions Thomas Hall, on main side, was built in This lodge has a large hall with wooden arches and built in wooden window seats running along the 2 long sides. There is an inside fireplace, kitchen, and bathrooms with showers. The basement has bunk bends for overnights. It is located next to a paved parking lot and has a flag pole in the front yard. Behind Thomas Hall is a pavilion. Behind this is an outdoor amphitheater with brick seats built into the hill. At the base are two fire circles with brick sets and a stone patio between them that was created by girl scouts for a Gold Award. Lacey House and Nightingale Cottage are two building that can support smaller groups, both of which are near Thomas Hall. There are 3 cement platform tent units on Main Side. All have 7 cement platform tents that sleep 4 each on cots. All have fire circles with brick seats, and a latrine and washstand with electricity. Rustic Ridge and Starlight Circle have pavilion/shelter unit houses with electricity, brick fireplaces and storage rooms. Rustic Ridge has a paved road going into camp, to the latrine, a couple tents, the unit house, and fire circle. Outpost is a similar unit, but has a one room cabin with heat, electricity, oven, and refrigerator instead of a shelter. Descriptions of Ranch Side sites are found after Main Side site pictures.

7 Great Trail Site Map

8 Parking Lot ^ Basketball hoops Latrines

9 Thomas Hall (currently not available) Swimming Pool

10 Buildings behind Thomas Hall - back

11 Thomas Hall - inside

12 Thomas Hall Kitchen

13 Thomas Hall Basement & Bathroom

14 Amphitheater behind Thomas Hall Both sides of Great Trail Camp have amphitheaters, making this a great place to hold performing arts themed camps to satisfy our drama queens! Fireplace recently redone as a Gold Award project.

15 Lacey House (Currently not available)

16 Lacey House Living Room

17 Lacey House Kitchen & Dining Room

18 Lacey House Basement

19 Currently not available

20 Nightingale Cottage bathroom

21 Nightingale Kitchen

22 Nightingale Living Rooms

23 Rustic Ridge (currently not available) Paved roads to latrine, a few tents, pavilion & fire circle make this site Handicap accessible

24 Starlight Circle (currently not available)

25 Currently not available Cabin & Tents rent as one unit

26 Outpost Building (currently not available) Ramp to this oneroom cabin makes it handicap accessible.

27 Great Trail Camp Renkert Ranch

28 Renkert Ranch Site Descriptions Renkert Ranch is a fully equipped lodge with an industrial kitchen, cooking utensils, indoor restrooms, shower and fireplace. The lodge is directly adjacent to the main parking lot and flag pole and overlooks a natural amphitheater and fire pit. The building is updated to ADA standards and is handicap accessible. The lodge is built into the side of the hill, with a walk out porch from the basement. There are bunk beds in two of the rooms in the basement. Double R and Whispering Winds are 2 former cement platform tent units that were converted to season cabins. These cabins are 4 sided buildings with two screen doors & two windows each that sleep 4 on cots. There are 7 per site. Each have fire circles with brick seats, a latrine and washstand with electricity, and a pavilion/shelter unit house with electricity, brick fireplaces and storage rooms. Hilltop is another former tent unit. The set up is the same as the other sites, except the cement platforms are converted for teepees and there is a totem at the unit house. This site, along with another tent unit called Lakeview, was also closed by the council on October 1, The Barn is available for group activities and overlooks the lake for a scenic view. The cement basement has tables and electricity. There is a latrine, a fire circle, and an outdoor water spigot. The site is currently only available for day.

29 Lodge

30 Back of Lodge Tiered amphitheater Fire Circle

31 Lodge Main Floor

32 Lodge Porches

33 Lodge Kitchen

34 Lodge Basement Several bunk rooms Showers ^ Laundry room Infirmary top right Nurses room

35 Double R

36 Built on cement platform tent bases Whispering Winds

37 Hilltop Teepee Site (The teepee at Tiimberlane is from this site site is great for sleeping out under the stars or pitching tents.) Cots can be found in barn

38 Lakeview

39 The Barn front & back Front

40 Barn Inside

41 Has not been used for many years. Shower House