Girl Guides of Canada-Saskatchewan

Overnight bookings
Check-in: 2 p.m. Check-out: noon. Some flexibility is possible with check-in and check-out times. Please inquire at sk-propertybookings@girlguides.ca.

Day event use times subject to availability.

These booking opening dates apply to all Guiding units, districts, areas, and provinces. 

Youth Events:

Baden-Powell Lodge
Overnight(s): June 1, for October to April use; November 15, for May to September use
Day-only: Four (4) weeks prior to event

Pixie Glen, Nyeri and Pathways (closed Oct-Apr)
Overnight(s): November 15, for May to September use
Day-only: Four (4) weeks prior to May-Sep event

Adult Only Events:

Baden-Powell Lodge
Overnight(s): June 1, for November to April use; November 15, for July or August use
Day-only: Four (4) weeks prior to event

Pixie Glen, Nyeri and Pathways (closed Oct-Apr)
Overnight(s): November 15, for July or August use
Day-only: Four (4) weeks prior to May-Sep event

The following rates apply at Trefoil Trails, for all*, other than Bridging Rivers Area Council:

Day Booking Rates:
$50 booking fee/site with no additional charge

Overnight Booking Rates:
$50 booking fee/site plus $5/person/night/rental
$15 of the site booking fee will be applied to the site rental fee, calculated after the event.

*Guiding units, districts, areas other than Bridging Rivers, and provinces.

There are four sites you can book at Trefoil Trails:

• Baden-Powell Lodge- majority of the lodge building
• Pixie Glen- small kitchen/dining area in the Baden-Powell Lodge, and sleeping cabins nearby
• Nyeri- a self-contained area with kitchen shelter and tenting fields
• Pathways- self-contained area with dining shelter and tenting fields

Accessibility

Wheelchair access is limited- please inquire if more information is needed.

Shared Amenities

If more than one group is at camp at once, some spaces/items should be shared. Remember to share and be a friend! The following are shared amenities:

• Baden-Powell Lodge: building deck, dryer, freezer, and common room with fireplace (in inclement weather), firepit located by the BP Lodge ramp, and various amenities in the cupboards in the large dining room are to be shared between Baden-Powell Lodge and Pixie Glen users.
• The 100 Year Legacy Gazebo is part of the Nyeri site but can be shared by groups on other sites if Nyeri is vacant or shared by mutual agreement is Nyeri is occupied. This arrangement should be made prior to camp.
• The Guides’ Own Circle at the Pathways site should be shared by all groups.
• Trefoil Trails Garage Building: This building is located on the Nyeri site and has a refrigerator that is used by the groups at Pathways. It also contains other items shared by all groups at camp including bushpie irons (cleaning kit supplied)/wiener sticks, axes, and wheelbarrows.
• The locked wood storage shed attached to the garage has firewood available for all sites with axes located in the garage and the Baden-Powell Lodge main kitchen storage cupboard. Please note that from October-April the bushpie irons and wiener sticks will be kept in the small kitchen of the BP Lodge.

Low Season Camping (October-April)

Low season camping can be done using the Baden-Powell Lodge for indoor overnights, as a base for a largely outdoor camp, or for day events. The fields and open shelters of other sites can be used with no additional cost, but these are not cleared snow. Units wishing to tent or use shelters will need to prepare the site.

The pit toilet stalls (2) by the Baden-Powell Lodge, as well as at the Pathways site (2), can only accommodate one person at a time, unless an aide is required.

The small uncarpeted dining room in the Baden-Powell Lodge (used by Pixie Glen groups during high season) can be used for sleeping (groups required to bring their own sleeping bags). Please note that capacity in this space is limited due to the storage of winter equipment, tables and chairs. The lounge can also be used as an additional sleeping area (groups required to bring their own sleeping bags.

Low season campers must haul water (eight liters per person per day, minimum) and dispose of grey water in the outhouse toilets. Garbage and recycling must also be taken off-site.

There are two pairs of snowshoes housed in the small dining room of the Baden-Powell Lodge for use by Guiders to get to the garage if the snow is too deep.

Important Note About Water at Camp

The water source at Trefoil Trails is a “sand point well”, commonly used in the region. The water quality is tested by Public Health during the camping season and has been found to be safe in the past, but Public Health has advised that water from the well at Trefoil Trails can be susceptible to contamination. In order to ensure Safe Guiding, any water being used for drinking, toothbrushing, or rinsing of food to be eaten without cooking, and any use where water is going into mouths, cannot be from the camp water taps unless treated, either by boiling (two to three minute rolling boil) or groups can bring bottled water. Many grocery stores sell large jugs of water, as well as businesses such as Culligan. Untreated tap water can be used for cooking where boiling is involved, dishwashing as part of the dishwashing process involves a rinse with bleach (instructions posted in kitchens), and general clean-up.

Telephones

There is no landline at Trefoil trails; groups must bring their own cellphones. Major carriers all work at Trefoil Trails.

• Winterized building with four separate sleeping spaces with doors (one north side bedroom with six beds and vinyl-covered mattresses, north side “nurse’s room” with two beds and vinyl-covered mattresses, two south side carpeted rooms with sliding door between, for campers with bedrolls)
• Access to the entire building is allowed if no groups have booked Pixie Glen during stay
• Field shared with Pixie Glen campers can be used for tenting; groups are required to bring their own tents
• Large dining room with table and chairs can be used for crafts and games and common room in the middle of the building with television, VCR/DVD player, couches, fireplace, and program supplies (dress-up clothes, games and books) which can be used as an additional sleeping area for campers with bedrolls.
• Amenities cupboard in dining room, containing emergency first aid kit (groups are required to bring their own main kit), weather radio, toolbox, hosting flags, is shared with Pixie Glen groups
• Large south kitchen with all-refrigerator, chest freezer in dining room (shared), two electric stoves, microwaves, griddles, clothes dryer (shared), cooking equipment, utensils, and dishware
• Bathrooms with five flush toilets (one wide stall) and two sinks with cold running water are open May-September (facilities are shared with Pixie Glen users)
• Year-round outdoor latrines (shared with Pixie Glen users)
• Running cold and hot water in building from May through September and seasonal outdoor taps
• Groups must bring their own drinking water or boil running water for drinking, teeth brushing, food preparation, etc.
• Groups are required to bring their own cleaning supplies, including bleach for dish sanitizing, and kitchen linens
• Large deck on the east side which holds five picnic tables for meals, crafts, washing etc.; this area is shared with the groups at Pixie Glen
• Shared garbage disposal box beside ramp to Baden-Powell Lodge deck from May-September
• 100 Year Legacy Gazebo near Nyeri kitchen shelter is available for shared use by all campers on property
• Campfire ring/ firepit (Gnome Hollow) south of Lodge ramp with firewood provided (firewood box located by Lodge ramp)
• Flagpole located at the front of the Lodge
• Shared Guide’s Own Circle located on Pathways site
• Pool and beaches available in the Pike Lake Provincial Park

• Three unheated sleeping cabins, each with electricity and outlets, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, each with bunk beds for eight people; bunks require a sleeping pad
• Groups are required to bring their own tents if camping outdoors; field located by the Lodge can be used for tent camping (shared with Baden-Powell Lodge groups). Groups have full access to the Baden-Powell Lodge if there are no groups booked on the site.
• Bathrooms with five flush toilets (one wide stall) and two sinks with cold running water are open May-September (facilities are shared with Baden-Powell Lodge users)
• Year-round outdoor latrines (two stalls, shared with Baden-Powell Lodge users)
• Running water in kitchen (cold and limited hot) from May through September, with seasonal outdoor taps
• Small south kitchen located inside the Baden-Powell Lodge with refrigerator, and electric stove; limited dishware and cooking equipment, so groups should come self-contained. Shared freezer available in Baden-Powell lodge large dining room
• Hooks for ditty bags located on the underside of the ramp to the BP Lodge deck
• Groups are required to bring their own cleaning supplies, including beach for sanitizing, and kitchen linens
• Groups are required to share amenities in the main dining room cupboards, if both sites are booked. Smaller dining area next to small kitchen in the BP Lodge with tables and chairs is assigned to Pixie Glen groups.
• Tables and chairs inside lodge in smaller dining area assigned to Pixie Glen
• Large deck on the east side of the Baden-Powell Lodge with five picnic tables for meals, crafts, washing etc.; this area is shared with the groups in the Baden-Powell Lodge
• Campfire/ firepit (Fairy Ring) is located north of summer washroom with firewood provided (firewood box located by Lodge ramp)
• Flagpole located by the cabins
• Shared Guide’s Own Circle located on Pathways site
• 100 Year Legacy Gazebo near Nyeri kitchen shelter is available for shared use by all campers on property
• Groups must bring their own drinking water or boil running water for drinking, teeth brushing, food preparation, etc.
• Shared garbage disposal box beside ramp to Baden-Powell Lodge deck from May-September
• Pool and beaches available in the Pike Lake Provincial Park

• Large area for pitching lightweight tents; groups are required to bring their own tents or rent from the Bridging Rivers Guide House
• Indoor flush toilets (four stalls, no sinks) available from May through September
• Seasonal outdoor taps; groups must bring their own drinking water or boil running water for drinking, teeth brushing, food preparation, etc.
• Dining shelter and cooking shelter with electricity, lighting, refrigerator in small, attached kitchen, and five picnic tables; limited cooking equipment and dishware is available, so groups required to come self-contained
• Standpipe for grey water disposal on site (screen/funnel located in garage)
• Large campfire ring with firepit with benches and firewood provided
• 100 Year Legacy Gazebo near Nyeri kitchen shelter is available for shared use by all campers on property
• Flagpole located on site
• Shared Guide’s Own Circle located on Pathways site
• Cooking and heating water are done outside on a large half barrel grill or BBQ; firewood box located by kitchen
• Groups are required to bring their own cleaning supplies and kitchen linens
• Shared garbage disposal box on site from May-September only
• Pool and beaches available in the Pike Lake Provincial Park

• Large area for pitching lightweight tents; groups are required to bring their own tents or rent from the Bridging Rivers Guide House
• Year-round outdoor latrines (two stalls)
• Seasonal outdoor taps: groups must bring their own drinking water or boil running water for drinking, teeth brushing, food preparation, etc.
• Limited power available (no lighting); this is an excellent site to prepare for semi-wilderness camping
• Shelter and garage with refrigerator (with freezer compartment), four picnic tables, two tables and three benches, and firewood box; limited cooking equipment and no dishware available in garage; groups must come self-contained
• Groups are required to bring their own cleaning supplies and kitchen linens
• Standpipe for grey water available on Nyeri(screen/funnel available in garage); groups may also strain and dispose of in pit toilet on site
• Firepit with firewood provided
• Cooking and heating water are done outside on a large half barrel grill or smaller BBQ stands
• Shared garbage disposal box on site from May-September only
• Pool and beaches available in the Pike Lake Provincial Park