Dedicated to Girl Scouts in 1926, Lou Henry Hoover Girl Scout House is the oldest active scout meeting house today. Named after former First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, who established the first West Coast troop and served as president of Girl Scout USA, the meeting house is located in Palo Alto, next to a lovely city park, public pool, local zoo, junior museum, and easy access to downtown Palo Alto. A wonderful building for troop activities, trainings, and overnights.
If you are a non-profit serving youth and are interested in renting one of our sites, please contact us at registration@gsnorcal.org for pricing and information. We are not able to rent our properties for private events, companies or non-profits not serving youth. All non-profit reservations are full for Fall 2024. Please check back after September 10 for Spring 2025.
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Rental Period
Day Only (except Sundays): 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday Day Only: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Night: 6:00 PM–9:30 AM
Site Information
Total Camp Capacity: 30 people/night and 100 people/day
House:
- 1 large activity room
- 2 program rooms
- Kitchen with basics
- Indoor restroom
- Outside picnic and play areas
Rates for GSNorCal Members
| Name of Rental Unit | Capacity Day/Night | Day Rate | Night Rate |
| Entire Site | 100/30 | $65 | $130 |
Lou Henry Hoover Girl Scout House
1120 Hopkins Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
From 101:
- Cross the Bay Bridge
- Continue on I-80 South and take 280 South to Daly City.
- Take Embarcadero Rd West/Oregon Expy, 3rd ramp toward Stanford University.
- Turn right on Newell.
- Turn left on Hopkins.
- Turn left into the parking lot at the end of the street next to the large brown building.
From 280:
- Take Page Mill Road E (toward the Bay).
- Page Mill becomes Oregon Expy following the El Camino Real intersection.
- Turn left on Middlefield Rd.
- Following the Middlefield/Embarcadero intersection, turn right into parking lot. There is a parking sign directing you to Palo Alto Junior Museum.
- Pass the museum, park close to the large brown building.
