Camp Toccoa (summer camp)

Camp Toccoa was founded in 1927 by Mrs. Tom Brooke of the Camp Fire Girls Georgia Council 1. The property is located near Toccoa Falls in Toccoa, Georgia. Camp Fire groups had previously camped at various sites, including the Toccoa Falls Institute (now Toccoa Falls College). With the purchase of these 186 acres, Camp Toccoa was born. The first buildings were begun on May 1, 1928 and by the time the first campers arrived on June 18, 1928, there were seven cabins that each housed seven girls and a counselor, a first aid cabin, the Director's Cabin, and the Lodge.

Girls arrived at camp those first years via the Camp Toccoa car of the Southern Railroad.

The camp has since grown to include five units and serve girls and boys age 7 to 17.

Unit names

Omikse means "seekers of happiness."

Eluta means "friends" or "happy gathering place." Eluta was originally known as Pooh Corners and each cabin was named after an A.A. Milne character.

Yoki means "good fortune."

Talahi means "strong and willing hearts."

Keona means "high aspirations."