Exploring the Costliest Deserted Developments

1. Girl Scout Camp, Sodus, New York's Beechwood State Park

Location: Sodus, New York's Beechwood State Park Year: Closed Date: Mid-1990s Price: not given

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Although the exact opening date of this haunting, deserted Girl Scout camp is unknown, its closure in the 1990s suggests that troops were housed there for at least a few decades. In Sodus, New York, at Beechwood State Park, there is a Girl Scout camp. Both the community and the state opposed the camp's closing. Beechwood State Park, Girl Scount Camp, Sodus, New York, @atlasobscura/Pinterest However, the town was forced to accept it by the state, so Sodus declared it a "state park" and promptly forgot about it. Lean-tos, a mess hall, cabins, a swimming pool, a campfire ring, and numerous unused vinyl curtains are among the abandoned Girl Scout structures.