Its name is Hidden Valley Camp, but it wasn’t hard to find the secluded 50-year-old Girl Scout camp Saturday afternoon.

Its entrance was marked by a couple of signs and the dozens of cars that filled its parking lot and spilled over into nearby lots in the area of Bob Billings Parkway and Kasold Drive.

“It got busy really fast,” said Durand Reiber, the camp manager, less than an hour after the gates opened to the public. “I have no idea what the numbers are.”

The camp opened as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Girl Scouts, former Scouts and parents roamed the campgrounds, including Amye Scott, who led a Eudora Girl Scout troop in the early 1970s.

“The trees and shrubbery were much shorter then,” Scott said, remembering the outings her troop had at the camp.

Scott and others had a chance to peruse 18 display stations along gravel walkways and the narrow trails that meandered through wooded areas.

Skyler Vanderbuilt, 5, roasts marshmallows Saturday at the Hidden Valley Girl Scout Camp. The camp was celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open house.

At Flag Pole Hill, they learned about prairie plants. At another site, they found a 1950s-era Scout camp, minus the nylon tents and plastic bowls of today.

Another trail took visitors to a site called Fire & Ice, where they could enjoy birthday cake and ice cream.

Inside a cabin was the Hidden Valley History and Gift Shop, where Girl Scout memorabilia and photo displays could be found along with maps, videos and books.

Allan and Diane Spillman visited the camp with their 7-year-old daughter, Ella, who also is a Brownie and had been to the camp before.

“She led us through the woods,” Allan said of his daughter, after they left a trail and stepped into the clearing near the history cabin. “She’s showing us around.”

Accompanying them was Nicole Smith, a former Girl Scout from Wichita, who said Hidden Valley brought back memories of attending a camp in the Flint Hills.

Margaret Moore and Lilly Kelly, community development representatives for the Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council, manned a table where future Scouts could sign up.

“We’ve had a lot of interest,” Moore said.

Once you are a Girl Scout, the skills you learn remain with you through adulthood, Scott said.

“I firmly believe in the Girl Scout program,” she said.