Camp Westwind

Camp Westwind is a summer camp on the Oregon Coast in the United States, that takes place at the historic 'Westwind' property just north of Lincoln City and south of Cascade Head.

Extent

The camp comprises 529 acres (2.14 km2), touching the Salmon River and the Pacific Ocean and borders Route 101 on the east. However, the sandy beaches are not part of Camp Westwind and are under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

History

The land was once inhabited by the Nechesne, a Salish speaking tribe of the Oregon Coast, also known as the Salmon River Indians.[1][2]

Founded in 1936 (first camp sessions in 1937), the camp was run by the YWCA of Greater Portland until September, 2013, when the camp program was acquired by the Westwind Stewardship Group (WSG). In 2006, the Westwind property was purchased by the newly formed Westwind Stewardship Group (founded in 2004), an organization of former campers, counselors and Westwind guests dedicated to permanent protection of the Westwind landscape and its use as an educational retreat and camp.[3] The camp remains accredited by the American Camp Association.

Camp activities

Activities at the camp include kayaking, canoeing, standup paddleboarding, archery, challenge course, mud mucking, Gaga ball, volleyball, arts and crafts, camping skills, and hiking. Camp Westwind also has a 9-hole disc golf course, over 10 miles of trails, and four miles of waterfront (including a mile of beach). Camp programs for children (ages 7–17) and families (all ages) run throughout the summer and on weekends during Spring, Fall and Winter.

Westwind hosts Fall and Spring Stewardship weekends where guests volunteer on site and facility projects. Westwind also hosts 'Welcome the Salmon Home', a day long event at the start of the fall salmon run.

Westwind is the home of the Northwest Regional Education Service District's Northwest Outdoor Science School, a youth camp that recruits high school volunteers to teach 6th grade students about nature and conservation.

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070310123855/http://www.capstone.pdx.edu/ywca/rl.html. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ http://nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/DRAFT/PhD_Thesis/Chapter_3.htm
  3. ↑ "Historic Transition of Camp Westwind to WSG". Camp Westwind site. September 3, 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 45°02′43″N 123°59′57″W / 45.045154°N 123.99922°W / 45.045154; -123.99922


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