Knowledge (XXG)

Camp Westwind

Source 📝

563: 616: 22: 119: 196:
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
257:
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.
330: 264:
Westwind is a host site for the Multnomah Education Service District's Outdoor School program, a youth camp that recruits high school volunteers to teach 6th-grade students about nature and conservation.
680: 261:
Westwind hosts Fall and Spring Stewardship weekends where guests volunteer on-site and facility projects. Westwind also hosts a community Earth Day event in April and a Visitor's Day in June.
661: 338: 390: 700: 600: 690: 654: 170: 158: 383: 695: 647: 105: 685: 376: 311:"Thesis: The Great Fires: Indian Burning and Catastrophic Forest Fire Patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951 Chapter 3" 43: 39: 86: 58: 593: 524: 197:
protection of the Westwind landscape and its use as an educational retreat and camp. The camp remains accredited by the
283: 65: 253:. Camp Westwind previously included horse riding as part of the program activities. Camp Westwind also has a 9-hole 32: 198: 495: 193: 72: 586: 464: 169:
on the east. However, the sandy beaches are not part of Camp Westwind and are under the jurisdiction of the
623: 468: 454: 218: 54: 505: 509: 478: 368: 142: 246: 414: 499: 230: 186: 562: 182: 631: 570: 310: 428: 226: 79: 458: 448: 418: 242: 166: 674: 438: 162: 138: 444: 424: 146: 134: 434: 130: 21: 238: 118: 539: 526: 615: 254: 234: 189:
speaking tribe of the Oregon Coast, also known as the Salmon River Indians.
287: 214: 210: 222: 192:
Founded in 1936 (first camp sessions in 1937), the camp was run by the
627: 400: 250: 141:, that takes place at the historic 'Westwind' property just north of 117: 372: 15: 157:
The camp comprises 529 acres (2.14 km), touching the
635: 574: 122:
View from Wilson Lodge at Camp Westwind in October 2018
363: 488: 407: 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 681:Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Oregon 284:"History and Lore of the Land of Camp Westwind" 655: 594: 569:This article about a youth organization is a 384: 331:"Historic Transition of Camp Westwind to WSG" 8: 399:Summer camp facilities in the U.S. state of 662: 648: 601: 587: 391: 377: 369: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 274: 701:Lincoln County, Oregon geography stubs 171:Oregon Parks and Recreation Department 7: 612: 610: 559: 557: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 337:. September 3, 2013. Archived from 181:The land was once inhabited by the 634:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 573:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 614: 561: 20: 209:Activities at the camp include 31:needs additional citations for 1: 691:1936 establishments in Oregon 630:state location article is a 309:Zybach, Bob Ph. D. (2003). 717: 609: 556: 199:American Camp Association 696:Youth organization stubs 194:YWCA of Greater Portland 540:45.045154°N 123.99922°W 465:Twin Rocks Friends Camp 686:Summer camps in Oregon 219:standup paddleboarding 123: 545:45.045154; -123.99922 121: 40:improve this article 536: /  415:Big Lake Youth Camp 335:Camp Westwind site 124: 643: 642: 582: 581: 519: 518: 290:on March 10, 2007 116: 115: 108: 90: 708: 664: 657: 650: 618: 611: 603: 596: 589: 565: 558: 551: 550: 548: 547: 546: 541: 537: 534: 533: 532: 529: 393: 386: 379: 370: 364:Official website 351: 350: 348: 346: 327: 321: 320: 318: 317: 306: 300: 299: 297: 295: 286:. Archived from 279: 227:challenge course 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 716: 715: 711: 710: 709: 707: 706: 705: 671: 670: 669: 668: 608: 607: 554: 544: 542: 538: 535: 530: 527: 525: 523: 522: 520: 515: 496:Camp Meriwether 489:Boy Scout camps 484: 403: 397: 360: 355: 354: 344: 342: 329: 328: 324: 315: 313: 308: 307: 303: 293: 291: 281: 280: 276: 271: 243:arts and crafts 207: 205:Camp activities 179: 155: 112: 101: 95: 92: 55:"Camp Westwind" 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 714: 712: 704: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 673: 672: 667: 666: 659: 652: 644: 641: 640: 624:Lincoln County 619: 606: 605: 598: 591: 583: 580: 579: 566: 517: 516: 514: 513: 503: 492: 490: 486: 485: 483: 482: 472: 469:Rockaway Beach 462: 452: 442: 432: 422: 411: 409: 405: 404: 398: 396: 395: 388: 381: 373: 367: 366: 359: 358:External links 356: 353: 352: 322: 301: 282:Bershaw, Ann. 273: 272: 270: 267: 247:camping skills 206: 203: 178: 175: 154: 151: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 713: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 678: 676: 665: 660: 658: 653: 651: 646: 645: 639: 637: 633: 629: 625: 620: 617: 613: 604: 599: 597: 592: 590: 585: 584: 578: 576: 572: 567: 564: 560: 555: 552: 549: 511: 507: 504: 501: 497: 494: 493: 491: 487: 480: 476: 475:Camp Westwind 473: 470: 466: 463: 460: 456: 455:Camp Tamarack 453: 450: 446: 443: 440: 436: 433: 430: 426: 423: 420: 416: 413: 412: 410: 406: 402: 394: 389: 387: 382: 380: 375: 374: 371: 365: 362: 361: 357: 341:on 2013-11-04 340: 336: 332: 326: 323: 312: 305: 302: 289: 285: 278: 275: 268: 266: 262: 259: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 204: 202: 200: 195: 190: 188: 184: 176: 174: 172: 168: 164: 163:Pacific Ocean 160: 152: 150: 148: 145:and south of 144: 140: 139:United States 136: 132: 128: 127:Camp Westwind 120: 110: 107: 99: 96:November 2013 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 636:expanding it 621: 575:expanding it 568: 553: 521: 510:Marion Forks 506:Camp Pioneer 479:Lincoln City 474: 445:Camp Taloali 425:Camp Cleawox 343:. Retrieved 339:the original 334: 325: 314:. Retrieved 304: 292:. Retrieved 288:the original 277: 263: 260: 208: 191: 180: 165:and borders 159:Salmon River 156: 147:Cascade Head 143:Lincoln City 135:Oregon Coast 126: 125: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 543: / 531:123°59′57″W 435:Camp Namanu 231:mud mucking 131:summer camp 675:Categories 528:45°02′43″N 500:Cloverdale 345:3 November 316:2021-11-04 269:References 239:volleyball 66:newspapers 255:disc golf 235:Gaga ball 167:Route 101 429:Florence 294:July 20, 215:canoeing 211:kayaking 183:Nechesne 161:and the 459:Sisters 449:Stayton 419:Sisters 223:archery 177:History 137:in the 133:on the 80:scholar 628:Oregon 401:Oregon 251:hiking 249:, and 187:Salish 153:Extent 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  622:This 439:Sandy 408:Camps 129:is a 87:JSTOR 73:books 632:stub 571:stub 347:2013 296:2006 185:, a 59:news 498:, ( 42:by 677:: 626:, 333:. 245:, 241:, 237:, 233:, 229:, 225:, 221:, 217:, 213:, 201:. 173:. 149:. 663:e 656:t 649:v 638:. 602:e 595:t 588:v 577:. 512:) 508:( 502:) 481:) 477:( 471:) 467:( 461:) 457:( 451:) 447:( 441:) 437:( 431:) 427:( 421:) 417:( 392:e 385:t 378:v 349:. 319:. 298:. 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Camp Westwind"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

summer camp
Oregon Coast
United States
Lincoln City
Cascade Head
Salmon River
Pacific Ocean
Route 101
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Nechesne
Salish
YWCA of Greater Portland
American Camp Association
kayaking
canoeing
standup paddleboarding
archery
challenge course

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.