Make Summer Camp an Epic Adventure
First-Class Scouts BSA Summer Camps on Mount Hood & at the Oregon Coast
Two Incredible Camps!
Only 2 Hours from Portland!
Turn 2025 Summer Camp into your very own HIGH ADVENTURE!
Take a plane, train or automobile and turn your next Scouts BSA Summer Camp into an incredible adventure you and your Scouts will never forget!
Scouts from Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Texas, and as far away as Florida attend our first-class Summer Camps every year!
At last check, flights from as far away as Iowa are just $300 to Portland so an adventure to our camps is still hundreds of dollars cheaper than a BSA high adventure Camp!
Check out our camps below and join us at Camp Meriwether on the Oregon Coast or Camp Baldwin Horse Ranch near Mount Hood this coming summer!
Washington Scouts Ride Free on Amtrak!
That’s right! Scouts along the I-5 corridor in Washington can ride FREE to Portland. From there, you can ride directly to camp with our partner bus lines!
Then hop on a bus for a mere 2-hour ride to our camps at the Oregon Coast or Mount Hood!
Camp Baldwin
Where Scouts Get Grit.
With epic excursions on horseback, wicked rides on rapids, real rocks to climb and trails to ride near Mount Hood, Camp Baldwin is where Scouts go to GET GRIT!
Camp Meriwether
Oregon Coast Awesomeness
Land sailing, black powder rifles, a 2.5-mile mountain bike track and an Olympic-style shotgun range. These are just a few of the reasons Scouts from across the nation come to Camp Meriwether. This camp literally has it all and then some.
Travel Tips, Discounts & More!
Getting to Camp & Early Arrival Options
Out-of-council units traveling more than four hours from the camp have the option of arriving early on Saturday evening. Early arrival fee is $100 per unit. For Camp Meriwether only, a weekend meal service that covers three meals (Saturday Dinner, Sunday Breakfast & Lunch) is also available at $15 per person.
Car Rental
By Car or rental driving to camp. Make sure to check out rental companies for any Scouting group discounts
Travel By Train
For Washington Units along the I-5 Corridor Only: Youth ride free on the train to Vancouver, WA station, from there chartering a bus to camp. Click here for details.
For taking the train, check out Amtrak Group Travel Discount: https://www.amtrak.com/group-travel-discount
Trains can go into PDX station or Salem, OR station
Travel by Plane
For taking a plane into PDX, check with the airline’s own websites for group travel discounts for Scouting units. One example for Southwest airlines although most airlines offer something similar: Southwest Discounted Airfare For Groups
Travel by Bus
Impact for Generations.
Prepared for Life.
This is more than a motto. It is a manifesto. It is our promise to the community and to every parent and child who Scouts with us. By Scouting in the Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America), every youth can learn to make an impact on the world around them and be more prepared for career and life.