Boy Scout Resident Camps—Camp Baldwin
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Boy Scout Resident Camps
Summer camp is one of the great highlights for boys in Scouting. Boy Scout Resident Camps serve boys ages 11-
18 (Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts) who attend resident camp with their local Scouting group and leaders. Resident
camps operate Sunday through Saturday. Full-time camp staff, hired to work all season, provide leadership and
support to such activities as nature studies, handicrafts, aquatics, horsemanship, oceanography, campcraft (knots,
lashings, cooking etc.) shooting sports, field sports and high adventure. All camps have complete food service and
maintenance operations.
Camp Baldwin – Outstanding High
Adventure Summer Camp
Camp Baldwin is located in the
scenic Mount Hood National Forest
near Dufur, Oregon where tall
evergreens and plentiful wildlife
abound. Blue skies and warm winds
on the eastern slope of Mount Hood
attract many Scouts, as well as the
wide variety of Scout camp activities
and high adventure programs.
High adventure is a focus at
Baldwin. Offerings include
horseback riding, mountain biking,
rock climbing and rappelling,
mountain-boarding, whitewater
rafting, and windsurfing. With all
these programs, many troops find
that they can get more of their older
Scouts to go to camp, and help them
develop leadership skills by helping
younger Scouts in their patrols.
Baldwin operates as a Jamboree
style cooking camp—Scouts cook
most of their meals in the campsite,
which supports the camps’ long-
standing focus on the Patrol Method
prescribed by Baden Powell. Camp
staff deliver raw food ingredients
twice each day to ensure plenty of
fresh, quality food is provided to all
campers. Leaders often state that
patrol cooking at Baldwin
strengthens their patrols and young
leaders, and helps them gain
teamwork and leadership skills.
INFO: cpcbsa.org/Baldwin
Baldwin Horsemanship Program
You can sign up for fun and
exciting horse rides which depart
from our corral. Helmets are
required and will be provided.
Treks will venture out into the
Mount Hood Forest.
The CL Advanced Wrangler is the
Wrangler-In-Training program for
older Scouts. During the week
Scouts learn a variety of advanced
horse topics while assisting the
wranglers in preparing horses for
rides and having a great time
working with our knowledgeable
wranglers.
WHEN: June - August
WHERE: Camp Baldwin
INFO: cpcbsa.org/Baldwin