Cedar Creek Young Men - Sherwood, Oregon: 2012

Everything you need to know about our 2012 Scout Camp. Please note that we will continue to update this page as we have more information.

When: July 16 - 21
Where: Camp Baldwin
Who: All Scouts, 12 years and up
Cost: $274

Important Dates:
March 15: Family Commitment Fee Due
May 15: Balance of Camp Fees are due
June 30: Medical Forms Due

Adult Fees: $130
Day Visitors: Day Visitor meal fees (for visitors not staying overnight) are: Breakfast-$5.00, lunch-$6.00, dinner-$7.00. Please arrange meal payment with the business manager upon arrival.

Leaders attending:
Nathan Anderson (all week)
Michael Hicken (all week)
Benjamin McAravey (all week?)

Junior Assistant Scoutmasters:
Devin McAravey
Josh Cichoski

Scouts Attending (firm committment):
Jackson Hicken
Tyler Anderson
Mark Gardner
Dustin Smith
Josh Gunter
Jacob Gunter
Chris Frederick
Tucker Lindgren
Brennon Schafer
Nathan Steers
Josh Duricka
Ty Dalmer
Sawyer Dalmer

Uniforming:
Why do the Boy Scouts of America have a uniform? For the same reasons a football or baseball team wears them. Because a uniform gives a standard to be met, promotes group spirit, and designates equality from the start among members within the group.

At camp the uniform does the same. The official Scout uniform is appropriate dress at any time during the week at camp. We encourage all youth to be in full uniform for dinner, campfires, chapel services, and other formal ceremonies. Demonstrate your unit spirit and Scouting pride by being the best-uniformed unit in camp.

Trading Post:
Camp Baldwin's Trading Post is well stocked with camp supplies, souvenirs, and refreshments. The average camper spends $10 per day. Some items previously sold in the Trading Post are:

Souvenirs
T-shirts
Belt Buckles
Pictures
Patches
Sunglasses

Personal Items
Flashlights
Batteries
Stamps
Toothbrush/Paste
Candy
First Aid Kits

Food Items
Ice Cream
Soft Drinks
Juice
Granola Bars

Advancement
Handicraft Kits
Merit Badge Books
Craft-Strip
Compasses
Knives

Miscellaneous
Sharpening Stones
Scout Literature
Novelty Toys
Friendship Bracelets
Post Cards

An adult can serve as a “banker” during the week, allowing youth to check money in and out. Adults may use a personal check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express at any of our camp facilities.

Items to leave at home:
Pets
Electronics-cell phones, smart phones, ipods, etc.
Sheath knives
Fireworks
Firearms
Ammunition
Slingshots
Bows and Arrows
Hatchets
Tobacco
Alcohol
Illegal Drugs

Where to send mail:
Camp Baldwin, BSA
76201 Dufur Valley Rd
Dufur, OR 97021

The mail service is slow, so mail letters and packages to camp before your child leaves. Address letters as follows:
Name:
Pack/Troop #
Week/Dates in camp

How to get to Camp Baldwin:
From Portland or Salem take I-205 to I-84; take I-84 east to Hood River. Take 35 south to Hwy 44 (29 miles). Take Hwy 44 east to Camp Baldwin (11 miles).

Alternate route: Take Hwy 26 east, through Sandy, to Hwy 35, north to Hwy 44, east to Camp Baldwin (11 miles). GPS COORDINATES: 45. 24.257 n 121. 25.484 w 3600 ft

Letter from Camp Baldwin Staff:
In the eastern foothills of Mount Hood lies Camp Baldwin, the “Pride of Cascade Pacific Council”; located 17 miles west of Dufur, Oregon at an elevation of 4,000 feet. Camp Baldwin is a legendary horse camp. Trail rides in a pine forest with wildlife of all kinds are a favorite activity. Chuck wagon-style breakfast awakens youth on over night rides.

Our camp features all activities that most Scout camps offer, including field sports, nature, camp craft, handicraft, aquatics, and high adventure activities such as rock climbing on an 80-foot natural rock face, mountain biking, mountain boarding, river rafting on the mighty Deschutes and windsurfing on the legendary Columbia River. Mountain boarding is a fun and exciting sport that is safe and easy. If you prefer a relaxing stay, Baldwin’s four-acre lake is stocked with rainbow trout, and the fishing is great.

The weather at Camp Baldwin is usually dry. Summer showers and thunderstorms are provided occasionally to settle the dust. Daytime temperatures average in the mid-80's to lower 90’s and night temperatures range in the 50's to 60's. Come prepared for a mountain climate that can change rapidly. Long pants and a coat are some times needed.

Camp Baldwin staff members are dedicated to the Scouting ideals and to making sure that you have a great summer camp experience. Many of our staff members have served for many summers at Camp Baldwin.

Camp Baldwin features “jamboree style” feeding. Each patrol is provided with food and most of the equipment needed to prepare well-balanced meals. Patrol menus are designed for ease of cooking. Your troop will be a stronger unit after the patrol method is put into practice at Camp Baldwin.

Our campsites are designed around the patrol, and complement the patrol-cooking plan. Each patrol site has tents for eight youth and a patrol dining shelter. Each troop site has an extra tent for adults. An outhouse and water is provided in each site. All sites are located within easy hiking distance to program areas and the parade ground. A large parking area is provided to secure your vehicles for the week.

We look forward to your stay at Baldwin and to helping your patrols become stronger teams, and your youth stronger Scouts.

Sincerely yours,

The Camp Baldwin Staff

We just finished another great campout. We headed out to the Ape Caves in Washington. We met at the church at 4:30 PM and then headed out to meet Portland rush-hour traffic. Our group included three Suburbans and two sedans. It was great to see the support by the parents and leaders for this campout.

We decided to camp in Cougar, Washington at a campground. When we arrived it was dark and raining. The rain didn't stop the entire evening and morning. The campground was wet and muddy. It was hard to find a good spot to setup our tents. Check out the photos to get a good idea of what it looked like.

In the morning we ate breakfast and then broke camp. All of out tents were completely wet. We rolled them up and threw them in the trailer. (I hope your scouts have cleaned and dried the tents since then).

We all piled into the three suburbans and headed up to the Ape Caves. It was about a 20 minute drive and when we arrived, we found ourselves in deep snow with lots of snow falling. We parked the cars in the lower parking lot as the upper lot was closed and inaccessible using vehicles. We hiked in about 3/4 mile in the snow to get to the entrance of the Ape Caves.

We finally arrived at the entrance of the Ape Caves and started our fun journey. We decided to go through the Upper Caves which is about 1.5 miles long. This was my first time at the caves and I was amazed. To think of the heat and forces of nature that formed those caves….it’s amazing. Just another time in my life where I recognize the beauty of Heavenly Father’s creations.

Inside the caves we were faced with large obstacles and it was great to see the scout’s support and help each other over these obstacles. I am happy to say that everyone made it through to the end.

When we exited the cave, we were surrounded in snow. It was beautiful.