Camp Namanu
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Camp Namanu is a summer camp in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was founded as a Camp Fire Girls camp on the banks of the Sandy River in 1924.
Namanu remained a "girls only" camp until the late 1970s when the parent organization, now Camp Fire USA, made the executive decision to include boys in all areas of the program.
Today, Namanu covers more than 552 acres, and is located near the Bull Run Watershed at 10300 SE Camp Namanu Road in Sandy, Oregon, 97055-9517.
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[edit] Units
Each of the camper units have their own regions of cabins or shelters in different parts of the camp.
[edit] Blue Wing
Blue Wing has two parts to the unit. The mini-Blue Wingers are children younger than 2nd grade, and come for ½ week. Regular Blue Wing campers are students going into the 3rd grade in the fall.
[edit] Sherwood
Campers in Sherwood usually are going into the 4th grade.
[edit] Robin Hill
Campers in Robin Hill usually are going into the 5th grade.
[edit] Kiwanis
Campers in Kiwanis usually are going into the 6th grade.
[edit] Pioneer
Campers in Pioneer are going into the 7th and 8th grade. Pioneer is located above the Sandy River in cabins with no walls. A chuckwagon is located in the center of the unit in which campers can socialize.
[edit] Balagan
Campers in Balagan are going into grade 9 or higher.
Balagan is best known for the Russian-style unit lodge and the treehouses overlooking the Sandy River.
[edit] Ranch
Campers in Ranch are in high school (grade 9 or higher) for part of the summer and middle school for the other part. They ride horses and live a half a mile from the rest of the camp.
[edit] Outpost
Campers in Outpost are usually in at least the 8th grade.
This unit camps in tipis, and is often part of blazing new trails and campgrounds.
[edit] CIT
CIT stands for Counselor In Training. CITs live in tents near their unit lodge, named "Tawanka". CIT is a two year program. This program is open to older high school campers who desire to learn camp leadership skills, outdoor program and camp craft skills. Following their training many CITs go on to become camp counselors and staff at Camp Namanu.
[edit] History
During World War II, while Namanu was a girls-only camp, and while women often worked in shipbuilding, many T2 tankers were made in nearby Portland. One T2 tanker was named the SS Camp Namanu.
[edit] Camp Kwoneesum
The Portland Metro Council also operated Camp Kwoneesum northeast of Washougal, Washington. Purchased in 1959,[1] the camp operated from 1965 to 1986. The camp's 1800 acres were sold to Longview Fibre Company in 1987.[1] The camp featured an artificial lake with canoeing and sailing,[2] and more primitive camping than Namanu.
[edit] Other uses
The site is used by the Multnomah Education Service District for part of their Outdoor School program.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Camp Namanu, official website from Portland Metro Camp Fire Council
- Camp Namanu Alumni
- Camp Namanu is at coordinates Coordinates:
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