CACO COMMUNITY CAMPING 2025

Nestled alongside the beautiful Oregon coastline, Camp Meriwether is a spectacular outdoor venue perfect for families. With over 790 acres of forest that house 18 large campsites with additional space for field camping, all campsites and spaces, (excluding rentable dorms) are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration for CACO Community Camping 2025 opens in early April. Only 1000 tickets will be available for our camping event so space is limited. All guest are encourage to register early! Walk-up registration is available but tickets are not guaranteed.

Check-in begins on FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025, at 9AM, and check-out is on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at 10 AM.

PRE-REGISTRATION OPENS SOON

GETTING TO CAMP MERIWETHER

Camp Meriwether, Boy Scouts of America
17500 Cape Lookout Rd
Cloverdale, Oregon 97112

From Portland/Vancouver

• Take Hwy 26 west to Hwy 6 near Banks (left side exit)
• Take Hwy 6 west to Tillamook
• From Tillamook, take Hwy 101 south to the turn-off
• for Sand Lake and Cape Lookout (11 miles)
• Turn west onto Sand Lake Road and continue to the
• Meriwether/Clark Reservation entrance (4 miles)

From Salem

• Take Hwy 22 west from Salem
• Take either Hwy 22 or Hwy 18 to Hwy 101
• Take Hwy 101 north to the turn-off for Sand Lake and Cape Lookout
• Turn west onto Sand Lake Road and continue to the Meriwether/Clark Reservation entrance (4 miles)

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CHECKING INTO CAMP
Check-in for CACO Community Camping 2025 will begin on Friday, August 29th, 2025 at 9 AM. All guest will be required to register their name, address, email, phone number, vehicle information. Please note that registration will close at 7 PM on Friday and at 4 PM on Saturday.

Camp Admission:

• Adults (12 years+): TBA
• Children (Under 12 years): TBA
• Parking: TBA

CASH ONLY FOR WALK-UP REGISTRATION.

CHECKING-OUT
All CACO Community Camping guest will need to check out by Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 10 AM. As you begin leave camp, please make sure to:

• Gather and throw away trash in trash bags at your campsite for our CACO camp volunteers to collect
• Tidy and sweep campsite, adirondaks, cabins, etc.
• Clean out your fire pit and responsibly dispose of your coal, propane tanks, and wood
• Double-check campsite for any missed items

CAMPSITES AND AMENITIES
Guests are encouraged to review the Camp Meriwether map to determine the best campsite for your party. All campsite and spaces are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reserving and holding campsites are not allowed.

A limited number of dormitories are available to rent for the entire weekend for an additional add-on fee. Dorms include private bathroom with showers and 4 bunk beds. Smoking, vaping, and cooking is strictly prohibited inside of these dorms. Disabled individuals, elderly participants (Ages 60+), pregnant campers, and those with infants who are also interested in accessible and dorms, please fill out this form.

Camp Meriwether also has primitive outhouses and hand washing sinks located throughout each campsite, as well as two main shower houses with personal bathroom located north and south of the service roads.

REMINDER: Once guest have located, unpacked, and settled into their campsite, all vehicles must be parked at either the Overflow Parking Lot or the Beach Parking Lot. Due to emergency vehicle access, all guest are not allowed to park their vehicles at their campsite or on the service roads. Please refer below for our CACO Camp Meriwether shuttle service that can take you to-and-from the lots.

Firewood bundles will also be available to purchase near the South shower house (near Viking campsite) for $4 a bundle, or 3 bundles for $10.

The Discovery Lodge is the main facility that houses the dining hall and Saturday night potluck dinner and midnight coconut milk fruit dessert. Nightly romvong dance and karaoke will be held here throughout the weekend as well.

Camp Meriwether Shuttle 
A Camp Meriwether shuttle system will be in place for all guest to use from 9AM - 12PM and 1PM - 5PM on Friday and Saturday, and 8AM-10AM on Sunday.

Shuttle vehicles will arrive at each designated stop every 15-30 minutes. Shuttle drivers can only pick up and drop off guest at each stop!

​Please unload all camping gear before you head to the parking lot. Shuttle vehicles WILL NOT be able to assist in transporting large items.

Shuttle routes include the "Meriwether Loop" which features a one-way, counter-clockwise route that covers the Beach Parking Lot, Dining Hall, Mandan Campsite, Archery Range, and Overflow Parking Lot.

"Chamberlain Trail" is our second route that covers the south service road from Mandan Campsite to the Handicraft turnaround.

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CACO COMMUNITY CAMPING RULES AND REGULATIONS

For the safety of CACO Community Camp volunteers, BSA scouts and staff, and Community Camping guests, the camp rules, regulations, and protocols are as follows:

• No early arrival or check-in allowed beyond posted registration times (Friday: 9AM-7PM; Saturday: 9AM-5PM)
• No drugs, alcohol, gambling allowed on BSA campgrounds
• No fireworks, or personal firearms, ammunition, or items that contain or are operated by gunpowder
• No fighting, verbal/sexual harassment or abuse
• No pets are allowed on camp property. Leashes do not change this rule.
• ​No boats, RV's, campers, trailers, ATV's, dirt bikes, dune buggies, etc. allowed on BSA campgrounds
• No CACO Community Camping guest may ride in the back of a car or van, in the bed of a pick-up truck, in an enclosed trailer, or on a flatbed trailer, etc.
• No fires or gas-fueled lanterns or stoves are allowed to be lit inside any adirondak, mini-dak, or tent.
• Please dispose of all garbage and recycling in proper bins located at each campsite
• Please dispose coal and ashes in designated fire pits
• Please ensure all fires have no burning coal and is extinguish upon departure from campsite
• Please dispose wastewater into in campsite sinks or at main lodge
• Do not feed, trap, or pet the wild animals.
• Do not damage, cut down, or remove remove trees
• Do not leave any valuables visible in your vehicle
• Do not drive any vehicles into any campsites or program areas.
  • Water pipes follow camp trails and driving over them can cause underground breaks.
• CACO Community Camping guest must wear admission wristbands at all times during camping weekend
• All vehicles need to be parked in either the main beach parking lot or the overflow parking lot for the weekend.
  • Camp parking permits must be displayed on dashboards of vehicles at all times
  • No parking in or around campsites or main roads. 
• Follow Camp Meriwether speed limits
  • ​10 mph on the gravel road into camp; 5 mph past the overflow or main parking lots.
• No non-private barter or exchange  without the approval of CACO Community Camp Coordinators