CACO COMMUNITY CAMPING 2023

Camp Meriwether is an amazing outdoor venue perfect for families, located on over 790 acres of land that houses 18 large campsites with additional space for field camping. All campsites and spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
CACO Community Camping 2023 check-in begins on FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023, at 12 PM, and check-out is on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 10 AM.

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

GETTING TO CAMP MERIWETHER

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 2023 will begin on Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 12 PM. All guest will be required to register their name, address, email, phone number, vehicle information. Please note that registration will close at 8 PM on Friday, with Saturday registration hours opening from 9AM-6PM.

Camp admission are as followed (CASH ONLY):

• Adults (13 years+): $20 per weekend
• Children (Under 12 years): FREE
• Parking: $10 Per Vehicle

NO EARLY ARRIVAL WILL BE ALLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS!

CHECKING-OUT
All CACO Community Camping guest will need to check out by Sunday, August 27, 2023 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
Camp Meriwether is located on 790 acres of land that house 18 large campsites with additional space for field camping. All camp spots are on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserving and holding campsites are not allowed.

CACO Community Camping guests are encouraged to review the Camp Meriwether map to determine the best area and size of campsite for your party.

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

Firewood bundles will also be available to purchase near the South shower house, as you walk toward the lake (near Viking campsite).

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.

Please note that kitchen access is only for CACO Community Camp coordinators, volunteers and CACO board members.

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: 12PM-8PM; Saturday: 9AM-6PM)
• No drugs or alcohol 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