Camp Lewis (Washington)

Camp Lewis
Scouts play around the stump of a fallen tree in the large meadow at Camp Lewis
Owner	Cascade Pacific Council
Location	Battle Ground, Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°49′24″N122°31′52″W / 45.823425°N 122.531124°W / 45.823425; -122.531124
Camp size	116 acres (47 ha)
Founded	1958
Website cpcscouting.org/project/camp-lewis/
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An adirondack lean-to cabin at Camp Lewis

Tents set up near flagpoles in Camp Lewis' large meadow

Camp Baldwin is a 116-acre Scouting America camp located near Battle Ground, Washington, United States. While it is located in Washington, it is under the ownership and management of the Cascade Pacific Council, based in Beaverton, Oregon. It is the only Cascade Pacific Council camp in the state of Washington. ^[1]

History

The site was donated for Scouting by Clark County in the 1930s, but remained undeveloped until the 1950s. In 1958, three major improvements transformed the camp: construction of a one-mile access road, 37 adirondack sleeping shelters, and covered cooking areas. ^[2]

In 1969, the Clark County Foundation for Scouting granted camp land to the Boy Scouts' Columbia Pacific Council (predecessor of today's Cascade Pacific Council). ^[3]

In 1995, the camp's name was reportedly changed to Camp Teter, in honor of a former Clark County commissioner and Vancouver City councilman, Ken Teter, a lifelong Scouter who donated $100,000 for the camp's development and maintenance. ^{[4] [5]} The change did not last, as the name Camp Lewis was back in use the next year. ^{[6] [5]}

Location and geography

Butte Creek Scout Ranch is located in southwest Washington near the city of Battle Ground, Washington. It is roughly half an hour north of Vancouver, Washington. The camp occupies the east bank of the East Fork of the Lewis River, across from Lewisville Park. It sits at roughly 200 feet of elevation.

See also

• Oregon portal

• Butte Creek Scout Ranch
• Camp Baldwin
• Camp Meriwether
• Camp Pioneer
• Scouting in Oregon

References

1. "Camp Lewis". Cascade Pacific Council. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18.
2. "Lewisville Park Tract Converted Into All-Weather Camp for Scouts". The Columbian. Vancouver, WA. 1958-10-21. p. 11. Never again will the 2,500 Hudson's Bay District Boy Scouts be without a well-equipped, all-weather campsite
3. "Deed: Clark County Foundation for Scouting", Clark County Official Records Search, Clark County, 1969-04-03, AFN# G536100
4. Ricks, Mary (1995-03-23). "Applause!". The Columbian. Vancouver, WA. p. 2. An Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster, Teter made a special gift to Camp Lewis, which is on the East Fork of the Lewis River. The camp's name has been changed to Camp Teter. Teter is a former Clark County commissioner and Vancouver City councilman.
5. Richards, Leverett (1996-11-30). "Clark County Crusader Kenneth Teter Dies". The Oregonian. Portland, OR.
6. "Camp Guide". The Columbian. Vancouver, WA. 1996-04-28.