Camp Baker (Oregon)
Camp Baker is a 170-acre Scouts BSA summer camp founded in 1954, formerly named Camp Tsiltcoos after Siltcoos Lake that the camp property is a peninsula on. The camp is located just outside of Dune City near the Oregon Coast. Nine years after it was founded it was renamed from Camp Tsiltcoos to Camp Baker after Alton f. Baker, a former Council President of the Oregon Trail Council.[1]
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History
Big source https://registerguard.newsbank.com/doc/news/10B51DF32F35C8F0 The camp was originally named Camp Tsiltcoos after the nearby Siltcoos Lake.
Buildings
There are a number of buildings around the central area of camp with a number of buildings being replaced recently due to a number of reasons including their age and capacity. There are also many structures along the peninsula with none of them being fully enclosed.
Dining Hall
The Kenneth W. Ford Lodge, or otherwise called the dining hall, is a large hall with a kitchen used for serving meals during summer camp season. It was given the name after Kenneth W. Ford, who awarded four grants to Camp Baker in the 1990's. The hall has a max occupancy of 360 people as noted by a Fire Marshal certificate at the entrance. There are two alcoves on either side of the main hall and several bathrooms near the kitchen. On one side of the building is a large ramp leading from the parade grounds to a small hall in the building where food is served.
Gratke Center
The George Gratke Center, or otherwise called Gratke or Gratke center, is a small building with a conference room, bathrooms, and a small kitchen. The bathrooms have showers inside them and there is a tv in the conference room. The camp office is a room next to the conference room.
Shower House
Dining HallThe original shower house was replaced in 2022 with a new larger building that contains separate rooms instead of a single room and separate stalls like the old shower house has.[2] As of now the older shower house is used for storage and has yet to be removed or modified.
Staff Shower House
The original staff shower house was built with the camp in 1954, but was demolished and replaced with a new building in 2024.[3]
Medical Lodge
The new medical lodge was finished in 2023 after the previous one was demolished.[4] The original medical lodge had structural problems with its roof falling apart many years before the building was demolished. There are multiple examination rooms in the new medical lodge and an AED is right next to the entrance on the outside.
Trading Post
The trading post is connected to the quartermaster building and is a small shop that typically sells camping gear, snacks, and other scouting items.
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References
- ↑ "Camp Baker - ScoutWiki". en.scoutwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ↑ "Camp Baker Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ↑ "Camp Baker Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ↑ "Camp Baker Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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