📍Otis, Oregon
🎟️ Early-Bird: Oct 30-Dec 1 | General: Dec 1-June 1 | Late: June 1+
🧑🧑🧒 You can bring your kids to camp! Check out our policies (scroll all the way down for more info)
Westwind is a 529-acre independent non-profit camp, learning space, and wilderness area set in the middle of the 10,000+ acre Cascade Head UN Biosphere Reserve in Oregon.
Majority of lodging is shared, 7-9 bunks per cabin. You can choose to be in a cabin with 2, 4, or 6 people. There are also camping spots and a couple private cabins available.
Meals are served buffet-style and feature locally-grown food whenever possible. Dietary restrictions will be accommodated.
Sea kayaking and canoeing, hiking, beach volleyball, tide pooling, wilderness workshops, community run unconference and more to come!
You can either rent a car per usual or snag a spot on our bus to/from Portland Oregon Airport for an added fee at checkout.
“I can’t understate how incredible Rails Camps are - the fact that I travelled around the globe without knowing anyone and left with a bunch new friends and memories is testament to the community and the true spirit of Rails Camps!”
Reminder! There will be no wifi or cell reception at camp, Westwind is remote, please prepare for this. There is a staff phone and wifi for emergencies only!
Fly to Portland International Airport (PDX)
Taking bus to camp?
12:30pm - Bus will leave airport! If you miss the bus this year because of travel disruption you may need to stay in Portland and arrive on Sept 8. Stay tuned for more details!
The bus will make a pit stop. Grab any last minute supplies and drinks you forgot.
Driving yourself?
Camp arrivals times are VERY STRICT this year. Stay tuned we will be updating this soon.
3-4:30pm: Walk on trail or wait for a shuttle into camp. All luggage will be transported for you.
4-5:00: Get settled into cabins.
5:00: Happy hour / Beach Walk
6:00 - Dinner
7:00 - Attendee and sponsor intros
8:00 - Free time, night games, and karaoke!
7:00 - Beach walks
8:00 - Breakfast
9:30 - Outdoor activities and wilderness classes, unconference, more details to come!
12:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Outdoor activities and wilderness classes, unconference, more details to come!
6:00 - Dinner
Late night games, campfire s’mores, and karaoke
7:00 - Beach walks
8:00 - Breakfast
9:00 - Outdoor activities and wilderness classes, unconference, more details to come!
12:00 - Lunch
1:30-3:30 - Outdoor activities and wilderness classes, unconference, more details to come!
4-5:15 - Games
6:00 - Dinner
7:00 - “Job Fair” if you’re looking or hiring we’ll stay after dinner and casually go around the room introducing ourselves and what we’re looking for (optional)
Late night games, campfire s’mores, and karaoke
More to come! Think classic summer camp games (new this year!), costumes and funny skits party, more karaoke, …stay tuned.
8:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Start walking out of camp to parking lot to catch bus
12:00 - Bus arrives at parking lot
2:30 / 3pm at the latest - PDX Airport arrivals
Scholarship recipients who are accepted will receive either partial or full coverage for lodging, camp activities, and a bus ride to/from Portland depending on sponsorship funds available. We have a limited amount of scholarship funds every year and cannot support all applicants. If you have not heard from us you’re still on our waitlist! We cannot support visa application fees.
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