Westwind Blog
Twenty Years of the Westwind Stewardship Group!
What is the Westwind Stewardship Group In 2004 a group of people with a deep and storied love of Westwind formed the Westwind Stewardship Group (WSG). The founders were YWCA Camp Westwind alumni, long-term rental guests, volunteers, and close friends of Westwind programs and lands. This group, who formed our initial board, was dedicated to…
Historical Documents
Did you know Westwind ran its first summer camp in 1937? That was almost 90 years ago. Over that time, plenty has changed while plenty more has remained the same. Since our first camps, Westwind has committed to connecting children with the outdoors and worked to create an environment where all people feel welcome. We…
NEW Teen Programs
This summer, we are introducing two new teen camps. These programs offer additional opportunities for teen campers to continue their Westwind journey. Read more about the exciting opportunities we have coming: Teen Arts Teen Arts is a new teen camp for campers entering 9th-11th grade, although preference will be given to 9th graders. This program…
What is a legacy?
What have you learned walking through the tidepools? How have you grown as a leader taking on a trail-clearing project? What skills do you use in your everyday life that you learned exploring our wild forests? Westwind impacts every person who hikes our trails, sings our camp songs, and shares a meal in Wilson Lodge.…
About Westwind
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. In addition to operating its traditional summer “Camp Westwind,” Westwind hosts Outdoor School in the spring and fall, rentals on available weekends, and various workshops, events and volunteer programs throughout the year.
Westwind will always welcome people to these wild shores and green hills to discover that caring for the land is caring for ourselves and our communities.
