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Westwind “Steps Up” Its Deck Remodeling Efforts

Westwind Has “Stepped Up” to the Building Challenge Hooray! Westwind’s long anticipated deck remodel project rounds third base just in time for summer camp!  Come visit and help us break in the new deck: enjoy the expansive ocean views, lounge on its new steps, smell the cool ocean breeze, and enjoy the warm summer sun…

Rockin’ Time at Geology Camp!

Thank you Geology Campers for attending Westwind’s first ever ‘Geology Camp’! Dramatic Landscape Revealed The Westwind landscape highlights a number of the Northwest’s dramatic geologic stories. Sedimentary deposits in the estuary from earthquakes and tsunamis are in plain sight. Basalt cliffs of Westwind and Cascade Head reveal Oregons volcanic past. Explore the landscape . . . by…

Campership Support from the Autzen Foundation

Oh Happy Day! Westwind was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Autzen Foundation! All proceeds will benefit Westwind’s Campership program and leverage our ability to purchase outdoor supplies for campers-in-need. With continued foundation support, Westwind can better meet the needs of its increasingly diverse camper population. To date, Westwind has already provided $125,000 in Camperships to…

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT WESTWIND!

Westwind 2016 Annual Report Westwind’s 2016 Annual Report is hot off the press! Stunning pictures, stories, organizational updates and fun facts will bring you back to the sandy shores and place you love. Get cozy by yourself or share it with a friend – either way, indulge yourself and enjoy!

GET EXCITED FOR MORE SUMMER STAFF!

The 2017 Westwind Summer Camp season is fast approaching. We cannot wait to have the staff arrive. In just another week  we will begin to have International staff from all over the world fly in to spend a summer at Westwind. Please meet some more of our 2017 Summer Staff. Introducing…   Camp Name: Zazu…

Who are the summer staff?

Now introducing…… In just over four weeks we will welcome 55 young adults to Westwind to work for 12 weeks.  Camp staff come from places far and near, and while some have grown up at Westwind and some have not yet been to Westwind, one thing they all have in common is their passion for…

Campership Support from Juan Young Trust

$5,000 Gifted Towards Campership Support Monday brought a happy surprise: Westwind found a $5,000 check gifted from Juan Young Trust towards Campership support! The gift will allow Westwind to purchase shoes, outdoor clothing, supplies and provide transportation to campers unable to afford these items. Westwind will provide campers with a care package that includes one new pair of…

Westwind beach from Iris Meadow

Not too late to sign up for Geology Camp!

Join us for two nights on the Oregon coast and explore the mysteries of coastal geology. June 9–11, 2017 all ages, $300 adult/$150 child Geology Camp will take place at Camp Westwind just north of Lincoln City, Oregon and in the middle of the Cascade Head U.N. Biosphere Reserve. A perfect weekend getaway before the busy…

Come to Visitors’ Day!

Come to Visitors’ Day! Westwind is open to all on June 24 from noon to 4pm. Come see the site, the new lodge deck and meet the 2017 summer staff. Westwind provides a grill out lunch, tours, hikes, archery, arts & crafts and beach time. Barges will run from 11:45 to 4pm from Knight Park.

SAVE THE DATE! Westwind Through the Ages

Join friends, family and alumni on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Oaks Park Dance Pavilion for lunch and a theatrical review of Westwind fashion and style through the ages (starting from the 1930’s!). Emcees/camp alumni Stafford Squier and Bella Frimpong will highlight outdoor fashion and faux pas while staff and alumni models strut the runway. All…