It is hard to imagine a more perfect or beautiful place for a summer camp than Camp Magruder on the Oregon coast! We enjoy a clean, nearly private, lake as the Eastern border of camp, and over a half-mile of pristine beach on our West. The beach increases in size every year as the southern currents deposit more sand as a result of the Tillamook Jetty just to the South.

There are so many activities to offer that we simply cannot fit them all in during one week. Everyone enjoys the beach so many activities take place there: volleyball, speedaway (one boundary of the field is the ocean), skim-boarding, boggie boarding in the waves, and memorable campfires in the evening as the sun is setting over the ocean. Other activities include swimming, basketball, waterskiing, kayaking, archery, dance class, and softball. We will also have two dances during camp for campers to show off their new dancing skills!

Christian Living lessons and memory verses are the core of each day. Each activity, lesson, and even campfire stories are designed to illustrate the lessons so that campers understand the principles and how to put them into practice in their lives when they return home. 

Every year campers build friendships that will last a lifetime. Living in a world where evil and negative influences are everywhere, these friendships with teens of like mind are vital and grow more important with each passing year. Campers often stay in touch all year long through social media and electronic messaging. Our goal is to establish a Godly atmosphere in which campers can be enriched for a lifetime as a result of attending Northwest Camp.

Camp Magruder is located about 1 1/2 hours drive time from Portland, OR. Campers should arrive at Northwest Camp between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM on Sunday, July 22nd. Departure will be on Sunday, July 29, between 10:00 and 11:00 AM. If you fly to camp, we will provide transportation to and from the Portland airport between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on July 22nd. Departure flights should be after 1:00 PM on July 29th.   Please be sure and fill out the transportation form and confirm that it has been received if you plan to fly!

The Camp experience is made possible by our dedicated volunteer staff.  For those serving on staff, camp is a week of lots of hard work, not much sleep, and many rewarding memories as we are privileged to be a part of helping God's young people grow in the knowledge of Him. Counseling staff will need to arrive on Friday, July 20 by 1:00 PM for training and team-building. Activity staff should plan to arrive in time for Sabbath services at 2:00 PM on July 21st.

The deadline for staff and camper applications is May 1, so apply as soon as you can. We are looking forward to a great experience for everyone on the beautiful Pacific coast this summer!

Camp Director:  Mr. Rex Sexton   rex_sexton@ucg.org  Phone:  360-798-2921