Upward Bound Camp

Upward Bound Camp Providing recreational and educational camp experiences for people with special needs since 1978.

The purpose of Upward Bound Camp is to provide on-going Christian based recreational and educational camp experiences for persons with disabilities, twelve years of age and over in an environment that presents opportunities for growth outside the individual’s usual routine or habitat. The philosophy of Upward Bound Camp is Respect God, Respect others, Respect yourself, Respect God's creation. Upwa

rd Bound supports the belief that every person is important, created by God, worthy of love and caring service. Camp gives every person the opportunity to realize and share their gifts and individual special abilities.

From Open Camp to Opening Camp...here we go! This coming weekend we are hosting our final Volunteer Weekend as our summ...
05/13/2026

From Open Camp to Opening Camp...here we go! This coming weekend we are hosting our final Volunteer Weekend as our summer staff arrivals begin this next week and Leadership Campers come the second week of June! YAY! And, WOW! And, we need the community's help!

Friday & Saturday, May 15th and 16th

10:00am to 3:00pm

Lunch will be prepared and served by our summer cook, Pip.

Work to be done:

You guessed it, putting up tents! But also, building new beds, setting up the furniture in the tents and continued property work.

If you missed the Open Camp event last Saturday this will be an opportunity to see Sandy Land, the new and improved cafeteria and meet Rosa.

Please RSVP so we can be sure to have enough food and drinks: [email protected]

Thank you to everyone that joined us for Open Camp this weekend! It was awesome to bring our community together and get ...
05/12/2026

Thank you to everyone that joined us for Open Camp this weekend! It was awesome to bring our community together and get a little taste of what this summer will bring! Can't wait to share the new spaces with you all!

04/17/2026

This was fun! Thanks to Mollie Richardson for asking us to be part of this!

Volunteers needed at Upward Bound Camp! Dates: April 24 & 25 May 15 & 16Come one Come All!Overnight Camping available F...
03/25/2026

Volunteers needed at Upward Bound Camp!

Dates:

April 24 & 25

May 15 & 16

Come one Come All!

Overnight Camping available Friday and Saturday nights. Suggested Donation for overnight camping: $25 per night.

RSVP on our Website: www.upwardboundcamp.org

Work from 10:00am to 4:00pm, lunch provided!

Breakfast and dinner on your own if you are camping.

Tasks will include: clearing vegetation overgrowth, trimming trees, trail/walking path maintenance, and performing repairs on buildings that survived the fires and cleaning animal pens. In May we will be setting up the site for camper arrival!

📣 Upward Bound Camp is hiring for seasonal summer help! There are three open positions available: Full-time cook, Full-t...
03/03/2026

📣 Upward Bound Camp is hiring for seasonal summer help! There are three open positions available: Full-time cook, Full-time camp counselor, and weekend housekeeping. Contact info in the image below.

Upward Bound exists to see, know, love and wholly celebrate persons with diversabilites through enriching experiences in compassionate Christlike community.

www.upwardboundcamp.org

Summer is *just* around the corner! Registration opens Dec. 1!!
11/25/2025

Summer is *just* around the corner! Registration opens Dec. 1!!

Also, the biggest thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to be with us! Your support of Upward Bound Camp allows...
10/15/2025

Also, the biggest thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to be with us! Your support of Upward Bound Camp allows and encourages us to continue in our work! We loved spending the evening with you and hope you had nearly as much fun as we did! If you couldn't make it, we can't wait to see you next year!

Another shoutout to The Lovin Oven for their support! Their incredible cupcakes nearly stole the show!
10/15/2025

Another shoutout to The Lovin Oven for their support! Their incredible cupcakes nearly stole the show!

This past weekend we celebrated another year of seeing, knowing, loving, and wholly celebrating people with diversabilit...
10/15/2025

This past weekend we celebrated another year of seeing, knowing, loving, and wholly celebrating people with diversabilities at our Gospel Jubilee Event--and we didn't do it alone. Thank you to all of the local businesses who offered their support through donations of prizes in our raffle! What a gift it was to share some of our favorite places with our friends!

Thank you!!!

Address

40151 Gates School Road
Gates, OR
97346

Telephone

+15038972447

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