Camp Kiwanilong

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Camp Kiwanilong is a rustic camp on Oregon's north coast. It is the perfect location for your next retreat, camp, outdoor school, or conference.

Now you might wonder how Camp Kiwanilong ended up with such a funny name. It comes from the words “Kiwanis” and “Long.” Long is the name of the lake that is part of the campsite, and Kiwanis (the Astoria Kiwanis Club, specifically) is the service organization that provided the principal labor and supplies required to build the cabins, shelters and infirmary on the site. On the shore of Long Lake and shaded by mature Sitka Spruce trees, Camp Kiwanilong is ideally situated for outdoor activity. It features several trails, including a two-mile path that winds through lush wetlands before arriving at the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. And the area surrounding the 270-acre campsite has its own attractions, including Fort Stevens State Park, Fort Clatsop, the famous Peter Iredale shipwreck, and several Native American historic sites. Before hosting its first young campers, the site that eventually became Camp Kiwanilong served as an experimental arboretum, where the Civilian Conservation Corps planted many unusual varieties of trees. This was part of a historic effort in the 1930s to secure the north coast sand dunes. Those efforts left a remarkable variety of plant life on the campsite that campers and visitors alike enjoy to this day. From 1936 to 1975, Clatsop County leased the Camp Kiwanilong property to the Girl Scouts. By 1979, and after years of vacancy, the campsite was in severe disrepair. The county agreed to lease the camp to an independent board of directors that would operate and maintain the facility as a non-profit organization. The Camp Kiwanilong board of directors has overseen management of the camp ever since. It employs one fulltime staff person, and funds all of the camp’s expenses through registration fees, donations and grants. Contributions of labor and supplies from various individuals and local service organizations also help significantly defray the cost of operation and maintenance.

09/24/2026

We made the Coast Weekend! 🏕️

Thank you to Heather Douglas and Discover Our Coast for this lovely write-up on Camp Kiwanilong Rewind, our summer camp weekend for grown-ups, now in its fourth year.

Bunks by the lake, campfires, archery, boating, paint & sip, a co****le tournament and Chef Laurence in the Main Lodge kitchen. Every dollar goes back to camp, keeping the facilities going and making camp affordable for local kids.

You don't need to be a camp alum. Rewind is for anyone who loved camp, and just as much for anyone who never got to go.

📅 Oct. 2–4 | 21+
⏰ Registration closes TOMORROW, Sept. 25
🎟️ $300, or $200 each with a buddy · Saturday-only $100

The idea’s inception began as a daydream, recounted Clare Thompson. Thompson is the board chair of Camp Kiwanilong Board, Inc. and co-founder of Rewind, a fundraiser that taps into the […]

09/21/2026

🐸 These little guys are hopping into Rewind. Are you? A big thank you to Bruce’s Candy Kitchen for their sponsorship and the sweet treats in our swag bags! link in our bio for tickets. October 2-4.

09/15/2026

Still thinking about coming to Rewind? This is your sign.
Chef Laurence and Chef Josh Archibald of Tillamook Creamery are running the lodge kitchen this year, and the menu is ridiculous. Chicken banh mi by the lake? Yes please.
Registration closes September 25. Grab your spot 👉 campkiwanilong.org/rewind-info

09/11/2026

It’s official: Stacy “Echo” Goody is Camp Kiwanilong’s Summer Youth Program Director.

If you’ve been out to camp, you already know her. Echo was born and raised in Astoria, and this past season was her 25th. She trained under Sparky, Sprite and Ducky. Now she’s the one everyone else learns from.

A lot has changed since then — she’s spent this last stretch co-leading the program in the interim — but the reason she keeps coming back hasn’t.

“There is nothing I believe in more, than the magic of summer camp.”

Neither do we, Echo. Congratulations — we’re lucky to have you.

09/04/2026

Menu preview 🥖 Laurence Thompson and Josh Archibald are putting chicken bánh mì on the Rewind menu this October — crackly bread, pickled everything, plenty of mayo and hoisin. Come hungry, Oct 2–4, adults 21+. Link in bio for tickets and weekend info.

Address

595 SW Ridge Road/PO Box 128
Warrenton, OR
97146

Telephone

(503) 861-2933

Website

http://www.campkiwanilong.org/, http://www.givebutter.com/spaghetti-feed

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