A Winter Wonderland
Inner tubing, snow shoeing, snow caves and toasting your toes next to a flickering fire. This is the joy of winter fun in the Cascade Pacific Council.
Winter Camping
Lodge service days
Aubrey Watzek Lodge
Lodge Service Days are opportunities for your units to gain early access to reservation system to ensure space for your preferred weekend. Woodcuts occur on the second weekend of September and the Lodge Clean-up Happens on the second weekend of October. To sign your unit up for any of these service days, please click the link below.
Key Contacts
Camping Department
492.camping@scouting.org
(503) 225-5701
Ranger - Andy Herold
andy.herold@scouting.org
(541) 467-2550
WINTER LODGE
Aubrey Watzek Lodge
Our massive winter lodge on the north side of Mount Hood has access to fantastic snowshoe trails, contains four industrial kitchens and a massive fireplace to stay toasty warm 24/7. Parking during the Winter months requires a Sno-park permit.
Clink the red button link below for detailed information for Scouters attending a Winter Lodge:
Cost
Cub Scouts: $10 per person per day. Payable at time of reservation.
Scouts BSA: $20 per person, per day. Payable at time of reservation.
Refund Policy
Reduction of youth on the reservation will be allowed up to two weeks prior to the reservation date. 50% of the original reservation is non refundable. Within two weeks of the start date, no refunds will be made. The ONLY exception is when ODOT closes the highway. Winter weather conditions are not reason for refund.
Participation Requirements
New for 2024: Helmets are required. The Council has purchased helmets for community use. Youth and Adults are welcome to bring their own helmets for use, ie: bicycle helmets, ski and snowboard helmets. Sanitation will be used in-between uses.
Participants must be registered members of Scouting units, or prospective members (of the correct age and gender).
Units must have unit accident insurance in effect at time of activity. Cascade Pacific Council units have insurance provided thru the council.
Cub Scout Family Days: Cub Scout Family Snow Days will permit siblings or family members of Cub Scout age to attend as well.
WINTER CABIN
Camp Baldwin Cabins
Scout units can reserve our heated cabins, go snowshoeing (Snow Sports Merit Badge, anyone!), build igloos and have a blast! You will also have hot showers, flushing toilets, potable water and you can even rent the dining hall for extra meeting space.
Note about cooking: you must bring your own cooking gear and cook outside or in the nearby winter shelter. (Cooking is not allowed in the cabins.)
Note about getting there: you’ll need to drive up “the back way” from Dufur because the road from Highway 35 is not plowed.
Cost
For a 8-person, heated cabin with electricity
All Groups: $100 per night, per cabin. Payable at time of reservation.
Units that meet Camp4All Goal: $80 per night, per cabin. Payable at time of reservation.
Refund Policy
Reduction of youth on the reservation will be allowed up to two weeks prior to the reservation date. 50% of the original reservation is non refundable. Within two weeks of the start date, no refunds will be made. The ONLY exception is when ODOT closes the highway. Winter weather conditions are not reason for refund.
Impact for Generations.
Prepared for Life.
This is more than a motto. It is a manifesto. It is our promise to the community and to every parent and child who Scouts with us. By Scouting in the Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of the Boy Scouts of America, every youth can learn to make an impact on the world around them and be more prepared for career and life.