Camp Kitson Hot Springs <br> a.k.a. Camp Huntington

  • 50522 Hills Creek Road
  • Oakridge 1,
  • Active

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  • council_num=697
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Includes+Camp+Huntington+and+Beckman+Tree+Farm+%2d+Near+Oakridge+at+the+top+of+the+Hills+Creek+Reservoir%2e+160+acres+suitable+for+short+term+Scout+and+Webelos+overnighters%2c+and+den+and+pack+picnics%2e+A+program+shelter%2c+8+adirondack+shelters%2c+water+and+a+latrine+are+available%2e%0d%0a

Tue, 04-Sep-01

Kitson+Hot+Springs+was+once+privately+owned+by+Dave+Kitson%2c+who+was+introducted+to+it+by+local+Native+Americans%2e++He+built+cabins+on+the+property%2c+and+folks+from+Eugene+would+ride+the+train+to+Oakridge%2c+then+take+a+horse%2dand%2dbuggy+ride+out+on+a+dirt+road+some+10+miles+deeper+into+the+forest+to+soak+in+the+spring+water%2e++While+the+water+was+best+known+for+its+healing+properties%2c+people+also+bathed+in+it+and+drank+it%2e+Eventually+a+bath+house+was+built%2c+with+private+soaking+tubs%2e+++After+receiving+the+160+acres+of+this+wild+mountain+wilderness+donation+from+the+Huntington%2fBeckman+families%2c+the+Boy+Scouts+of+America+re%2dnamed+it+Camp+Huntington+and+Beckman+Tree+Farm%2e+%0d%0a

Sat, 04-Jan-14

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