The first youth camp was in 1957. It’s also a favorite of civic groups, including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H clubs, American Lung Society (Camp Christmas Seal) and the American Cancer Society (Camp U Kandu). Created primarily as a youth camp, the facility now attracts groups of all goals and sizes including non-profits, corporations and church groups.

Over the years, the camp has grown to include impressive modern facilities, including 14 camper cabins, 3 main lodges and kitchen offering convenient food service.

Camp Yamhill is also equipped to make your Challenge Course a complete meeting experience. The grounds boast a variety of buildings and meeting places that can be reserved at no extra charge at the time of your event.

Since the 50’s Camp Yamhill has certainly kept pace with the changing needs and enhanced comfort of its accommodations. In that time, however, one thing remains unchanged: the pristine natural setting that abounds with wildlife, beautiful scenery and the wonders of nature. Its forests and meadows are home to deer and herds of elk. A visitor might encounter a blue heron or beaver at the millpond or delight in the play of otter who come to feast on a bounty of fish. Those interested in plant life can find miners lettuce, salad, Oregon grape, trillium, lady's slippers, camas, cascara and an almost endless variety of other interesting plants. Our campfire area, located where Haskins Creek flows into the Yamhill River, is one of the most beautiful and peaceful spots on earth.