Camp Namanu is a Camp Fire Girls camp near Sandy, Oregon, about 1 hour east of Portland. It features a large wooden dance floor in the main lodge, intriguing, architecturally interesting spaces for workshops and jamming, and a variety of housing options.

Cabins are designated for men-only, women-only, adult couples, or families with kids. All cabins include bunk beds and electricity. A few have their own bathrooms; the rest are located near one of the communal shower houses.

Rustic shelters, located a bit deeper in the woods, are open to nature on one or more sides. Most have bunk beds or built-in platforms with mattresses, but no electricity.

A limited number of treehouses perch among the trees. Like the rustic shelters, these are covered but mostly open, usually with built-in platforms with mattresses, and without electricity.

We have plenty of room for tents.

There are a limited number of spaces for RVs; most of these are located in a parking area some distance from the dance hall and other facilities.

How to Reach Camp Namanu:
(these directions, along with a map, are also available in a pdf file)

From Portland, go east on Interstate 84/US 30 E (Banfield freeway) to Wood Village Exit 16. Turn right (south) and go up the hill (becomes 242nd) until you come to Burnside (2.8 miles). Turn left onto Burnside.

You will come to the Powell Valley Junction (0.7 miles). Continue through it and you will be on Highway 26. Stay on Hwy 26 through the town of Sandy, in the left lane. Get into the left turn late at the light by the Arco Station - a green sign says "Bull Run-Dodge Park." Camp Namanu is approximately 4.3 miles from this point.

Turn left and go down the hill and follow the Ten Eyck Road signs. There are several hairpin turns; be careful to read signs. At the Roslyn Lake Reservoir make a sharp right turn onto the Bull Run Road. Wind down the hill and across the Bull Run River. After crossing the Bull Run River, take the next left turn, which is approximately 0.25 mile past the river. This is the driveway into Camp Namanu. There is a small sign on the right indicating entry to Camp Namanu on the left. Follow the gravel road approximately 1 mile into camp. Warning, because the road is gravel and slow going, it will feel like you've been on it for longer than a mile. Just keep going and enjoy the beautiful woods - you'll get there.

Park in the parking lot and walk into camp. Estimated time from Portland: 1 hour. Parking is limited; carpooling is encouraged.

Google map
(Warning: the directions above are more clear than Google's)

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