Camp Meriwether (Oregon)

Camp Meriwether
The Camp Meriwether Crest
OwnerCascade Pacific Council
LocationCloverdale, Oregon Coast
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°19′09″N 123°57′50″W / 45.319167°N 123.963889°W / 45.319167; -123.963889
Camp size695 acres (281 ha)
Founded1926
FounderGeorge Obertueffer
Website
www.cpcbsa.org/meriwether

Camp Meriwether is a 790-acre Scouts BSA summer camp founded in 1926 and located south of Cape Lookout near Cloverdale, Oregon, along the Oregon Coast. Camp Meriwether is the largest of the Cascade Pacific Council's four resident camps in Oregon. During World War II, the camp was closed for two years and served as a US Army outpost until 1943.