St. Joe's Annual Family Campout
Directions to Metzler Park:
Metzler Park is located approximately 5 miles south of Estacada. Take Interstate 205 to Exit 12, Clackamas/Estacada, and turn
eastbound onto Hwy 212/224. Proceed 3.2 miles through Clackamas to the Hwy 212/224 Junction (Rock Creek Junction)
turn right onto Hwy 224, proceed 15.1 miles following the signs to Estacada. Pass through Estacada, just on
the outskirts of Estacada, turn right onto Hwy 211, crossing a bridge. Go 4 miles to Tucker Rd, turn right.
Proceed .5 miles and make a sharp left turn onto Metzler Park Rd. The park entrance is 1.6 miles down
the road.
Camping Fees
$19.00 per site/per night Friday, Saturday, and Holidays
$16.00 per site/per night Sunday through Thursday.
The first vehicle is at no charge, being included in your camp fee. The fee for extra vehicles is $5.00
per night and can be paid at the campground. A maximum of two vehicles are permitted in a campsite. Any
vehicles not fitting in the campsite must be parked in the designated overflow parking.
For your protection, park entrance gates are locked from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. daily. Be sure to plan your
activities around this. Resident park personnel or attendants will open gates during closed hours ONLY in cases
of bona fide emergencies.
The park has baseball, volleyball and horseshoe facilities available for use and can be reserved at the time of picnic and
camping reservations at no extra charge. Sports bags, with a variety of equipment, are also available for
rental at each reserved facility from the Park Rangers. Daily rental fee is $10.00 with a $20.00 refundable
deposit.
General Park Rules
Please observe quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Pets are welcome, but must be leashed and not left unattended. All fecal matter must be disposed of.
Alcohol consumption is permitted with a $30.00 cleanup deposit in day use areas.
Tape/CD players are permitted if they do not interfere with other people's recreation. No amplified music
or public address systems are allowed.
Firewood can be purchased for $5 per bundle. PLEASE DO NOT CUT OUR TREES OR BUSHES.
Washing of vehicles, filling of swimming pools or dunk tanks is prohibited.
Group picnicking in the campground with non-camping visitors is prohibited.
Dunk tanks, air bouncers, and other items of this type are not allowed without written permission from the
Park Supervisor.
Fires are allowed only in designated fire receoptacles, and receptacles are not to be moved. Fires MUST be
extinguished upon departure.
No more than 8 people per campsite.
No person under the age of 18 may camp overnight unless accompanied by an adult.
No more than 2 tents or 1 recreational vehicle and 1 tent per campsite.
Campers may not stay more than 10 days within a 14 day period, and no more than 20 days total during the season.
(May 1 - Sept. 30).
Non-camping vehicles left in the park after closing may b towed at the owner's expense.
Check-in time: 3:00 p.m.; Check-out time: 1:00 p.m.
Campground extras: Fishing in season on Clackamas River, Golf course nearby, playground, nature trails, and nearby creek with swimming hole.
St. Joe's Weekend Activities
Friday, August 24th: Remember earliest check in time is 3:00 p.m., unless your site is already
vacant. If you can make it, we will be gathering around the Common Area fire pit this evening and will begin
sometime around dusk. We realize many will be just arriving and setting up camp, so if you can't make it that's OK, if
you can, that's great. We will be gathering as a community Saturday evening.
Saturday, August 25th:
Rosary Prayer Service at 9:00 a.m.
Morning softball game beginning around 10:00 a.m. ending at 12:00 noon.
Children's activities beginning around 10:00 a.m.
Croquet beginning around 11:00 a.m. ending at 1:00 p.m.
Volleyball game beginning around 12:00 p.m. ending at 2:00 p.m.
Afternoon softball game beginning around 2:00 p.m. ending at 4:00 p.m.
Croquet beginning around 2:00 p.m. ending at 4:00 p.m.
Horse Shoes any time during the day...just pick up shoes from camp hosts.
Mass will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Common Area (near the large fire pit). Make sure to bring plenty of
seating to the common area.
Community Dinner will follow Mass in the Common Area at 6:30 p.m. This is the meal time for everyone to gather
together, whether you bring up your own meal or purchase the sausage meal. The Knights of Columbus will be
selling SausageFest Meals for those that are interested. The cost is $5.00 per person and it includes your
choice of sausage (Brats, Italian, Polish, and Hot Dogs), chips, baked beans, watermelon and soda. Includes
plates, napkins and plasticware. Extra sausage $2.00, extra soda or water $1.00. The Youth Group will also be selling corn on
the cob again this year for $1.00 each.
If you do not wish to participate in the SausageFest Meal, please bring your own meal up to the Common Area. If you
need to grill your meat, please bring up a BBQ to share. The Knights will not be able to cook meats for
those that are not participating in the SausageFest.
Everyone should bring a dessert or side dish to share.
After sunset we will also have a campfire.
Sunday, August 26th: Community Pancake Breakfast will be at 9:00 a.m. You need to have meats pre-cooked
prior to bringing to the Common Area and other supplies including your eating utensils to the common area
by 9:00 a.m. We also need individuals to step forward to help coordinate this activity.
Remember that checkout time is at 1:00 p.m. and we do ask that you please pick up your campsite of any litter
particles (such as balloon pieces, etc.). We would like to return to this park...so please leave it cleaner
than when you arrived.
Campsite Reservations
If you would like to join us at our annual campout you can reserve your site by contacting our Wagonmasters listed below:
Patti LaRue
Phone: 503-761-7249
Email: ramfanner@yahoo.com
Duane & Dianne Calcagno
Phone: 503-998-5683 or 503-998-5688
Email: duane-dianne@comcast.net
Plus, if you would like to volunteer coordinating an activity or have an idea for any additional activities, please
let us know by either calling us or emailing us. Any additional planned activities can be given to the campers on Friday
when they begin arriving.
IMPORTANT: All reservations and payments are due no later than July 22nd, 2007!
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