St. Joe's Annual Family Campout August 8th thru August 10th 2008
Due to a lot of different circumstances and changes in policy with the County Parks, we were unable to
reserve Metzler Park for the dates we needed. We also discovered that none of the State Parks had any campsites
left for these dates either and this was in November of 2007. So the only available park was Barton Park.
Directions to Barton Park:
Barton Park is located just off of Hwy. 224, approximately 9.8 miles east of Clackamas on the Clackamas River. Take Interstate 205 to Exit 12, Clackamas/Estacada. Turn east-bound onto Hwy. 212/224. Proceed 3.2 miles through Clackamas to the Hwy. 212/224 split (Rock Creek junction). Follow Hwy. 224 to the right, following the signs to Estacada. Proceed 6.4 miles on Hwy. 224 to Bakers Ferry Road and turn right (Barton Grocery on the right-hand side). The park is .2 miles on the left-hand side of 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.
Activities For All Ages
The playground will keep your youngsters entertained for hours. An exciting game of softball, volleyball or horseshoes is perfect.
Fishing is another popular pastime. Folks will tell you that Barton Park is one of the best sites on the mid-Clackamas. Steelhead, trout and salmon could easily be the highlight of your campsite feast tonight.
Rafting is very popular. Many enjoy the adventurous trip starting about 6 miles upriver at McIver Park. The boat ramp provides excellent riv er access. Others choose to start at Barton for about a 5 mile journey to Carver Park. The Clackamas River is exceptionally beautiful and the rapids are mild enough for rafters of all abilities.
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.
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
Activities listed below are "tentative" but we hope that we will be able to include them. If you have any suggestions please feel free
to contact us. Father would
like to end this years camp out with the outdoor mass, so that changes the normal format of the campout. Up to this
point this is what it will look like.
Friday August 8th - will be the same as any other Friday that we've had our campouts. 8:00pm (or around that time) -
Gather around one of the two firepits for "smores". Everyone is welcome.
Saturday August 9th - 9:00am - Family Rosary
10:00am - 11:30am - Croquete will be set up for anyone interested.
12:00pm – 2:00pm – Pot Luck Community Picnic.
There will be a sign up sheet for: Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Salads
Desserts
Beverages
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Water Gun Fight.
3:30pm – 4:30 pm – Water Balloon Fight
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Saturday Afternoon Bingo. This will be set up by the large firepit. There will be 6 different games with 6 different prizes. You can choose which game or games you'd like to play.
8:00pm - 10:00pm - Community Campfire Marshmallow Roast at the large firepit.
Sunday August 10th
9:30am – 11:00am – Kite flying in the open meadow area. A few kites will be available, but feel free to bring your own.
11:00am - 12:00 noon - Frisbee.
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Outdoor Mass in Day Use Area A
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.
NEW!: This year....you can place your reservation request online. You can
find the reservation request form on the same page as the map of Barton Park. We've also provided you with
pictures of most of the campsites to help you in deciding on what site you might like. You'll find those on the map page as
well.
IMPORTANT: All reservations must be in by June 30th, 2008 and payments are due no later than July 1st, 2008!
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