Camp Pioneer is a

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camp situated adjacent to the

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area within the

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. It is operated by the

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of Boy Scouts of America. The camp is located south of Marion Forks, east

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History

Camp Pioneer was founded in 1936 by Cascade Pacific Council councilman Cap Monroe and a group of

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from a troop in

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. In 2002, a forest fire temporarily closed the camp, with the

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using the camp as a command post to fight the fire. In 2003, the camp was threatened by the B&B Complex Fires. Fire fighting crews were able to protect the camp from damage.

Camp

Pioneer is situated around Pine Ridge Lake, elevation 4,875 ft (1486 m) at the base of Mt. Jefferson, near the

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and Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area. Many of the camp employees are college and high school students working during their summer break. The name "Pine Ridge" can be seen at all four Cascade Pacific Council camps such as

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as the name of one of their campsites.

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Pioneer Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land. In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and dev ...

1936 establishments in Oregon