Camp Eight
Camp Eight is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,044 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Scaponia Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 19 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Ruins of a mill and loggers shacks at site of Camp Eight logging camp that was active in the 1920's and 1930's.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Nassa Point · 23 mi
- Cathlamet Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scaponia Park: 1.9 mi
- Vernonia Lake City Park: 2.8 mi
- Old Mill Area: 3.1 mi
- Ora Bolmeier City Park: 3.2 mi
- Webb Way Park: 3.4 mi
- Baker Point: 2.7 mi
- Mount Cedara: 2.9 mi
- O-A Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Peace Candle of the World: 14.5 mi
- Seaman: 15.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 16.1 mi
- Kalama Totem Pole: 16.1 mi
- Welcome to Oregon: 17.2 mi
- Wayne Naillon: 7.9 mi
- Timber Road Brick Entryway: 8.7 mi
- Tony's Crossing: 9.0 mi
- Waye Taylor Naillon: 11.0 mi
- Timber Community Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Old Tractor: 7.9 mi
- Cathlapotle Plankhouse: 17.9 mi
- Mars: 19.8 mi
- Earth-Moon: 19.8 mi
- Venus: 19.8 mi
- MCM South Headwaters: 18.7 mi
- South Multnomah Channel Marsh: 19.1 mi
- Lake Rosannah Natural Area: 19.1 mi
- Wapato Access Greenway: 19.4 mi
- Green Lake (Mettler) Natural Area: 19.6 mi
- Trestle Beach: 14.8 mi
- Lyons Beach: 15.7 mi
- Goble Beach: 15.7 mi
- Collins Beach: 16.8 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 17.8 mi
- Bonnie Falls: 9.8 mi
- Beaver Falls: 16.3 mi
- Jackson Falls: 19.0 mi
- Marietta Falls: 20.0 mi
- Jenny Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Master Gardener Demo Garden: 12.1 mi
- Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Residents Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Blue Heron Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 20.4 mi
- Caples House Museum Complex: 15.0 mi
- Historic Courthouse Museum: 15.5 mi
- Woodland Historical Museum Society: 18.0 mi
- La Center Museum: 21.4 mi
- Cowlitz County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Lunch Place: 14.8 mi
- Community Stage: 18.1 mi
- Heron Shelter: 22.2 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 22.3 mi
- Pavillion: 23.2 mi
- Martin Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Carrolls Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Landslide: 22.1 mi
- Alder Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Roy: 19.0 mi
- Greenville: 19.0 mi
- Thatcher: 21.0 mi
- Idiotville: 22.4 mi
- Sunset Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 11.5 mi
- Normandin Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Eight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | SW 226° | 1,044 m | 20.7 mi |
| Round Top | SW 222° | 909 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nicolai Mountain | NW 313° | 902 m | 22.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 299° | 816 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Rock Hill | WSW 240° | 742 m | 22.7 mi |
| Belding Point | WSW 237° | 739 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dog Thief Point | W 263° | 712 m | 17.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 175° | 689 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:21 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 38 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernonia #2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7123021748
Day trips start here
- St. Helens · 15 mi
- Rainier · 18 mi
- Ridgefield · 18 mi
- Woodland · 18 mi
- Longview · 21 mi
- Kelso · 22 mi
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