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Camas campsite provides warmth in the winter months

Camp Lacamas Retreat & Conference Center offers year round services and activities

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Contributed photo The 10 cabins at Camp Lacamas are available as warming shelters for homeless individuals during extreme cold weather conditions, only when other shelters in the area are full. The effort to provide temporary warm housing is coordinated by the Council for the Homeless.

A local campsite known for its summer programs has recently started to offer temporary shelter for the homeless, when other facilities in the area are full.

Camp Lacamas Retreat & Conference Center includes 10 cabins equipped with electric heat, lighting and bunk beds. There are also two restroom buildings with showers.

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