Camp Wooten Retreat Center, Retreat center in Columbia County, United States.
Camp Wooten Retreat Center is a group camp in the Washington State Park System, 15 miles south of Pomeroy in Columbia County. Its 1930s-era dining hall, many cabins and other facilities stand on the Tucannon River and Donnie Lake in the Blue Mountains. Activities include indoor swimming, canoeing, hiking and archery.
The center began in 1935 as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, a government work program during the Great Depression. The dining hall still reflects the architectural style of that era.
The camp's name honors Camp Wooten, a Civilian Conservation Corps site from the 1930s. The dining hall from that era still stands and is used for group meals. The site also serves as a retreat center for family reunions, school groups, and organizational gatherings, with cabins and a commercial kitchen supporting overnight stays.
The camp lies fifteen miles south of Pomeroy in Columbia County, reached by road through the Blue Mountains; the grounds sit along the Tucannon River and Donnie Lake. Cabins are heated, and the 1930s dining hall and indoor pool let groups stay active in cool or wet weather. Sturdy shoes help on the forest paths and the archery range.
Camp Wooten began in 1935 as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and the dining hall from that period still stands beside the Tucannon River. The site later served as an environmental learning center before becoming a retreat center in the Washington State Park System.
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