Welcome!
NETCamp 2026 will be held
- from Friday evening, August 28, 2026
- to Sunday morning, August 30, 2026
- at Mountaindale Outdoor Program Center in Washington County
Enrollment is full, and this year is on track to be the largest NET Camp yet. The team is working hard to accommodate everyone, and hundreds of details are being tucked into place, with a great deal of interdependencies - from lodging, to classes, rides, and meals.
- Cancellations: If you need to cancel, email [email protected] (or reply to this message) as quickly as possible so we can offer your spots to others on the waiting lists and make adjustments to the NET Squads (your Team at Camp).
- Class attendance: Many classes have waitlists. All classes are full. Please DO NOT attend a class for which you are not enrolled. Your classes will be listed on the back of your badge at Check-In. If there have been cancellations and you will be able to get into one of your waitlist classes, you will be notified in advance.
- Heat Illness Prevention Training: NET Camp is a training for which Heat Illness Prevention Training is required. If the heat index is forecast to be above 80º, we will need to send you home if you have not completed it. Here’s Glenn’s message from a Bulletin about how to complete it:
- Complete Your Annual Training for Summertime Deployments and Training: Heat Illness Prevention Training
- Required for all Active NET and BEECN volunteers; suggested for everyone.* In compliance with Oregon OSHA regulations, PBEM Volunteers may not deploy or train outdoors when the Heat Index is above 80° unless they have completed this annual training. This is a nonnegotiable State and City requirement, regardless of any medical training a volunteer has, because the unit also addresses policy, ops protocols, and your rights. It consists of 8 minutes of videos, approximately 20 informational slides, and a 10-question quiz. Please take the course and quiz in MIP under Opportunities > Basic NET Training.
- Notes:
- - If you are a City of Portland employee you must complete the course in CityLearner instead, and inform me after you do so.
- - If you already completed the Oregon OSHA training in 2025, please email me your OR OSHA PDF certificate and I will update your record.
- Log time as BASIC or ADVANCED TRAINING as appropriat
- Girl Scout Camp Mountaindale aka Mountaindale Lodge
- 36885 NW Uebel Road, North Plains, Oregon
- Mountaindale Lodge land line for emergencies: 503-647-4331
- Driving directions are attached - REVIEW before departure
- PARKING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED
- There are 108 NET Camp attendees this year (not including Instructors/Volunteers/Staff), and only 70 attendee parking spaces. It is absolutely necessary for folks to ride together. Reach out to your neighborhood team, and/or adjacent teams to coordinate. If you need help with this, please let us know!
- 60% of cars WILL be parked in. Don’t worry, we have a method for getting you out if you need.
- If you expressed in your Registration form that you would need a ride, you should hear from Loren Perry soon, if you haven’t already. We will do our best to connect you to nearby NETs who are driving.
- Parking Staff will greet you and give you a dash card that is color coded based on your departure day. People departing Sunday will be parked in the deepest. The dash card allows us to get in touch with you if an emergency requires someone behind you to exit.
- DO NOT UNLOAD UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED IN
- When you arrive, bring your ID badge and sign in at NETCamp HQ on the Lodge porch! You’ll get your:
- Campsite / bunk details
- NETCamp name tag
- Class schedule
- NETSquad assignment (your team away from home!)
- Loaner radio if you need one
- And if you’re the first person to arrive on your NETSquad, your Team Leader packet
- Then, unload, settle in, locate your NETSquad, and start NETCamping!
- Everyone is required to sign in and out at HeadQuarters (HQ) when they arrive to and leave from Mountaindale, just like for deployments. If you leave without signing out, we WILL call you!
- Presently, the weather looks to be mild, with lows in the mid-50s and highs in the mid-70s, sunny, to partly-sunny.
- All classes will take place rain or shine, indoors or out. Be prepared.
Cell service is extremely poor to non-existent in the Lodge and main area of camp. It may work in the parking lot, and most people get service by the entrance gate, or up the back hill near the upper campsites (a 10-15min walk).
Wifi exists but what little bandwidth there is gets quickly overwhelmed if very many people try to use it at once, so it isn’t usually good for much except creating frustration. If you want to try it, ask a staff member for the password.
We will use FRS or GMRS radios to communicate at camp. If you don’t have a radio, we’ll have loaners at HQ for you to borrow.
WHAT TO BRING
- Everyone should bring:
- NET Badge or Organizational ID
- NET / CERT vest, if you have one
- FRS or GMRS radio, if you have one, with extra batteries
- Water bottle
- A hot cup if you want to take a warm morning beverage away from the Lodge
- Weather-appropriate gear. We have covered locations for most classes should it rain, but these are still outside. Also, search & rescue instructors plan to use any bad weather to increase the challenge of their class, like in real life, instead of seeking a covered teaching space. So bring your preparedness with you!
- Rain pants & jacket
- Sunscreen & bug spray
- Close-toed shoes
- Camp chair (outdoor classes may not have seating)
- A headlight and/or flashlight if you’ll be at camp while it’s dark
- Notepad and writing tools for taking notes during class
- If you forgot them, or if these are a barrier for you, we will have some at the Check-In desk for you to use.
- Folks participating in Sunday’s exercise, and students of any of the four classes below need to bring their full PPE.
- Search and Rescue Specialist Training
- Incident Facilities and Locations
- Cribbing Refresher
- Low-Angle Rescue
- Attendees staying overnight should also bring:
- Bedding (lodge bunk beds include an institutional-style mattress, but no sheets, blankets, or pillows)
- Toiletries and towel (there are only a few showers at camp - we advise treating camp as a deployment and skipping the shower)
- Camping gear if you’re doing that. At minimum you’ll need:
- Tent & any tarp it may need.
- Meadow camp spaces are full, and our space is limited. If you CAN be in 2-person tent instead of a 4-person, it will make a difference this year.
- Sleeping pad
- Sleeping bag and pillow
- Tent & any tarp it may need.
- Musical instruments for impromptu music jams during social evening time, but we don’t have a secure location to store them.
- Any Show and Tell items you want to share!
- Your NET deployment bag if you want all your personal gear, especially for the Sunday exercise.
- Weapons, including firearms and large knives. Even if you have a concealed carry permit, firearms are not allowed at NET activities. You may not bring your own archery equipment. Blades under 6” may be carried as tools.
- Alcohol and marijuana are not allowed. Illegal drugs are prohibited. You may smoke in designated areas at camp
- Pets are not allowed at camp unless they are service animals.
- Meal Plan
- Reminder: Friday dinner is NOT included in the Meal Plan - bring your dinner if you are arriving Friday.
- Meal times are on the attached rough schedule.
- Bringing your own food
- The Lodge kitchen is not available for attendee cooking or food storage, because staff are using it to store and prepare the camp meal plan food.
- Cold storage.
- The kitchens in Pavy’s and Rafters each have one standard fridge/freezer available for attendee use. Since the Lodge fridges are not available to attendees this year due to their use for meal plan food, please be considerate and use only what space you must, and consider bringing a personal cooler instead of using the community fridge.
- Food storage generally.
- As for keeping food outside, while there are no large predators at camp, come prepared to defend your food against racoons, skunks, and smaller critters. You can use the kitchens at Pavy’s and Rafters to store your room temperature food and coolers, although you’ll probably be fine leaving a sturdy cooler outside.
- Cooking at camp
- Stovetops are available in Rafters and Pavy’s, but only one each. We suggest cooking with a camp stove or bringing simple, no-cook food as much as possible.
- Camp stoves are only allowed at campsites if you have a water bucket on hand, unless the fire danger level increases significantly.
- Morning Drinks
- No matter if you have signed up for the meal plan or not we will have coffee and tea available both Saturday and Sunday morning.
- Fires at camp
- Tentatively, and SUBJECT TO CHANGE, fires will be allowed in the group fire circles as long as there’s a water bucket and a fire extinguisher on hand and the fires are never left unattended.
- There is firewood at camp, and a firewood quarantine due to Emerald Ash Borer. Please DO NOT bring firewood to camp.
- Fire rules can change quickly depending on the fire danger level during the event. We will give you a last-minute update 2 days before camp to help you plan.
- Water
- All water at camp is tested and is potable, whether it comes from a sink or a spigot.
- All water at camp is tested and is potable, whether it comes from a sink or a spigot.
- Lodge
- The Lodge (Marilyn’s Place on the camp map) is close enough to the parking lot that you can park, register at HQ, and then retrieve your things from the car and carry them to the Lodge. If you need to park close to the lodge to unload, we have a few parking spaces for this purpose. If you need ADA accessible parking, please let the parking crew know, and you will be directed to those parking spots.
- The Lodge (Marilyn’s Place on the camp map) is close enough to the parking lot that you can park, register at HQ, and then retrieve your things from the car and carry them to the Lodge. If you need to park close to the lodge to unload, we have a few parking spaces for this purpose. If you need ADA accessible parking, please let the parking crew know, and you will be directed to those parking spots.
- Adirondacks
- These are about a 10min hike up the hill past Rafters, up the emergency road that we can’t drive on, past campsites and around to the left. You can drive your vehicle up to Rafters and park there to unload your things if you like, and then drive back down to park in the lot. We are not allowed to drive up the hill to the Adirondacks. If you park near Rafters to shorten your hike, please do not block access to the fire department’s water tank.
- Only one of the Adirondacks cabins is available, due to structural problems. The one that is unavailable is caution-taped off.
- Camping
- Meadow sites.
- These are in the meadow right next to the Lodge, along the tree-line opposite the pond. We will have markings in the ground to mark each Meadow site. These are as close to the parking lot as the Lodge, and less than a 1 minute walk through the trees to the parking lot, so the closest option is to park in the lot and carry your things to the Meadow from there.
- Lower Campsites.
- These are at the bottom of the hill from behind Pavy’s, around the pond, behind Campfire, and to the north of Rafters east off the road back to the Lodge. These are walk-in sites that take 0-5 minutes to walk from different loading areas where you can put your car while you unload your gear. When you check in at HQ, we can tell you where to go to unload based on which site you’re at.
- Upper Campsites.
- These are the hike-in sites up the west hill of camp. They take about 5 -10min to walk to. You can park up at Rafters to unload your things if you like, before heading back to park your car in the main parking lot. Ask at HQ if you aren’t sure where to go!
- Meadow sites.
- Small Tents, Please!
- Sites are mostly small, so 2 person tents will work best, but a 4-person tent could work, too.
- Site Condition.
- None of the sites are groomed for camping, and there is no gravel tent area or anything. The sites are clear but rough, with roots and natural forest ground. We are not using the roughest sites, but I do recommend a thick sleeping pad.
- Picnic Tables.
- All of the campsites we are using have at least one picnic table, and you can use camp stoves if you have a full water bucket and a fire extinguisher with you. We don’t have buckets or fire extinguishers for the campsites, so please bring your own.
- Fire pits.
- None of the sites have fire pits - any campfires for cooking or pleasure will need to be built in one of the four designated group fire pits. Water buckets and fire extinguishers will be provided for these group locations.
- All attendees are required to participate in cleaning and restoring Mountaindale to it’s arrival-condition. NET Squads will be assigned cleanup areas, and sign out can only take place when the arrival conditions are verified.
If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
NETCamp is an advanced training event for NETs of all levels of experience!
NETs (and CERTs) from all over Portland (and Oregon) practice some old skills and learn some new ones, make new friends and reconnect with old ones, and remember why they became a NET in the first place!
NETs (and CERTs) from all over Portland (and Oregon) practice some old skills and learn some new ones, make new friends and reconnect with old ones, and remember why they became a NET in the first place!
Registration is a 3-step process:
- Fill out the registration using the registration button below.
- Pay via using the payment button below or request a partial- or full-fee waiver by emailing [email protected] (Within 72 hours of completing this step, you will receive an email you will receive a confirmation that you have access to class enrollment on MIP.)
- After receiving confirmation, complete class enrollment via My Impact Page.
- The morning sessions in each Track have been combined into a single, longer session, allowing for deep dives into the highest-ranked Volunteer Support Functions.
- Roles in the Sunday Exercise will be assigned with consideration for your Saturday class selections, to get those skills into practice right away, and hopefully increase retention.
- We have a Camp Counselors team dedicated to creating opportunities for skills practice and connection outside of classes:
- Friday night Show and Tell / Open Mic event!
- Ten Second Triage Bingo!
- Knot Stations!
- And more!
Plan on arriving to camp Friday evening for our show and tell/open mic! Never attempted before in the history of NET Camp! Creativity can be an important preparedness tool, so let’s see what you’re working with!
Do you have a favorite piece of gear you want to show off? Want to tell a story? Read a poem? Play a song? Give a motivational speech? Ramble about something you think is cool? Each person will have about 3 minutes to share.
Be sure to sign up in advance, we may have to cap it at a certain number. There will be a limited amount of spots held for Friday in person sign ups as well.
Do you have a favorite piece of gear you want to show off? Want to tell a story? Read a poem? Play a song? Give a motivational speech? Ramble about something you think is cool? Each person will have about 3 minutes to share.
Be sure to sign up in advance, we may have to cap it at a certain number. There will be a limited amount of spots held for Friday in person sign ups as well.
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