Wow. My uncle can back his 30' RV right up to the power jack. Very nice to have that. Also my brother can back his boat, a 1976 MFG, easily because of the angle. He caught lots of bass and one musky. Also my uncle can ride his customized golf cart anywhere with its ATV style tires. So Nor'wester was paradise, as far as I'm concerned
This is the best place I have ever gone too, I was very scared to come here last year when it was my first time and now I m dying to go back next year! Everyone is so nice and you just have a blast.
My sons have been attending Camp Nor wester since they were each 9. They are now 12 and 10. Camp Nor wester has been an incredible experience for each of them. They both grow and mature a lot during their 4 weeks away at camp each summer. Highly recommended.
The programming + philosophy are inspired by the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) Nation. The guest cultural adviser is Professor + Curator Emeritus Bill Holm, Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art, Burke Museum, Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Founded in 1935, it became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corp. in 1996. It is located in San Juan County in the Salish Sea.
The staff are SO rude, I will never waste my money having my kids camp here.
What a great Summer Camp! I just finished my 3rd year 2019, and love the staff and community. The scenery from the forests and ocean is very pretty and tipi living is also very fun an unique!
My name is Carter Halpin and i am an 8 year going camper. Those eight years were probably the best years of my life. I am currently 17, the year after my final year at camp and i still think about it every day. Camp Nor'wester is unlike any camp. I mean, aside from it being on a San Juan island, getting to live in tipi's and the fact that you're there for a whole month! Well aside from that, it's still pretty awesome! There is an amazing craft shop with different sections such as, wood shop, clay place, and there's even a hangout area with a whole bunch of bean bags you can sit on and sow something up! There's archery, adobe oven where you can bake a variety of treats, and it has it's very own ropes course and water front filled with even awesomer activities! Now this might sound like a normal camp but it is just extended to a non local place that's extended a little bit. It is Not. Johns island where camp Nor'wester is located is where i consider almost more of a home than Seattle (where i live) as you are staying there for a month you really grow close to the people around you and when you've gone the maximum 8 years as a camper as i have, not being at camp is like being at a job you hate for eternity; you would do anything to just go home even for just a day. No one can describe Camp Nor'wester accuratly in a puny little review, no one can. But i can say right now proudly, those eight times i went there, almost 7 months, i could not have done anything better with those seven months and i long to go back. I strongly suggest anyone who is reading this to go at least check out thew website and please go. It was the best thing in the world for me and i hope it is for you too.
This is going to be my 3rd year at camp in the 2017 1st session. I have been going since my vagabond year, following my dad who came here all 6 years. I absolutely love this camp. I have developed such strong relationships with everyone I have met. It is such a different experience that is unbelievably amazing. I have loved every moment I spent here. The counselors are very well prepared to make sure you are having the best time you can! I love all the staff, outside of my unit, they are all super enthusiastic. They are all ready to teach us such beneficial life lessons and I treasure every moment I spend. Thank you, Camp Norwester for everything, I can't wait to be back
Wow. What a camp. I would spend my entire life here if I could! The counslers were exquisite and my friends soon became family. I highly recommend you send your children here and they will have my same experience.
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