Ocean Park Retreat Center and Methodist Camp

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Ocean Park Retreat Center is located on 100 beautiful acres of evergreen forest, sand dunes, and ocean beach on the Long Beach Peninsula in SW Washington.

A Place where Faith, Family and Fun come together! Ocean Park Retreat Center and Camp is located on 80 beautiful acres of evergreen forest, sand dunes, and ocean beach on the Long Beach Peninsula in southwest Washington State near the mouth of the Columbia River. Though serene and secluded with 2000 feet of Pacific Ocean beach frontage, major metropolitan areas are in easy driving distance: Vanco

uver, Seattle, and Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon are 2 ½ - 4 hours away. We host non-profit groups for meetings, conferences, retreats, recreation, or spiritual renewal. Summer camps for children, youth, and adults provide fun, learning opportunities, and relationship-building experiences. The thousands who visit us each year enjoy friendly hospitality, quality lodging, and delicious meals in a beautiful, relaxed atmosphere. Our lodging buildings have a total of 230 beds. The RV Park has 15 spaces with electric and water hook-ups and a dump station. Tent camping is also available. We feature a system of nature trails, a three-acre sports field, kayaking, archery, and the Screamer, a 550 foot long zip line. Sand volleyball is very popular, along with full-court basketball, tennis, and regular volleyball in the Jean Sampson Outdoor Activity Center. The Long Beach Peninsula provides a variety of exciting attractions within a short drive of the Retreat Center. Numerous Lewis and Clark sites invite exploration, and lighthouses, Willapa Bay, river towns of Ilwaco and Astoria, and the tourist town of Long Beach beckon. A multitude of festivals, galleries, museums, and shops are here to enjoy. We are owned by the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church.

06/04/2026

More OP adorableness

06/01/2026

Wishlist

For those who don't know Ocean Park Camp has an Amazon Wishlist. We can always use things like a tetherball, batteries, wood stain, printer ink so if you're ever in the mood for a little "retail therapy" you'll know that you're making a difference to a place you love.

Wishlist- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PIMO0D2I3NIY?ref_=wl_share

05/29/2026

Camps Take Over D.C.

Read about the new bipartisan Congressional Camp Caucus and the kind of positive change it will effect for the camp industry as a whole. It's a great story and a big deal if you care about Ocean Park Camp and camps across the nation.

https://aca.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NDY4NjQ3OSZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NDEyMjQ1NDk1

05/26/2026

One of our garden volunteers - I call her "Mom" - made a bunch of pottery stakes to mark our garden beds.

I am biased, but I think they are awesome!

05/21/2026

First fawn of the year!

05/19/2026

Another way to enjoy time together at camp!

OP Camp now has a library of 68 games. The games will be kept in storage and there will be a checkout system to ensure the games stay complete and in good condition for future plays.

Many of you won't recognize the majority of these titles. Board gaming has become a huge hobby space and there are now over 3,000 games published each year. It doesn't rival video games in size and impact, but its substantial.

These games have come via donations from personal collections and publisher promotions.

05/11/2026

Howdy Pardner!

Ocean Park Camp and Retreat was named Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center's "Partner of the Year" for 2026.

We are extremely proud of this because we love DJHCC and the amazing work they do in our community. It is an honor to be associated with them.

05/07/2026

Jessie Connor, Pastor at Orchards United Methodist Church in Vancouver, has organized an ecumenical group of ministry leaders from southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. The group seeks to find ways for the church to effect positive change in our current public policies.

Yesterday a few of that group met in Vancouver at St. Andrew Lutheran Church with Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. She is the Representative for the state of Washington's third district located in SW Washington.

We shared stories of the the issues facing our community around topics like Christian Nationalism, ICE and others. There was also a question and answer period with the congresswoman.

The goal is to use our voices to let political leaders know how national, state and local policies are effecting our community and that our churches and ministries are paying attention to which of these elected officials are and are not "speaking out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable." (Proverbs 31:8)

04/30/2026

It’s been a great week at camp with the 5th graders from the peninsula getting to experience outdoor school under blue skies!

04/23/2026

For over 30 years Camp Victory has been coming to OP to do a summer camp for children who are survivors of sexual abuse. Its an amazing camp and it is an honor for Ocean Park Camp to host this camp.

One of the traditions that had cropped up through the years was to sing a certain song around a mulberry tree that used to grow near Ye Olde Dining Hall. The dining hall and the tree are unfortunately gone. Both falling to the march of time.

Our master gardener and a volunteer for Camp Victory, Griz Bruncke, heard how important that tradition was and decided it was time to bring the mulberry tree back! It is not exactly where the old tree was, but it is near.

Lets all bless our new tree with one verse from the song and lets send out prayers, good wishes and positive energy that it thrives and blesses us with its beauty, shade and symbolism.

I see ribbons on the mulberry
Many colors are we
Little hands and big ones too
Represent the few

Chorus
We’re ok, you’re ok, I’m ok too
We come together, to help each other
That’s just what we do

Address

28511 Vernon Avenue Box C
Ocean Park, WA
98640

Telephone

(360) 665-4367

Website

http://www.opretreat.org/

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