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Camp Dakota

1843 Crooked Finger Rd NE, Scotts Mills, OR 97375-9644
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1843 Crooked Finger Rd NE, Scotts Mills, OR 97375-9644
Camp Dakota
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Jeanelle V wrote a review Aug 2022
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We are a family that LOVES getting out and doing things in our own backyard. Native to Oregon we decided to go to Camp Dakota for 5 days in July. I CAN’T SAY ENOUGH!!!! Family owned and beyond what I could have imagined! Online booking took me a couple phone calls to understand, but the way they “schedule” the events, is really cool and professional. It’s a great system, trust the system and just call if it’s confusing. This is the coolest place tucked away in this tiny little town. LOVED IT!!!!!! STAFF WAS WONDERFUL!!!! TIP YOUR STAFF!!! What a great place to work in the summer for these young adults! ZIP LINING was worth every penny!!! I have four boys, 7 years old to 17 AND THEY ALL HAD A GREAT TIME DOING THIS. Our instructor (had a Camp Dakota tattoo on his calf) was so cool, funny and overall cared about everyone’s safety and having a good time. He made sure everyone left smiling and everyone really did! I really appreciated his style that he put into the experience!! The kids liked him. ARCHERY was well ran and I felt safe with the no-nonsense “goofing around”. They didn’t allow kids/teenagers to mess around with the equipment. I appreciated that very much as a parent wanting my boys to have a good-safe time. It was awesome. I tipped the most at this station 😉. PANNING FOR GOLD, this would be better with running water, not standing water, but my 7 year old really enjoyed it and we made sure to buy the bag with the arrowhead in it because the office staff made it into a necklace for my son. (ALSO, the kids can earn beads to make a necklace with at the end of your trip. Get the check off list at the office and your kids can collect beads throughout your stay). MYSTERY ROOM was fun and cool for our family. We like escape rooms and this was a cool way to do one while camping. They took an old box-car (I think) and inside made it this cool old western escape room. A little small (our group of 6 was about all I would put in there), but the clues and the gadgets that get set off are really fun and neat. The staff here was so cute and even came in at the end to help us with a couple last clues to finish ❤️ ROCK WALL-all of my boys rock climbed, even the 17 year old! The kids can rock climb all day and it’s free with the adventure wrist band! Very worth it!!! TREE LINE ADVENTURE-They had a side for younger kids and a very challenging one for the olders and adults. My boys said this was really fun, but actually took a lot more strength then they expected! Good workout! They talked about this experience a lot and said it was really fun! PAINTBALL-😬. The outdoor course is pretty cool for the terrain and woodsie feel. It was SO HOT the day we played though (94 degrees/July), I would recommend booking an early session time in hot months. They have misters which helped, but if you wear layers and gear you can imagine how hot everyone gets. I did think the “wait time” in between sessions was too long especially in the heat. It would have been better to keep the games going quicker. Just my thought, but I also don’t play, just watch. Probably not a first-time paintball kind of place unless it’s super not busy and you can ask for one on one instruction. But, my boys played 4 games and LOVED IT-they had no complaints-they were just really sweaty. SHOWERS 🚿- they had showers!!! This was nice, only bad thing, They take quarters only and it’s $.25 cents for 1 minute. There’s also not a way to get quarters after hours. Great amenity though just plan. The camp site areas are far enough apart that we weren’t on top of our neighbors, but the kids made friends and had others to hangout with. We stayed in an RV site with hookups, but there are yurts and normal camp sites. The yurts I heard were really really cool. OVERALL I would give Camp Dakota 10 STARS if I could!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF AND ESPECIALLY Juggernaut who took my 800 phone calls and set us up wonderfully even when we arrived! THANK YOU AND WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN!!!! (All the staff have super cute nick names!). I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! We will make this a tradition!
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Ashley M wrote a review Jun 2022
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I would like to say before beginning my review that I have attempted to resolve my problem with the camp with no success. I took a group of 15 first time paintball players (all adults over 21) to what I thought was a private 3 hours of paintball play (per the package I had paid for)....I spent a lot of time confirming everything from what we should wear to if we needed to bring any of our own safety items, to if someone would be there to assist in everything since none of us had played prior... Confirmed everything so the day of would be smooth sailing. The day of - WAS A JOKE. We showed up to 3 other "groups" that we were to play with..(again, not what is stated in the Party Package I paid for) There was a video we were supposed to watch that - this was the ONLY instruction from the camp; no verbal directions on how do prep our guns or anything were given by the kids running the booth. NOT ONE TIME did an employee show us how to load our guns, despite multiple in our group asking and reminding them none of have played we don't know what were doing... NOT ONE TIME did an employee offer to show us what to do. NOT ONE TIME did an employee explain the rules of the games. NOT ONE TIME did an employee answer a direct question in regards to safety (ie how our masks were fitting, how to use the safety on our guns...NOTHING) Again, I did reach out to the camp the day after the incident, and they pretty much said they don't care of the safety concerns; they have "too many new people to make sure things are up to par all the time", and that was their solution. I was offered a partial refund in the form of a gift certificate, but when I told them I didn't feel safe returning to their facility they said "oh well that's all we can do". All I can say is I will never return to this establishment. And DO NOT recommend taking kids to play paintball it is a complete safety hazard, and with the lack of direction a lawsuit waiting to happen. Oh, I should also mention you have to sign a waiver to play supposedly (which not all of my people had signed - but they don't check on site so you can play without it I'm sure they won't care...)
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Stephanie wrote a review Aug 2021
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What a great experience! We would definitely recommend Camp Dakota to anyone looking for a family adventure! There were 15 of us total - 7 children, 3 sets of parents and grandma and grandpa. Our family of 4 (kids ages 10 and 9) stayed in a yurt. The yurts were a lot of fun, a ceiling fan and box fan were provided as well as a power strip for electrical. Tip: bring a folding 6 foot table - we wished we would have had one for more food storage and prep. A wood stove and firewood is available if you were visiting on colder months. We were there for one of the hottest days of the year! Activities: Wow! What a selection! We participated in archery, tomahawk throwing, rock climbing, metal detecting, disc golf, the mystery room (my favorite activity!), the kid's rope course and the zip lines (a must do!). So much fun! The kids never once said they were bored in the 5 days we were there. The kids loved the challenge of trying all of the activities and then getting a bead for their necklace at the end. Also, make sure you order pizza from the store. It was so good! Staff: The staff at Camp Dakota were FANTASTIC! Woodchuck, Robinhood and Specter were awesome during our zip line tour! They deserve a special shout out! Every staff member we met was so welcoming and seemed to love being there. They all made the experience great! I have lived in the PNW my whole life and can't believe I didn't know about Camp Dakota sooner. What an amazing place for families! I will definitely be recommending it to all of our family and friends!
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Dianne N wrote a review Aug 2020
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The pictures will show and tell you how bad it smelled, not only did it smell it was infested with spiders and webs. Paid for 3 nights ($680.00) stayed only one night, we were bit so bad during the first night that we left .BBQ was filthy, floor was falling through by the wood stove. I emailed Camp Dakota after we checked out and never received a email back.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from John Winslow, Owner at Camp Dakota
Responded Aug 25, 2020
To the reader of this review: Thank you for taking the time to check out our location prior to booking. We always recommend that you visit our location and look around prior to booking if possible. Particularly if you are someone who does not frequently visit private campgrounds in a remote forest. Each year we receive of thousands of visitors to our camp. The vast majority of those guests thoroughly enjoy their experience. Occasionally we do receive complaints. My wife and myself work and live on site which provides us the opportunity to observe and investigate complaints when they occur. Sometimes the complaints are legitimate and when we see a legitimate complaint, we own it outright. We fix it immediately. Whatever it takes. (If it’s something we can fix.) Occasionally a guest will complain about something we either have no control over, or will not allow us the opportunity to correct the problem. Sometimes these complaints stem from unreasonable expectations of the guest. We do not advertise our camp as a 5 star luxury resort. This is a campground and you should expect to be camping. In the forest. With all the occasional bugs, inclement weather, dirt, and wildlife that this entails. A yurt is not a hotel room. It’s a large tent that is more comfortable than sleeping on the ground. But it is still just a large tent. This review concerns this type of situation. The yurt this guest was staying in has been occupied 7 days a week for the last 3 months. We have guests who return year after year, often renting their favorite yurt a year in advance. We do clean the yurts between each guest and inspect for items needing repairs. The guests who occupied this yurt both before and after this event had a great time and had no complaints whatsoever. They understood the expectation that this would be camping and all that comes with it. When the guest who wrote this review checked out early, we attempted to have a conversation with her and find out if there was anything we could do. She refused to speak with a manager or discuss the situation. The rest of her family were on a zip line tour and while they were having fun, she packed up all their belongings and said they were all leaving. It was the impression of the guides on the zip line tour that the rest of the family were having a great time and did not want to leave early. Unfortunately we were not provided the opportunity to address any of this guest’s complaints before she left. She just decided to leave without discussing any of her concerns with our management. Once this happens, we must decide if the guest has a legitimate complaint or if this is just a case of someone who was expecting an experience that we simply do not offer. In this case, we decided that this must be the case. We did receive her email regarding her experience. She was not asking any questions in her email. Just voicing her complaints. There was nothing we could do to change her perspective of her experience as her complaints had more to do with her expectations than with anything we had failed to do. So we chose not to respond. Camping is not for everyone and some types of campgrounds are not for everyone. If you are looking for a fun adventure with your family and are the adventurous type of person who enjoys camping, then we encourage you to reserve with us. If you are looking for a 5 star resort with lots of pampering, then we encourage you to look elsewhere. That's not what we are all about. Thanks for reading!
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Isaiah E wrote a review Jul 2020
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I came here 2020 with with trail life for a regional roundup, and this is by far the best campsite I have ever been to! They have fun activities, and the staff here are great and hilarious! I truly enjoyed my stay and I hope you do too! Thank you camp Dakota!
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Date of stay: July 2020
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travelbug2004 wrote a review Jul 2020
Medford, Oregon114 contributions82 helpful votes
We spent 3 days there and had a blast. "Turbo" was amazing and a great guide for zipline and challenge course (best challenge course ever - definitely a challenge!). We tented and although the sites are large and held a lot of people, the campground layout put the tenters next to the yurts which have foosball/airhockey etc. Unfortunately for us, the airhockey was loud and we could hear it early in the morning and late at night (made us want to rent the yurt next time and not be in a tent). That is really the only complaint - the loudness of the air hockey due to the campground layout. Camp Dakota does have port-a-potties but they were clean and no cell service (which isn't always a bad thing) and the staff were great about mask use in this pandemic. Would def recommend. It is also close to Silver Falls State Park and the amazing waterfall hike.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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N D wrote a review May 2020
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Staff here is top notch. Super fun, super knowledgeable and so helpful. Megaphone & Scooter were fantastic paintball hosts. Nate & Yogi (Youngblood) archery and tomahawk throwing was a hit thanks to you two. Turbo, you're the man. We kicked that sky high obstacle course's butt bc of your expert guidance. Specter might be the best zipline catch man in the biz, Yogi doubled down from tomahawk toss and did an awesome job sending us down. Juggernaut, you taught them well. We. Will. Be. Back. Thanks for the good times Camp Dakota.
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Date of stay: May 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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travelingchris2018 wrote a review Aug 2019
Portland, Oregon11 contributions27 helpful votes
We camped in a tent and overall we had a good experience. If you aren't comfortable using a porta-potty this place may not be for you. Lots of activities for the whole family: archery, tomahawk throw, rock wall, low-impact paintball (paintballs are extra), zip lines and challenge courses - all but the last two were included as part of the activities package you get when reserving a site. You have to pay for the zip lines and challenge course, and if you do it at least a week in advance, it's about $30 cheaper per activity. If you have smaller kids, be sure to try the maze (free), and the gold panning ($5 or $15 for a bag) - my son and I enjoyed finding little bits of gold flakes. he thinks we're going to be rich. :) All the staff were really friendly and the grounds were clean. Hot showers are available, for a price, and the only sinks with running water are in the same building, which is about a 5 minute walk at most from any part of the camp. There were spigots with potable water near some campsites. If you can bring your own wood it will likely be cheaper than buying it there. The only bathrooms are porta-potties and they are not emptied every day (the schedule showed every 3 days). Most were at capacity and not usable the day we left. There are no lights near them, so you'll definitely want some kind of light with you if you have to go in the middle of the night. There was little to no cell service (I don't consider this a negative) it was nice break disconnecting from technology and connecting with people. If you really need it, you could always drive for a mile or so from the camp and have more reliable service. Hope this helps.
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Date of stay: August 2019
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98686Toffee wrote a review Jun 2019
Vancouver, Washington2 contributions
Less than we Expected for sure. Will not Consider this TEE-PEE thing again. Not at all a Comfort of Camping. We expected More For the Family as in Camp fires and The like. More of accommodations for Families entertainment of all ages. This was NOT the Case here. . We Would not be Returning,
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Date of stay: June 2019
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Dmaray72 wrote a review Mar 2019
Portland, Oregon16 contributions6 helpful votes
This is our 7th year coming here. We love coming every year for paintball, Rock climbing, tomahawk throwing, archery, disc golf and zip lining. We get two yurts next to each other and bring another family every year! They have showers and porta potties. Bring quarters for the showers. We bring our own firewood so we don’t have to buy it.
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Traveled with family
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Nearby attractions include Camp Dakota (1.2 miles) and Abiqua Falls Trail (2.6 miles).
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