Canby Grove Outdoor School Site
7501 S Knights Bridge Rd.
Canby, OR 97013
(503) 257-1609
FAX (503) 257-1592
Outdoor School site phones are only in operation during the Outdoor School session (mid-September to early November in fall; mid-March to early June in spring).
Letters to students should include the student’s name and school.
From Portland:
Proceed south on I-205 and take exit 9 (OR-99E, Oregon City). Take a left onto McLoughlin Blvd and follow McLoughlin (OR-99E) for 9.6 miles. Turn right onto N. Grant street and proceed for 0.4 miles. Turn left onto N. Knights Bridge Rd for 0.7 miles and the camp is on your right.
DINING HALL
The dining hall at Canby Grove is centrally located, with the cabin buildings close by. Trails and unpaved roads access most field study areas.
Students, high school Student Leaders, Staff, and Teachers eat family style in the spacious dining hall. Hot, varied, and nutritious meals are prepared by our professional kitchen staff, and students are assigned to help set the tables, deliver and serve the food during the meal, and clean up after the meal on a rotating basis.
The dining hall serves as a central hub of activity throughout the day.
CABINS AND RESTROOMS
All participants and Student Leaders sleep on bunk beds with mattresses. Students and Student Leaders should bring a sleeping bag (or blankets) and pillow for their stay.
Each cabin area has several cabins, with a main restroom facility with multiple private stalls for toilets and showers located near the cabin area. Single-stall restrooms are also available.
OUTDOOR SCHOOL NURSE
There is a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day while your student is at Outdoor School. The nurse takes care of injuries and illnesses as they arise, and also has commonly-forgotten items (like sleeping bags, jackets, and toothbrushes) available to lend. The nurse is available to discreetly clean soiled sleeping bags as needed throughout the week. If you have specific health care or dietary concerns, please contact the Outdoor School Program Nurse, Tom Eby: teby@mesd.k12.or.us
OTHER FEATURES
The entire Canby Grove community gathers in the evening for a campfire program at the outdoor campfire facility or, during inclement weather, inside the spacious multipurpose building. Class groups, cabin groups, Student Leaders, and staff perform skits and enjoy songs, and it is many students' favorite part of Outdoor School.
Field study at Outdoor School—when students learn science and natural history—occurs throughout the site. The Canby Grove site is located along the Molalla River.
The Canby Grove site occupies the land of the Atfalati, the Ahantchuyuk, and the Kalapuya
From the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Website: "The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon includes over 30 tribes and bands from western Oregon, northern California, and southwest Washington. Since time immemorial tribal people have relied on these traditional landscapes for their livelihood. The fish and game were plentiful and what the lands didn’t provide, they acquired by trade.
"This way of life changed with western expansion. Ratified and unratified treaties between the Tribes and the United States Government from 1853 through 1855 resulted in the forced removal of tribal members from their ancestral homelands. Despite this removal, tribal members maintained their connection to their homelands and areas such as Willamette Falls and Table Rocks."
The Outdoor School program began using the Canby Grove Christian Center property in 1968.
