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05-12-2004, 09:13 PM
South Fork Forest Camp
Superintendent: Michael Gower
Jeff Boyer, Camp Commander
Address: 48300 Wilson River Hwy
Tillamook, Oregon 97141-9799
Phone: (503)842-2811
FAX: (503)842-6572
Visiting Hours: Sat. & Sun. 8:30am - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Custody Level: Minimum
Programs Offered: The camp has a capacity of 200 minimum-security inmates. The Department of Forestry uses 150 inmates to perform reforestation work (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/inmate_work_activities.shtml) in the Tillamook State Forest. Ten inmates are assigned to a State Parks work crew. The remaining inmates perform camp support duties (i.e. kitchen, maintenance, laundry, boot repair work and other work necessary to support camp operations).
History: South Fork Forest Camp is located 28 miles east of Tillamook, two miles off Highway 6. Since 1951, the camp's inmates have performed reforestation projects under the Forest Rehabilitation Act.
Superintendent: Michael Gower
Jeff Boyer, Camp Commander
Address: 48300 Wilson River Hwy
Tillamook, Oregon 97141-9799
Phone: (503)842-2811
FAX: (503)842-6572
Visiting Hours: Sat. & Sun. 8:30am - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Custody Level: Minimum
Programs Offered: The camp has a capacity of 200 minimum-security inmates. The Department of Forestry uses 150 inmates to perform reforestation work (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/inmate_work_activities.shtml) in the Tillamook State Forest. Ten inmates are assigned to a State Parks work crew. The remaining inmates perform camp support duties (i.e. kitchen, maintenance, laundry, boot repair work and other work necessary to support camp operations).
History: South Fork Forest Camp is located 28 miles east of Tillamook, two miles off Highway 6. Since 1951, the camp's inmates have performed reforestation projects under the Forest Rehabilitation Act.