Kitson Bathhouse Hot Springs


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KITSON BATHHOUSE HOT SPRINGS

  • Vonda Zysett

    I am interested in Kitson Hot Springs. Is it still in operation or has it been tore down. I lived there in Oct of 1958 at the big lodge. I would like to go see it again if I can. Can you give me any information on its being? I was a wonderful place back then. I have forgot how to get to it since they have the dam completed. Please give me driving instruction on how I may see it. Thank you Vonda Zysett

  • http://oregonhotsprings.immunenet.com/kitson.htm jenni

    Comments: Kitson Hot Springs were donated to the Boy Scouts in 1977 and during 2000 the decrepit bathhouse structure on the 160 acre property was burnt down in a controlled fire as it was a safety concern. The foundation qucikly became a bat habitat as they were attracted to the cavernous, bunker like structure of the bathhouse.
    The new version of the bathhouse attracts hundreds of bats and has been the focus of a clean up and restoration project by the Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee.
    The project put steel ‘shutters’ on doors and windows to help protect bats from predators and curious people. It also cleaned up harmful debris, improved riparian habitat and enabled some monitoring of the site.
    As for other areas of the camp, it is setup for short term Scout and Webelos overnighters, and den and pack picnics. A program shelter, 11 Adirondack shelters and a latrine are available.

    Kitson Hot Springs’ Concrete Bathhouse Structure, now home to many bats.

  • Mike

    Hi Jenni,

    I saw on the RAC info that the title II grant also went to volunteer caretakers. Do you know who these people are and how to contact them?

    Thanks!

 
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