Volunteers

Experience the Magic of Mountaindale!

Nestled in the stunning, forested hills of North Plains, Oregon, Mountaindale North Day Camp is where memories are made and lifelong friendships are born.

Fun for Campers and Adults!

Our camp offers a week of fun, connection, and adventure for adults and campers alike. It’s no surprise that our volunteers—parents, grandparents, relatives, former campers and PAs, and local community members—return year after year to be part of something truly special.

Our incredible volunteers are the heart of our camp, and we’re always excited to welcome new adults into our growing Mountaindale North volunteer community.

We hope that you will consider joining us this summer!

Hiking up a trail at Mountaindale North Day Camp.

Benefits of Volunteering

Early Registration

Children who attend camp with an adult volunteer can register early and are guaranteed a spot at camp while space permits.*

* Volunteer must commit to at least 3 volunteer days and must also be a parent, guardian, relative, or official caretaker.

50% Registration Fee Refund

Campers and PAs who attend camp with a full-time volunteer will receive a 50% refund on their registration fees once camp is complete.**

**Boys and Widgets receive the discount at registration. To qualify for the rebate, the volunteer must be over 18, be the camper's parent, guardian, relative, or official caretaker, and must attend camp all 5 days.

Bring Your Tagalongs!

Our camp offers "Tagalong" units exclusively for the children of our volunteers. The Widgets unit is for preschool-aged children, and our Boys unit is for school-aged boys entering 1st grade and up.***

*** Campers in the Widgets and Boys units may only attend camp when their adult volunteer is at camp.

Part-Time & Full-Time Opportunities

Mountaindale North offers both part-time (3+ days) and full-time (5 day) schedule opportunities for our adult volunteers.

How to Become a MNDC Volunteer

Please direct all questions about volunteering to volunteers@mountaindalenorth.org.

STEP 1:
Register for Camp

Volunteer registration opens February 15.
Please register as soon as possible! (We need as many registered volunteers as possible to be able to take campers off the waitlist).

STEP 2:
GSUSA Membership & Background Check

The camp will purchase a GSUSA membership for all volunteers that need one.
A background check is required for all camp volunteers every 3 years.
Volunteers that require a background check will receive an email from Assurint—please complete as soon as possible.

STEP 3:
Online Training (new volunteers only)

New camp volunteers must complete two short online training modules. These trainings will become available online through your MyGS account once your GSUSA membership has been activated.
On the MyGS home page, click GSLearn in the left navigation to access the following training modules:
- 664 GSOSW Foundations
- 664 GSOSW Mandatory Reporter Training for Volunteers

STEP 4:
Unit Assignment

Prior to Indoor Training (STEP 5), volunteers will receive a unit assignment and the contact information for their co-leader(s) and unit PAs.

STEP 5:
Indoor Training

Indoor Training is a meeting for ALL camp volunteers and Program Aides to review camp procedures and learn about camp operations. You will also begin planning for camp, and familiarize yourself with your unit's badge requirements.

Monday, May 18, 2026

Oak Hills Rec Center

New Volunteers: 5:30 pm Returning Volunteers: 6:30 pm

STEP 6:
Outdoor Training

Mountaindale North Outdoor Training takes place at Mountaindale the Saturday before camp. During this training, volunteers and PAs will help set up camp units and learn about camp.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Mountaindale Program Center

10 am - 4 pm

A Volunteer's Day at Camp

8:30 am

Daily Staff Meeting

Your day begins with a daily staff meeting in Marilyn's Place while the children gather outside in the meadow or on the porch, supervised by the PAs.

Coffee and snacks are provided for all volunteers inside Marilyn's.

After the meeting, we check our unit mailboxes, grab our walkies and head to morning flag.

9:00 am

Morning Flag

After the daily staff meeting, all adult volunteers head to the flag, where we gather with the entire camp.

During Morning Flag, PAs put on skits and sing songs with the campers, followed by the Girl Scout flag-raising ceremony and morning announcements.

9:30 am -2:45 pm

Camp FUN!

Your Program Aides (PAs) lead the way, filling the day with engaging activities for your campers while adult volunteers act as supervisors to the action.

Activities include nature hikes, arts and crafts, archery, songs and games, and more!

3:00 pm

Afternoon Flag

Afternoon flag begins with more songs and skits, plus closing awards from our specialty units (songs & games, nature, supplies, kitchen, and arts & crafts).

Whichever units winds up with Mugwumps (our camp mascot sock animals), will sing "Squirrely" for everyone!

Another group of campers will lead the Girl Scout flag retirement ceremony, and everyone will sing TAPS.

Buses departing Mountaindale North Day Camp.

3:30 pm

Load Buses & Depart Mountaindale

Once afternoon flag is done, campers and PAs get on their buses and depart Mountaindale.

Volunteers can leave once the buses depart.

Volunteer Opportunities

Camper Unit Leaders

An ideal role for current or former troop leaders, our camp's unit leaders are in charge of individual Girl Scout level camp units: Daisies (1st grade), Brownies (2nd-3rd grade), Juniors (4th-5th grade).

Outdoor Explorers & Nature

Do you have a passion for outdoor skills such as fire-building, knife skills, knot-tying, plant identification, or orienteering? If so, our Outdoor Explorers (6th grade) or Nature Unit could be the perfect fit for you!

Specialty Units

The camp's specialty units lead group activities throughout the camp. Specialty units include archery, first aid, songs and games, supplies, and arts and crafts.

Kitchen

The kitchen prepares meals for our camp overnight, supervises camper cooking activities, oversees the distribution of snacks throughout the day, organizes ice cream making for each unit, and prepares Friday's lunch.