Camp Rilea

Camp Rilea (1927-Present) - Established in 1927 as an Oregon National Guard summer training area named Camp Clatsop. Name was changed to Camp Rilea in 1959 after Major General Thomas E. Rilea, Adjutant General of Oregon. The post is an active Oregon National Guard installation. Camp Rilea Camp Rilea from overhead Camp Rilia Static Display and Coast Artillery Memorial. History The camp was established in 1927 as an Oregon National Guard summer training area named Camp Clatsop. The camp was federalized from 1940 to 1947 for World War II. It reverted back to state control at the end of that period. Current Status Active Military Installation, Oregon National Guard training area, and heliport. The Camp has 350,000 acres for training. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Patriot Way, Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon 97416 Maps & Images Lat: 46.12299 Long: -123.93342 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 26' GPS Locations: 46.12299, -123.93342 Camp Rilea Sources: McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, pages 150-151 Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 667 Links: North American Forts - Camp Rilea Military Campgrounds - Camp Rilea Global Security - Camp Rilea Fortification ID: OR0135 - Camp Rilea OR0044 - Camp Clatsop Visited: 5 Jul 2023, 9 Apr 2017