| Lees Camp | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tillamook |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 610 |
| Coordinates: | 45.5939°N -123.5403°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1123027[1] |
Lees Camp (also Lee's Camp) is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is along Oregon Route 6 about 25miles northeast of Tillamook at the confluence of the Wilson River and North Fork Wilson River, surrounded by the Tillamook State Forest.[2] It is near the summit of the Northern Oregon Coast Range.[3]
Lees Camp was established by Rex Lee, who in 1939 bought 16acres of land on the Wilson River near the mouth of the North Fork from the Reeher family.[3] Lee developed the place as a tourist and sportsmen's camp called Lee's Wilson River Camp.[3] In 1947, a post office with the name Lee's Camp was established.[3] It was nearly in the same location as an earlier post office named Wilson, which ran from 1896 to 1917, with mail to Gales Creek.[3] Wilson post office served the Glenora station of the United States Weather Bureau.[3] The name Glenora was unacceptable to the Post Office Department for the name of the post office because of possible confusion with places such as Glenwood and Glendale.[3] Lee's Camp post office closed in 1977;[3] the community is now served by the Tillamook post office.
The Lees Camp Store, founded in the 1930s, serves as a travelers' landmark and focal point for area residents.[4]
As of October 2010, Lees Camp holds the record for most rainfall in 24 hours in Oregon: 14.3inches on November 6, 2006.[5] As of 1956, Glenora held the previous state 24-hour rainfall record of 10.17inches on December 21, 1915.[6]
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