Polycamp Northwest 2012 - August 24 to 27
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About Millersylvania Polycamp is being held at the Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Millersylvania State Park near Olympia, WA. The ELC is a wonderful private area that boasts numerous facilities and accommodations. Nested under old growth cedar and fir trees near Deep Lake, there are 16 heated cabins with 8 beds each, 3 staff cabins with 6 beds each, 2 full restrooms with showers, communal dining hall with complete kitchen, sheltered outdoor classroom, an amphitheater for activities/performances, a private swim area, canoes and rowboats, three ball fields, plus a volleyball and horseshoe court and finally- the site is ADA accessible. 
The site has a large access to the shoreline on Deep Lake. 
With nature trails and wildlife all around, it is truly one of the most peaceful nature retreats that you will experience. 
HISTORY OF THE AREA: The park was originally called “Miller’s Glade” by the Miller family, who once owned the property. The family later changed the name to “Millersylvania”, meaning “wooded glade”. The park’s 842 acres were homesteaded by Squire Lathum in 1855 before being sold to John Miller. Miller’s family gave the property to the state in 1921 stipulating that the land must forever be used as a park. Millersylvania’s buildings were constructed in 1935 almost entirely by
hand by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Relics of a narrow-gauge railroad,
and several skid roads used in the 1800’s by the logging industry, remain
on the park grounds. Stumps of trees still carry notch scars where
springboards supported brawny loggers.
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Someone please bring a croquet set. 
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