History
Camp Loughridge, located in southwest Tulsa, has a
summer camping program rich in history and tradition.
Tulsa's first YWCA camp, then known as Camp Parthenia,
began offering summer camps
here more than 80 years ago. In 1959, First Presbyterian
Church of Tulsa acquired the Camp, and changed its name
to Camp Loughridge, in memory of the Reverend Robert
M. Loughridge, a pioneer missionary to the Creek Indian
Nation. In 1995 Camp Loughridge was chartered as an
Oklahoma not-for-profit corporation. This corporation
now maintains and operates the 186-acre camp with a
full-time, year- round staff.
The camp serves the greater Tulsa area in two primary
areas: Summer Camp programs for children and year-round
facility rental for groups and organizations. The summer
camp programs feature seven weeks of day camp that provide
a Christ-centered camping experience for well over 1500
children from throughout the Tulsa area. Scholarships
are provided for Tulsa’s economically disadvantaged
children, and, for many of them, it is their first experience
with a wide variety of outdoor activities such as canoeing,
hiking, swimming, and learning about nature.