Camp Growden, a
Civilian Conservation Corps camp, was built as a permanent national forest camp which meant the work involved forest management tasks such as firefighting, logging, and replanting burned areas along with building lookout towers, constructing forest roads, and stringing telephone lines. The CCC facilities could house up to 200 men and included barracks, a recreation building, storage buildings, a mess hall,
library, injury ward and dispensary, machine shop, and education room. A dam was built on Sherman Creek to form a small lake for swimming and fishing.
The camp operated from 1934 until 1941. Little is left at the site today. The dam was removed in 2009 to return the creek to it's natural condition. The only building remaining is a small log structure that served as a changing room for the camp residents.
A gravel path with interpretive signs circles through the site. The path is rough and overgrown but can be navigated with assistance.
The parking area is large enough for RVs. Camp 48.58553, -118.30439
Not much to it, it seems, but those CCC guys created a lot of great buildings and walls and roads and etc.
ReplyDeleteNo much there now but we sure did enjoy the scenic road that they built!
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