Near Old Station in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Trail - Lost Camp Station

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 8, 2014

1. Nobles Trail - Lost Camp Station Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

"Tonight we are camped at 'Lost Camp Station' which is 8 miles below Hat Creek Station. Good water here but grass is enclosed...Have seen some very high mountains today" - Benjamin Franklin Ruggles, Aug 16, 1859

Erected 2006 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number N-44.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Nobles Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 16, 1859.

Location. 40° 35.991′ N, 121° 31.786′ W. Marker is near Old Station, California, in Shasta County. Marker can be reached from Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (California Route 44), on the right when traveling east. On State Route 44, 0.9 miles northeast of Forest Service Road 32N16, there is a turnout. Park in the turnout and walk 33 yards to the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Station CA 96071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nobles Trail - Table Mountain (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Nobles' Emigrant Trail (approx. 2.9 miles away); Nobles Trail - Lost Creek Route 1855 & Later (approx. 3.4 miles away); Nobles Trail – Third Nobles Pass (approx. 3.6 miles away); Nobles Trail - Little Hat Creek Hill (approx. 4.4 miles away); People of the Land (approx. 4½ miles away); Historic Crossroads Gateway (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Station.

Photographed By Alvis Hendley, September 4, 2014

2. Nobles Trail - Lost Camp Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.