Point Loma in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

Spirit of CCC

Civilian Conservation Corps Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 10, 2026

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Inscription. On March 31, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law an act creating the Emergency Conservation Work Program, better known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This program became one of the most popular and successful of Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs designed to bring pre-war America out of the Great Depression.

Between 1933 and 1942, when the CCC program ended, a total of 2 million enrollees had worked in 192 camps in 94 National Park Service areas as well as 697 camps in 881 state, county and municipal areas.

The American people continue to benefit from the many CCC trails , structures, conservation projects, and other improvements carried out in National Park Service areas such as Cabrillo National Monument. The CCC enrollees themselves continue to benefit from the satisfaction of a job well done at a critical juncture of American History.

Erected by United States Civilian Conservation Corps.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1933.

Location. 32° 40.35′ N, 117° 14.475′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Point Loma. It can be reached from Cabrillo Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Diego CA 92106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Point Loma Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Point Loma Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Point Loma - The Early Years (within shouting distance of this marker); High and Dry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Heart and Soul of Lighthouses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ears to the Sea, Eyes on the Weather

The Civilian Conservation Corps Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 18, 2018

2. The Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

(about 300 feet away); They also serve who only stand and wait (about 400 feet away); Harbor Lights (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Bayside Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker); Army Radio Station (was about 300 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Army Radio Station (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 18, 2018

3. The Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 27, 2022

4. The Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 31, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3. submitted on February 16, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 4. submitted on August 30, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.