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

CCC Camp (1934-1939)

 
 
CCC Camp (1934-1939) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 19, 2013
1. CCC Camp (1934-1939) Marker
Inscription. For just six short years Sims was the location of a bustling Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp...

With its wooded valley and beautiful river setting, Sims was a haven to the boys from Company 978 who came from the busy cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and other Bay Area communities. Camp Sims, like other CCC camps, was administered and built by the U.S. Army. But it was the Forest Service who was in charge of the actual work projects.

Besides firefighting, the boys from Camp Sims gained a real reputation for building three fire lookouts (Sims, Bradley, and Sugarloaf), constructing part of the Everitt Memorial Highway, and building Panther Meadows campground.

It’s hard to believe that all that remains of Camp Sims is the rock-lined staircase before you. During the camp’s heyday, if you walked up these steps, you would have been at the commanding officer’s house and his administrative building. Only faint traces of CCC rock-lined pathway are left in Sims campground today. (Marker Number 4.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.
 
Location. 41° 3.664′ N, 122° 21.634′ 
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W. Marker is near Castella, California, in Shasta County. Marker can be reached from Sims Road. The marker is located in the Sims Flat Forest Service campground, near campsite #14, at the east end on Sims Road, Exit 721 off Interstate 5. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26980 Sims Road, Castella CA 96017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Sawmill (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Tank (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sims Bridge: A CCC First (approx. 0.2 miles away); Southern Hotel and Stage Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle Rock (approx. 6.4 miles away); A Relic from the Old Logging Days (approx. 6.4 miles away); Stone Turnpike Memorial Freeway (approx. 10.1 miles away); Klub Klondike (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castella.
 
Additional keywords. Civilian Conservation Corps
 
CCC Camp (1934-1939) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 19, 2013
2. CCC Camp (1934-1939) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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