Hebo Lake Campground - Siuslaw National Forest OR

City:: Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Site Type:: Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins, Lakes and Ponds, Shelters, Picnic and Other Facilities, Park Creation and Expansion
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Conservation and Public Lands, US Forest Service (USFS), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Quality of Information:: Moderate
Marked:: Yes
Site Survival:: Extant

Description

Improving Mt Hebo Forest Road allowed Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees to improve recreational opportunities in this district of the Siuslaw National Forest as well. Hebo Lake Campground, a small scale campground that contains twelve campsites today, was a significant project for members of Camp Hebo. In addition to clearing space and developing sites for the campground, these CCC enrollees constructed a community kitchen/picnic shelter.

Today visitors to the site see a restored community picnic shelter in the day use area, adjacent to Hebo Lake. The restoration work was completed in 2016 by HistoriCorps. On the approach to the picnic shelter area, there is also a small monument dedicated to Leroy “Roy” Garwood (1888 – 1944) who was the district ranger that supervised the CCC enrollees’ work at this site and in other parts of the district forest.