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Date added: August 4, 2022; Modified: August 29, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was active in Rocky Mountain National Park during the whole of its lifetime, 1933 to 1942. There were at least six camps in the park, three of which were permanent and three seasonal. The camps… read more
Date added: August 16, 2022; Modified: August 28, 2022
The New Deal contributed many residential buildings for park staff at Rocky Mountain National Park, particularly in the large cluster of housing next to the utility area – the main maintenance station for the park which is near the Beaver… read more
Date added: November 11, 2012; Modified: August 28, 2022
The Red Rocks Amphitheatre is probably the greatest single project of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and one of the most memorial accomplishments of the New Deal’s public works programs. It is a magnificent outdoor theater set among the spectacular red… read more
Date added: February 9, 2015; Modified: August 28, 2022
The Downtown Station post office in Golden, Colorado was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The cornerstone has been hidden or obliterated during the addition of a ramp, but there is a local landmark plaque put up by… read more
Date added: August 18, 2016; Modified: August 27, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) renovated the Halfway House, located halfway up the Flagstaff Mountain Road, in 1933. It includes a room, patio, picnic area and restroom. The Halfway House was originally built in 1919 by the Lion’s Club of… read more
Date added: August 18, 2016; Modified: August 27, 2022
The Green Mountain Lodge, located a half-mile’s hike from Flagstaff Mountain Road, was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934. The Green Mountain Lodge was built in the classic “park rustic” style of the early 20th century. Boulder Open… read more
Date added: April 29, 2013; Modified: August 27, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a small museum for the town of Fruita, Colorado, in 1938-39. It is constructed in rustic style using large stones and timber gathered from the surrounding area. The building housed the Fruita Times in 1945… read more
Date added: August 14, 2022; Modified: August 23, 2022
Rocky Mountain National Park was established in 1915 to preserve a spectacular section of the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Several new additions to the park have been made over the years, until it reached its present size of… read more
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: August 21, 2022
Moraine Park, a large valley in the southeastern portion of Rocky Mountain National Park, is home to the Moraine Park Museum. The building was formerly a private lodge built in 1923. Both Moraine Park (a glacial valley) and Moraine Lodge… read more
Date added: August 19, 2022; Modified: August 21, 2022
Trail Ridge Road is the main route across Rocky Mountain National Park, built in 1929 to 1932 to replace the old Fall River road. It is a marvel of highway engineering and provides stunning views of the park, particularly as… read more
Date added: August 13, 2022; Modified: August 21, 2022
In 1935, enrollees in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a “museum, curios shop and coffee house” at Fall River Pass. Other CCC ‘boys’ came back in 1939 and added an extension to the building for toilets and a water… read more
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: August 21, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was very active in Rocky Mountain National Park during the 1930s. The Bear Lake Comfort Station, located on the Bear Lake trail, is one of the many structures in the park built by CCC enrollees…. read more
Date added: April 27, 2015; Modified: August 21, 2022
During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built and improved trails throughout Rocky Mountain National Park, working on such things as rock wall construction and trail alignment. The CCC was active in the park for the entire life… read more
Date added: August 14, 2022; Modified: August 21, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was active in Rocky Mountain National Park throughout the New Deal era, 1933-42. Among the other works undertaken by CCC enrollees was the construction of three amphitheaters, at Aspenglen Campground, Moraine Park Museum and Glacier… read more
Date added: July 24, 2022; Modified: August 21, 2022
Moraine Park, a large valley in the southeastern portion of Rocky Mountain National Park, was purchased in 1931 by the National Park Service, which cleared the area of most of its former private resort structures. In 1934, the Public Works… read more