- City:
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Landscaping and Tree Planting
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Conservation and Public Lands, Work Relief Programs, National Park Service (NPS)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) landscaped Fern Spring, creating an attractive, naturalistic rock garden and planting a variety of ferns, wildflowers, and ground covers.
A log guardrail was installed to define the parking area and log seats were placed in the woods around the spring to improve the popular spot. The original wooden structures have been replaced or disappeared over time.
Fern Spring had been a sacred site for the native people of Yosemite Valley, long before the park was created in 1863.
To this day, Fern Spring is a favorite stopping point for Yosemite visitors. It is located just beyond the Pohono Bridge on the way into Yosemite Valley toward Bridalveil Falls.
Source notes
Lois Orr, THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) IN YOSEMITE.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on October 23, 2017.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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- Hetch Hetchy Dam and Reservoir Expansion - Yosemite National Park CA
- Yosemite and Curry Village Improvements - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tioga Pass Comfort Station - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne Meadows Campground Contact Station - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne Meadows Campground - Yosemite National Park CA
- Half Dome Climbing Cables Replacement - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne Meadows Campground Comfort Stations - Yosemite National Park CA
- General Improvements - Yosemite National Park CA
- Trail Improvement and Restoration - Yosemite National Park CA
- Ostrander Ski Hut - Yosemite National Park CA
- Yosemite Valley (Pines) Campgrounds Reconstruction - Yosemite National Park CA
- Seasonal and Stub CCC Camps - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne River Bridge - Yosemite National Park CA
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Rosemary MacCallum
Andrew laverdiere
Does fern spring run above ground anywhere?
Where is the source of fern spring?
Hi Rosemary, the source of the spring is right there at the pool.