- City:
- Fairfax, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This Lagunitas picnic shelter near Fairfax, California was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1936.
Lake Lagunitas Picnic Area is on the lands of the Marin Municipal Water District’s Mount Tamalpais watershed.
Source notes
Site originally submitted by Harvey Smith on May 6, 2012.
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Matt Cerkel
Matt Cerkel
The location indicated for the CCC-built Lake Lagunitas Picnic Shelter is incorrect. It is closer to (37.9477425,-122.5957492).
[correction made – ED]
The shelter and Lake Lagunitas is NOT at Mount Tamalpais State Park. It is located on the Marin Municipal Water District’s Mount Tamalpais Watershed. The majority of Mount Tamalpais is managed by MMWD, not state parks.
The shelter and Lake Lagunitas is not part of Mount Tamalpais State Park. They are part of Marin Municipal Water District’s Mount Tamalpais Watershed. The majority of Mount Tamalpais is managed by MMWD, not state parks.
[Correction made – ED]