Shenandoah National Park: Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah National Park VA

City:: Shenandoah National Park, VA
Site Type:: Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Forestry and Agriculture, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Picnic and Other Facilities, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, CCC Camps
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Started:: 1933
Completed:: 1942
Quality of Information:: Very Good
Site Survival:: Extant

Description

One of the first CCC camps in the park, (Camp N.P.-2), was established at Big Meadows. Some of the CCC camp structures remain. The CCC also created many of the structures that make up today’s Big Meadows Campground. CCC works remaining include water fountains, comfort stations, picnic grounds, roads, cabins, a maintenance office, a gas/oil building, a stable/storage structure and more.