Tuolumne Meadows Campground Comfort Stations – Yosemite National Park CA

City:
Yosemite National Park, CA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Comfort Stations (Restrooms)

New Deal Agencies:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Conservation and Public Lands, Work Relief Programs, National Park Service (NPS)

Started:
1933

Completed:
1934

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Tuolumne Meadows campground in 1933-34.  It is the largest campground in Yosemite National Park.

The CCC enrollees also built three comfort stations for the campground, done in classic National Park rustic style of boulders and timbers.  At the time, a comfort station was more than a restroom, because it included washing facilities.

The three comfort stations still operate and have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

 

Source notes

John Broesamle book manuscript and interview, 2022.

Site originally submitted by John Broesamle on February 20, 2022.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.

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