- City:
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Shops and Auxiliary Buildings
- 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) constructed the Tuolumne Meadows campground in 1933-34 and added a “contact station” or entrance station in 1936.
The building is done is classic National Park rustic style, with massive boulder walls.
An entrance kiosk has been added to the campground in recent years.
Source notes
John Broesamle book manuscript and interview, 2022.
Site originally submitted by John Broesamle on January 15, 2022.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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- Hetch Hetchy Dam and Reservoir Expansion - Yosemite National Park CA
- South Gate Entrance Station - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tioga Pass Comfort Station - Yosemite National Park CA
- Yosemite and Curry Village Improvements - 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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