- State:
- 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)
Description
This Tioga Pass comfort station was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934. It sits near the Entrance/Ranger Station at the east entrance to Yosemite National Park, which was built earlier.
The building is done in classic National Park rustic style, with walls constructed of large boulders. Comfort stations was the name used at the time for restrooms with additional washing facilities, which this one does not have; hence, it is literally just a ‘restroom’.
The Tioga Pass road, which was largely built by the CCC, is closed from the first major snowstorm in November until early summer because of snow.
Source notes
John Broesamle, book manuscript & interview
Site originally submitted by Gray Brechin on June 19, 2010.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
At this Location:
- Fern Spring - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne River Bridge - Yosemite National Park CA
- CCC Camp Cascades (demolished) - Yosemite National Park CA
- Big Oak Flat Road - Yosemite National Park CA
- Badger Pass Ski Area Development - Yosemite National Park CA
- Mariposa Grove Road Paving - Yosemite National Park CA
- Henness Ridge Fire Tower - Yosemite National Park CA
- Wawona Road Completion - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tioga Road - Yosemite National Park CA
- Main Utility Building - Yosemite National Park CA
- Glacier Point Road - Yosemite National Park CA
- Tuolumne Meadows Sewage System - Yosemite National Park CA
- Wawona Covered Bridge Repair - Yosemite National Park CA
- Hetch Hetchy Comfort Station - Yosemite National Park CA
- CCC Camp Wawona (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Andrew Laverdiere
Carolyn Vondriska
I have some photos taken by my Uncle when he was stationed there in 1933. I am in the process of adding photos to his page. The current page is located at https://www.seibelmurphy.com/quicklinks/arnoldccc.html
Thank you very much Philip! Those are great!
Hi Philip and thank you for the photos! My father is working on a book regarding the New Deal in Yosemite (he wrote an article that was published a few months ago on this site, as well). His name is John Broesamle. We are hoping to track down any living CCC alumni who might be willing to be interviewed. Is your uncle still alive? Wawona has a lot of meaning for our family – my grandparents lived there for decades. Thank you for your time!