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Location DB > United States > California > Angeles National Forest > Campground Community  Name Campground Community  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by big dave on 1/16/2009 3:52 AM last modified by big dave on 12/25/2014 3:26 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Fast flowing river crossings, rocks, snakes, rodents...  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Angeles National Forest, California United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust unsafe flooring flooding water  Interesting Features  Security Measures fences barbed wire razor wire locked gates wooden boarding  Historical Dates Built: 1862 Closed: 2005  Required Equipment flashlight rope breathing mask binoculars gloves head protection long pants / sleeves towelettes  Recommended Equipment Parachute  History Originally a gold mining community established in 1862. The camp was founded in 1896 and quickly became the largest and most famous resort in the canyon. Guests arrived by a four-horse stagecoach after a 12 mile trip up the canyon, which required 40+ river crossings. In 1925 the canyon road was paved, making the trip too easy and the resort less romantic, and the resort declined. January / February 2005 flooding devastated this once striving campground and community and wiped it out to its rocky bones. After two previous storms saturated the local mountains, a third massive storm hit a deadly third strike on January 9th, 2005, causing the worse flooding in recent history... and more storms kept rolling through. The camp area of the canyon lies upon a major earthquake fault; coupled with periodic forest fires, steep neighboring slopes and landslide potential, the area is a fascinating geologic site. The property has been reportedly sold to speculating investors who later discovered that the property was impractical to build upon. Meanwhile, the camp is boarded-up and closed.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries January Hike Fri, Jan 16th, 2009 posted by big dave 15 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 8 / 10 Coolness 8 / 10 Content Quality 9 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Mike Dijital on 12/26/2014 4:17 AM.  Latest Changes on Dec 26 14 at 4:17, Mike Dijital validated this location on Dec 25 14 at 3:26, big dave changed the following: City, Latitude, Longitude, Publically Viewable, Status, Accessibility, Recommendation on Dec 10 09 at 0:11, Opheliaism validated this location on Dec 9 09 at 21:18, robk700 changed the following: City on Jan 16 09 at 12:05, RailGuy88 validated this location on Jan 16 09 at 8:14, big dave updated the main picture on Jan 16 09 at 8:08, big dave updated the main picture on Jan 16 09 at 5:18, Aleksandar created a new gallery on Jan 16 09 at 4:32, big dave changed the following: Display Name on Jan 16 09 at 4:32, big dave updated the main picture  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738536923 pages have been generated.