In 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps camps were springing up all over the United States as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. It was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men, ages 18–25. One of the camps was located about 10 miles from the logging town of Butte Falls. It was called Camp South Fork (aka Camp Two).
Even after 1942 Camp South Fork continued to house young men which did work for the Forest Service. (See more history below). All that remains now is a few footings and concrete pillars, and a large rock enclosure. Care to take a guess what this enclosure was used for? We can't find it in any history notes, so your guess is as good as ours!
You are looking for a peanut butter container with a log and trade items hidden so the snow and cows will not tamper with it. You can choose to walk from the graveled road or drive right to the site on a side road. We recommend driving in so you can see the rest of the camp along the old road.
"When the Medford CCC District was disbanded August 31, 1941, Camp South Fork, the sole Rogue River N. F. camp remaining in the district, was one of seven camps transferred to the Vancouver District. The other nine camps in the district were transferred to the Sacramento District. The disposition report of South Fork Camp by the Forest Service to the 13th Naval District in Seattle was dated October 22, 1942.
Over the years, CCC enrollees accomplished a great deal of improvement work on National Forest lands including the building and maintenance of roads, trails, and campgrounds. They planted trees, and piled and burned brush. The South Fork Camp maintained a sign shop for the Rogue River, Umpqua, and Siskiyou National Forests. Enrollees made furniture for Forest Service offices and landscaped Ranger District Office sites. But one of the chief jobs they had, especially during the summer, was forest fire fighting."