Bass River State Forest - Camp S-55 - Tuckerton, NJ - Civilian Conservation Corps on Waymarking.com

The posted coordinates will take you to an area where there is parking. You will also see a very large firemen memorial, an informational kiosk and other signage. To the right of and next to the parking is the beginning of the CCC interpretive trail. As you walk along the trail, there are numbered markers. Before beginning your tour, be sure and take an informational brochure from the kiosk as this explains the significance of each numbered marker along the trail.

I was particularly interested in the colored, tiled floor. This was the kitchen/eating area. The floor, considering its age, is amazingly intact and preserved. The other remnants are toppled, crumbed, rotted and otherwise destroyed but still there and somewhat idenitifiable.

The following comes from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the division of parks and forestry. The site can be found here --> CLICK

There were usually 200 men at the camp, which was a full complement. The CCC members performed wide range of conservation work. The young men of the CCC built park roads, trails, bridle paths, bridges for vehicles, ponds for fish and waterfowl, lookout towers, nature observatory shelters, picnic areas, cabins, fireplaces, campgrounds, recreational lakes, and landscaping. The most noteworthy feat was the creation of the 67-acre Lake Absegami, by damming two streams flowing through the forest. The foundations of Camp S-55 and the CCC Memorial are part of a self-guided trail. Brochures are available at the Forest Office and at the beginning of the trail near the parking lot on East Greenbush Road. Stop in at the Forest Office to see artifacts from our Camp as well as a list of members from our Camp.

In the short description, a reference is made to Company 2201-V. There is a separate waymark for this group. That particular company and there work can be found at the Bass River Welcome Center. The web page for that CCC waymark is CLICK