Green Gulch CCC Camp -- Big Bend NP TX - American Guide Series on Waymarking.com

The waymark coordinates are for the CCC Camp interpretive sign at the Chisos Mountain Lodge in the center of the Chisos Mountains at Big Bend National Park, the actual location of the CCC camp that existed here from 1940-1942.

Blasterz are under no illusions: The only reason we can all visit Big Bend National Park is because the men of the two CCC Camps that operated here built it for us.

From Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State:

"At 6 m. is a botanical rarity, a weeping juniper (L). The Chisos Mountains are said to be the only place on the North American Continent where this particular variety is known to grow. There are pinon groves on each side of the road at 72 m., as it drops down into the valley of GREEN GULCH (limited stopover facilities), 8 m., site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. General improvements, such as roadside sloping, developing of trails and park roads, and bridges and guard rails, have been made. Here in the heart of the great Chisos Range is a region of rare scenic beauty, especially attractive to archeologists, geologists, entomologists, botanists, students of other natural sciences, and lovers of wildlife. Under the protection of Federal game wardens are Mexican mule deer and bighorn mountain sheep; elk and antelope are being reintroduced. There is a splendid cross section of flora, including 600 species ranging from plants of the Lower Sonoran life zone to and including the Canadian life zone. Birds, both migratory and resident, include 200 varieties, from the tropical birds to those of the East. Surrounding peaks command sweeping views of a vast terrain superb in rugged grandeur."

Book: Texas Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 628 Year Originally Published: 1940

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