Camp North Bend, Historic labor camp in North Bend, Washington, United States.
Camp North Bend is a historic labor camp in North Bend consisting of multiple wood-frame buildings constructed in the 1930s. The site includes four connected barracks with shared kitchen and recreation facilities, along with additional service structures.
Camp North Bend was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps in four months to house 200 men; its enrollees built roads, cleared brush, burned logging slash, fought forest fires, planted trees and built the North Bend Ranger Station. Directed by the National Forest Service, it closed in 1942 and was renamed Camp Waskowitz after a University of Washington football player killed in World War II. The Highline School District took it over in 1958.
The site serves as an outdoor learning center where students experience environmental education among the original structures. Visitors can see how the buildings support hands-on learning about forests and conservation.
The grounds are easily navigable with clear pathways connecting the different building areas and open spaces for walking. Wear comfortable shoes and visit during daylight hours if you want to look inside the barracks and other structures.
The camp's name changed to Camp Waskowitz to honor a former University of Washington football player killed in World War II. For some years, the National Association of CCC Alumni held its annual meeting here.
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