EISPIRATEN

Newb here. Been following this group for a while. Love the content and the dedication here.

I went up to Orchard Camp this Sunday. So quiet and peaceful up there on a hot June day. Spent some time bushwhacking across the stream from the rest area and found some remnants of what must have been an impressive site a long time ago. You can still tell where some areas had been flattened out and trees cut down. I found at least 3 concrete pads for what may have been canvas tents and adjacent stone structures, which look like old fire pits? Otherwise I found rusted cans, old buckets, corrugated metal...wish I had taken more photos to share.

I always wonder if anyone has a map of what the camp looked like in it's glory days? That would be super cool to see. Cheers!

Cool place. Lots of history (that I don't know about , but would love to know more of). I peeked into that rabbit hole though and saw some vintage pictures of the site...

https://www.google.com/search?q=orchard ... 1Br8ltQa8M

Didn't go any further than that though.

Welcome.

Okay, I went in a short way...

https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2021/06/23 ... june-1922/



$25 bucks!!! Holy crap. I'm mean, shit, that's a fucking lot of money.

Thanks, there is some good Orchard Camp history and photos on-line. Sounds like Mr. Thoman had one too many?

Thanks for posting and welcome! I used to hike to Orchard a lot several years ago. I even did the Mt. Wilson trail race which goes to Orchard. It's a great place to have lunch and hang out. I've heard they had an actual orchard up there but I don't know what they grew.

Sean wrote: ↑ I don't know what they grew.

Apples. I remember reading that somewhere while googling it a couple of days ago.

There is a good history of Orchard camp/Half-way house in this issue of Trails Magazine https://trails.lacounty.gov/Files/Docum ... er1937.pdf

maxmapper wrote: ↑There is a good history of Orchard camp/Half-way house in this issue of Trails Magazine https://trails.lacounty.gov/Files/Docum ... er1937.pdf

Cool picture of the cabin.

maxmapper wrote: ↑There is a good history of Orchard camp/Half-way house in this issue of Trails Magazine https://trails.lacounty.gov/Files/Docum ... er1937.pdf

Oh those are some cool publications and so well preserved. I am sure somewhere in the public record domain there is a map showing the full extent of Orchard Camp including the actual orchard. I mean the place was open to the public as a resort for decades...