California Camp, California

California Camp is a former ranch and river settlement on the Colorado River in Imperial County, California, now a ghost town.

History

California Camp was a ranch with a woodyard landing for the George Alonzo Johnson's steamboats on the Colorado River. It was located 72 miles up river from Yuma, Arizona, 24 miles above Picacho and 8 miles down river from Camp Gaston in what was then San Diego County, California.[1]:65,168

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References
  1. Richard E. Lingenfelter, Steamboats on the Colorado River, 1852-1916, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1978 Archived January 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine



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