New-York tribune., 1918-06-19
Auton,obihng
Army Cantonments Drawing
Most Motor Tourists
This Season
BY c. E. T. Scharps


army cantonments, forts and avia-
ion fields will be the objective of thou
sands of automobile tours this year, to
,udge only by reports from 100
branches Of the Goodrich Rubber Com
rany. where route cards and state maps
are distributed covering logs to any
camp in the United States. From 10 to
per cent Of the requests for touring
Information are from autotsts making
tr.ns to Uncle Sans big training
camps. In some cases tourists may And
il nAe~ssary to camp out near to can
tonmsnxs because other accommoda
tionA are impossible.
New England has one camp, the Mid
Go Atlantic territory two, the South
east three, the Middle West Ave. the
Southwest two and the Northwest one.
lsfe are the locations Of the largest
camps and road and tourist camping
party information for those contsm-
rlat!nx trips 20 our soldier making
pilr.s:
Camp Custer-More than two hun
dred cars carry the passengers between
battle Creek, Mich, and Camp Custer,
which is three miles distant. Another
concrete road has been started, to run
from the city limits west and through
the camp, so that all traffic may run
out one road and back the other. There
are good camping grounds along the
kalamazoo River near the camp. The
7. N. c. A. buildings throughout the
camp have suitable comfort stations for
visitors.
Camp Devens-The roads from Bos-
ton to Aver, Mass, the site Of Camp
Devens, are excellent, and the camp
also may be reached from Worcester
and Springfield over good roads. The
camp is about mile west Of the town
Camp Dix, at Wrightstown, N. ito
get to Camp Dix from Philadelphia,
good roads to the Delaware River and
fair from there on are available. Natu-
rally, ample hotel and garage accom-
modations are furnished in Philadel-
rhia. 1t is reached from PHILADELPHIA
via Masonville, Mount Holly, Pember-
ton and Lewistown.
Camp Dodge-Camp Dodge has the
selected men from Iowa, North Da-
kota, Minnesota and several counties
IN Central Illinois. 1t is eleven miles
north and west Of Des Moines, Iowa.
The road to the camp is paved with the
exception OF about three miles, and this
will be completed as soon as spring
f0 E;ci%
almost free access to the entire camn
camp Gordon-The road from At
lanta,, Ga, to Camp Gordon has been
very bad, but is now being improved.
and In short time will be good. There
are plenty of garages, but hotels should
De advised in advance.
camp Grant-Camp Grant is about
I'VE miles south of Rockford, Ill. From
state and Main Streets &C southeast
Tn yn otate street across the river to
Inlrd Street and turn right. going into
kiskwaukee Street, which leads directlv
mo the cantonment. From Chicago
one has the choice of several routes
lne preferred one being by way of May
wood, Lombard, Geneva, St. Charles
Lig1n, Coral, Harmony and Belvidere
70 Rockford. ninety-nine miles. Leave
onicago via west Jackson Boulevard
e. through Garfield Pa.k and out
"1SninSIon boulevard, thence to May
wood
Camp Lee is at Petersburg. Va.
which is connected with Norfolk and
other parts of the state by several
routes. The trip from Norfolk, ninety
nine miles, is via Suffolk, Franklin
Courtland and bonneville.
camp Lewis.--Camp Lewis is stu.
ated on American Lake, fifteen miles
from Tacoma, Wash. Olympia, the
state capital, is thirty-three miles from
Tacoma. Many camping sites and good
motel accommodations are available
through this section, especially in the
neighborhood of Mount Rainier National
Park.
-, Camp Meade.-Road conditions from
Washington, D. c., to Camp Meade, at
annapolis Junction, Md, are for the
most part very bad. 1t has been i'm
possible to reach the camp from Laurel
az the five-mile section from that point
- ordinary soft dirt, which always be-
comes impassable during the winter
visitors are directed by Baltimore and
.nen south over the concrete road into
The reservation.
Camp pike.-Camp Pike is five miles
north of Little Rock, Ark, on 8 splen-
did asphalt road. Hotel accommodate
are good, ard there are plenty of
garages and service stations. Arrange
ments are being made tor camping
grounds.
Camp Sherman.-Camp Sherman is
anont one and one-half miles northwest
OF Chillicothe. Ohio. Visitors are well
come at any time, with no special rules
1or their conduct
Camp Tay!or.--Camp Zachary Taylor
q SO close to Louisville no camping
: grounds have been established Hotel
ana garages and accommodations are
ample, and it Is only five miles to the
swamp. The camp is open to the public
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
from to s m.
!, camp Trayis.-Logs leading to all
sne army camps in Texas are available
rom the Dallas Automobile Club
oaiias, Tex, which also is able to give
my other information in regard to
Texas camps.