Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07


homa, Texas and others have discover
ed the san Isabel and its great poten-
ual possibilities, there Is no telling to
what extent this camp ground de-
velopment will have 90 go to take care
Of the use
Last summer there were $50 automo-
niles on that one camp at $3.50 In the
morning Of a Sunday on which there
was no special picnic or other gather
Ing being held there. This meant at
least a thousand people and this camp
or five hundred are there Two things
need to be done TO help this undeslr-
able condition First II would seem
that there should he more develop
ment in Squirrcl Creek. This possi-
hirty Is limited. The Cascade Trail
Will help In that matter to some eN-
tent, the trail to Dome Rock will also
help and the proposed cross trail from
near the head Of Cascade Trail to
South Creek will also help but the
actual facilities for this camping use
in Squirrel Creek are really limited
by the extent Of tho land in the
canon. But the use will never he less
than now. aui Squirrel Creek will be
always crowded. unless there are some
other places provided for people to use
MS camps and this really offers the So
luton OF the camp problem at Squirrel
creek.
This establishment NJ other camps
has been started 10 some extent. on
the Pueblo city property near Beulah
there are twenty fire places. some
sanltsries. garbage pits and a spring
development. This camp e capable
WOW m taking care of several hum
dr.d people But II Is possible to en-
threo or four thousand. This should
be done
Back p, this area is South Creek
canon where there i5 land capable Of
taking care Of several times as many
as can he taken care Of In Squirrel
creek nnd this camp possihly should
hs developed
In North creek ia camp developed
10 take care or people who wish to
stop on this road and picnic or camp.
Tho shelter With great fireplace and
cooking facilities under cover offers a
chance 20 stop here In time of storm.
This Is the first structure of this kind
ou the entire Forest and there should
b" one such IA every camp Of any
size in the Forest.
In the South Hsrdscrahhis there Is a
camp spot of f1uch greater possihili-
ties In the way of handling crowds
than r. possible IN lower Squirrel creek.
The Developments hero are adequate
st present but with tho discovery by
tho people Of pueblo, the Arkansas
Valley and ~ canon city and Florenc"
districts that thi7 Is the idea, place to
facilities necessary. Ono ~ tho first
needed here is large community
shelter for tho picnic srea In this
camp-s broad open section NJ the
canon floor covered with grrss
At the Alvarado station in the
sanrrc do Cristo range there Is I'M
mediate need OF some development.
At ono ,'rnc In 1890 there were more
than thirty parties camping on thcs"
grounds without any couvcnieuc"E
present whatever. Common decencr
should afford sanitaries here nj nny
rate But that Ia only possible II euf-
ficien, funds are available.
In tho Spanish Peaks country there
are several camps which should r" dc
vcloped to take care n the people or
the district nnI the visitors to tho ro-
Eion. TNc camp on tho East Peak
reached via walsonhurg and with de-
iiEhtfui mountain lake a. the feature
NJ tho area should have full facilities
for taking cars of many visitors. II y
probable that ns many as a thousand
people would use thiE area at one
time n the proper developments were
here
Between tn, rsaks on the south
side In tho great canon which s"ra-
rates these peaks should he = camp
- take care ~ several hundred people
There f. no development there nt the
present time for this use
There are other camps Hll thrn the
Forest, one un south Iapnta creek
would servo Aiamosa and tho san
Luis valley. There arc others on tho
west slope Of the Cris'os which need
attention. Tho Spanish Peaks area
offers more camp areas than those
mentioned Tlc Greenhorug have
many camp rsva- which would take
caro- of thousands Of people, or the
east slope Of the Sausre dc CriVtoR
there are many camp places which
need development And thus the whole
Forest could he written OF nrd scores
Of places whore camps need TO be
built pointed ont and every one nf
these would serve thoss people who
read this paper.
Now there "a need of these develop