For those that plan an extended stay to Eagle Lake with the opening fishing season there, you might want to plan an excursion to the west of the lake and wander around Pine Creek Valley.

From the late1800s to the 1950s there was a lot of activity there. First there were cattle and sheep outfits who utilized the region for summer grazing. Many of the natural topographical features bare their names like Campbell and Logan.

In the 1920s, the Fruit Growers Supply Company made their presence with railroad logging in the region. In 1929, the company established Camp 10 on the northeastern edge of the valley. Not only was this substantial logging camp home to over 200 people, for a time being it even boasted its own voting precinct.

Normally, logging camps were short lived, once the available timber cut, the camps moved on. Not so with Camp 10, it remained in operation at the same location until 1952, when Fruit Growers discontinued railroad logging. Remnants of the camp can still be found.

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