Cascade Boy Scout Camp

Cascade Boy Scout Camp is a camp near Durango in San Juan County, Colorado, United States that is associated with Scouting in Colorado. The lodge building, also known as Cascade Lodge or Boy Scout Lodge, was built in 1928 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is also listed on the Colorado Register of Historic Places.[2]

Cascade Boy Scout Camp
Cascade Boy Scout Camp is located in Colorado
Cascade Boy Scout Camp
Cascade Boy Scout Camp is located in the United States
Cascade Boy Scout Camp
Nearest cityDurango, Colorado
Coordinates37°39′24″N 107°47′57″W / 37.65667°N 107.79917°W / 37.65667; -107.79917
Built1928
ArchitectFrank Lechner, Bob Yeager
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.88001529[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1988

The two-story lodge building is built in the shape of a cross. Constructed by local residents adjacent to the Million Dollar Highway, it was intended for use by various community organizations, including the Boy Scouts, but also including other youth groups.[3] Located in the San Juan National Forest,[1] the site is not now operated as a summer camp.

Sold into private hands in the 1930s, it is now a Christian retreat center.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Clarion Associates of Colorado, LLC. The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Colorado Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, hosted on the website of the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. January 2002, p. 233. Accessed 2009-02-24.
  3. ^ SAN JUAN COUNTY Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Accessed 2009-02-25.
  4. ^ "History". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2023.