1948 Map of Camp Wood

About this map

Prescott National Forest dominates this mid-century survey of the high desert and mountain country northwest of Prescott. This specific printing was a limited administrative edition not intended for public distribution, produced by the Forest Service to document land use and infrastructure. The area is characterized by a network of private cattle operations, including the Seven Up Ranch, Yolo Ranch, and Williams Min Ranch, which relied on scattered water sources like Pine Spr and Round Valley Spr. Human activity is concentrated along the drainages of Walnut Creek and Apache Creek, where the Walnut Cr Ranger Sta and the Saw Mill at Camp Wood served the local timber and grazing industries. A corridor known as Stringtown follows the Fourth Standard Parallel North, marking a primary route through the mountainous terrain.