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1968 Map of Careywood

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Careywood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Kaniksu National Forest dominates this northern Idaho landscape, where the Northern Pacific railroad corridor serves as the primary artery for settlement and industry. The communities of Careywood and Cocolalla are established along this rail line and the parallel Cocolalla Creek, while Granite sits further south near the rail's path. The map reveals a transition from the narrow valley floor to the prominent heights of Huckleberry Mountain and Long Mountain, the latter topped by a Lookout Tower.

Water is a defining characteristic of the terrain, with numerous alpine and valley lakes including Kelso Lake, Round Lake, and Beaver Lake. For local historians, the presence of an Old RR Grade and scattered industrial sites like a Gravel Pit and several Sandpits provides clues to the era's timber and transportation-based economy. Numerous Jeep Trails and standard trails spiderweb through the forest, connecting isolated points like Beaver Lake Ranch to the more established drainage of Hoodoo Creek.