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1959 Map of Garden Valley

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Garden Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The confluence of the Middle Fork Payette River and the South Fork Payette River anchors this 1959 survey of Boise County. The settlement at Garden Valley and the nearby town of Crouch serve as the primary hubs within the Boise National Forest, surrounded by a landscape defined by timber management and resource extraction. The southern portion of the map reveals a high concentration of mining history, particularly around Grimes Pass, where the Grimes Pass School and the Grimes Monument stand near a cluster of active and historical workings including the Klondike Mine, Missouri Mine, and Golden Age Mine.

Administrative presence is visible through several Forest Service installations, such as the Hardscrabble Guard Sta and Garden Valley Ranger Sta. Public recreation is already well-established at this time, with numerous sites like One Spoon Campground and Hot Spring Campground located along the river corridors. High-elevation vantage points such as Scott Mtn Lookout and Bear Wallow Point overlook a complex network of pack trails, including the Jackson Peak Trail.