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1954 Map of Little Soap Park

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Little Soap Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Gunnison National Forest dominates this high-altitude terrain, where the landscape is defined by the deep drainage of Soap Creek and its many tributaries. In the mid-1950s, the area’s utility is reflected in the remote Uranium Mine tucked between Cow Creek and Oregon Gulch, a testament to the era's prospecting boom. A network of primitive routes and a dedicated Pack Trail provide access across the steep topography of Pearson Point and through Little Soap Park.

The map records various water management features, such as a Ditch and Flume near Chance Creek, indicating early infrastructure to direct mountain runoff. For the recreationist of the time, the Soap Creek Campground and Commissary Gulch Campground served as established basepoints for navigating the vast forest boundary. From Dillon Mesa in the south to the northern reaches of Harris Park, the sheet preserves the 1950s footprint of a working forest landscape before modern development and road expansions altered these routes.