BERDOO CAMP

NAME: Berdoo Camp
COUNTY: Riverside
ROADS: 4WD
GRID #(see map): 4
CLIMATE: Mild winter and hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:
Anytime
COMMENTS: North of Indio. Reports of road being bad and needing 4WD
REMAINS: A few foundations and crumbling buildings.
Berdoo Camp was founded not for mining, but for water. When California built the Colorado River aqueduct to bring water to Los Angeles, many camps were erected along the way, Berdoo being one of the largest. Berdoo was founded in the early 1930's and abandoned in 1937. The town was paid for by the Metropolitan water district and men and their families who worked on the water project lived here. Today there are a few concrete foundations left and partial structures left.


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


Berdoo Camp
Courtesy Karl Kasarda, Bill Field


1933 survetymarker - now a target for 'sportsmen'
Courtesy Bill Cook


Admin Building Remains
Courtesy Bill Cook


Admin Building Steps
Courtesy Bill Cook

Admin Building Steps
Courtesy Bill Cook


Cistern for camp water
Courtesy Bill Cook


Berdoo Camp December 06
Courtesy Bill Cook


Foundation remains looking toward Palm Springs - and the smog
Courtesy Bill Cook


Hospital
Courtesy Bill Cook


Walls
Courtesy Bill Cook


Remaining foundations
Courtesy Bill Cook


Watch out for the morons with shotguns!
Courtesy Bill Cook

 

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