Campo, California

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Campo is an unincorporated town located in San Diego County, California with a population of 3,251. This article also describes the smaller community of Cameron Corners, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north. Both communities use postal addresses in Campo. The town is approximately 2,620 feet (798.6 m) above mean sea level.

Nearby towns include Boulevard, Potrero, Tecate, Dulzura, Jacumba, Pine Valley, Mount Laguna, Descanso, and Jamul.

Contents 1 Detail 2 Transportation 3 Tribal areas 4 Schools 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Detail

31115 State Route 94: a clinic called Mountain Empire Family Medicine is located here. ^[1]

31577 State Route 94: a CDF fire station is located here. The 1998 Cameron Corners, California 7.5-minute quadrangle plots the station near Dewey Place and SR98. ^[2]

There is a county road maintenance station on Forest Gate Road and a county fire station at Jeb Stewart Road and Parker Road.

Large employers in the area include US Department of Homeland Security Border Patrol and the California Division of Juvenile Justice, Campo Juvenile Ranch, (population 250).

According to a September 9, 2004 San Diego Union Tribune article, foster care activist Father Joe Carroll's proposed building a foster camp for children here. The proposed name was, "Promiseland Ranch," and the proposed facility would encompass about 600 acres.

[edit] Transportation

An unnamed air strip is 4.2 miles (6.76 km) at 332 degrees off true north at 32°39′35″N, 116°30′08″W. ^[3] The name of the field is not listed in the National Geographic Names Data Base or U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Location Identifiers (7350.7U) dated 09/01/2005 (2005-09-01). On the topographic map, it measures about 0.6 miles (966 m) in length and runs almost due north-south at the intersection of Lake Morena Rd. and Hauser Creek Rd.

Another feature of the area is the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. The town is along the line of the former Southern Pacific (originally San Diego and Arizona Railway and now called the Carrizo Gorge Railway). The Railroad Museum shows an address of 916 Sheridan Rd. and is located near (NAD83) 32°36′50″N, 116°28′19″W.^[4]

[edit] Tribal areas

There are at least two tribal areas included in the nearby Campo Indian Reservation. One is about 1.5 miles due north of Campo and adjoining Cameron Corners. A point inside the reservation is (NAD83) 32°38′28″N, 116°28′16″W) and the area is roughly 1 mile on each side. The reservation government is the Campo Band of Mission Indians of the Kumeyaay. Another tribal area is about seven miles east along State Route 94 in the Campo Valley. It extends nine miles to the north and beyond Interstate 8. The eastern portion of the reservation is about 4.75 miles in an east-west dimension and includes the community of Live Oak Springs. The tribal government has been reported in the news media to provide wireless Internet service to members over a cooperative tribal government microwave backbone from Pala. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

[edit] Schools

31360 State Route 94: federal records report three schools in Campo. These may be at the County Juvenile Probation camp. The schools are:

• Campo Continuation High (7-12)
• Hillside Alternative Junior/Senior High (7-12)
• Cottonwood Community Day (7-12)

About 1.3 miles north in Cameron Corners, Campo Elementary (K-7) is located at 1654 Buckman Springs Rd. This is considered in Campo for postal addresses.^[9]

[edit] See also

• Tecate, California
• Canyon City, California
• Manzanita, California

[edit] References

1. ^ State of California, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Licensed Healthcare Facilities, 08/22/2006 edition.
2. ^ Cameron Corners, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1998.
3. ^ Morena Reservoir, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1997.
4. ^ Campo, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1997.
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Data Base.
6. ^ Tierra Del Sol, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1997.
7. ^ List of California tribal governments on Senator Barbara Boxer's web site.
8. ^ Live Oak Springs, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1997.
9. ^ US Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, 2005.

[edit] External links

• Sheriff's Department description of Campo juvenile facility.
• San Diego Railroad Museum, Campo
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 32.60639° -116.46806°
  • Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA