be circa 1910-1930, shows a business named "Dewey Store" in Cameron Corners. The business is plotted on the north side of SR98 just east of County Road S1. This may be a variant name of Dewey Place.
The ZIP Code is 91906 and the community is inside area code 619.
There is a county road maintenance station on Forrest 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 San Diego County, California Probation, Juvenile Ranch Facility, (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 (2.4 km).
Campo is the official southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail, a recreational hiking and equestrian trail extending 2,650 miles (4,260 km) north to the Canadian Border.
During World War II, Campo was the location of Camp Lockett, a US Army post that hosted Buffalo Soldiers, a veterans convalescent hospital, and a 300 bed Itlaian POW camp in Cameron Corners.
Demographics
2000 Census Bureau data for zip code was 71.3% white (including Latino), 2.7% black, 8.0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 10.6% other and 5.1% two or more races. 23.3% are Latino.
Transportation
An unnamed private air strip is 4.2 miles (6.76 km) at 332 degrees off true north at  32°39′35″N 116°30′08″W? / ?32.65972°N 116.50222°W? / 32.65972; -116.50222. 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. Freight operations are currently embargoed (not offered) by the Carrizo Gorge Railway), while passenger operations are operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. The Railroad Museum shows an address of 750 Depot St and is located near (NAD83) 32°36′50″N 116°28′19″W? / ?32.61389°N 116.47194°W? / 32.61389; -116.47194.
Tribal areas
There are at least two tribal areas included in the nearby Campo Indian Reservation. One is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) due north of Campo and adjoining Cameron Corners. A point inside the reservation is (NAD83) 32°38′28″N 116°28′16″W? / ?32.64111°N 116.47111°W? / 32.64111; -116.47111) and the area is roughly 1-mile (1.6 km) on each side. The reservation government is the Campo Band of Mission Indians of the Kumeyaay. Another tribal area is about seven miles (11 km) east along State Route 94 in the Campo Valley. It extends nine miles (14 km) to the north and beyond Interstate 8. The eastern portion of the reservation is about 4.75 miles (7.64 km) 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.
Schools
31360 State Route 94: federal records report three schools in Campo. The schools are:
- Rancho Del Campo High School - Juvenile Ranch Facility (9-12)
- Campo Elementary School (1-7)
- Campo Continuation (at the old Campo Elementary School)
- Hillside Alternative Junior/Senior High (7-12)
- Cottonwood Community Day (7-12)
About 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north in Cameron Corners, Campo Elementary (K-7) is located at 1654 Buckman Springs Rd. This is considered in Campo for postal addresses. |
