Berdoo Camp - California Ghost Town

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

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