Casey State Recreation Site
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Casey State Recreation Site is a day-use only state park
located 29 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon
off Oregon Route 62. The parks offers picnic and boating facilities, as well as access to the Rogue River
. It is located on the Crater Lake Highway and is a popular salmon fishing area.
The land for the park was leased from the federal government in 1932 and purchased in 1937. At the time of the lease there were two residents
on the land. One of them, J.A. Casey, had build a small restaurant and tourist camp. Since they did not own the land they were granted three year leases. The Civilian Conservation Corps
improved the existing facilities; adding a parking lot, more tables, individual stoves, a boat ramp,
and trails.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
located 29 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
off Oregon Route 62. The parks offers picnic and boating facilities, as well as access to the Rogue River
Rogue River (Oregon)
The Rogue River in southwestern Oregon in the United States flows about in a generally westward direction from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. Known for its salmon runs, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery, it was one of the original eight rivers named in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act...
. It is located on the Crater Lake Highway and is a popular salmon fishing area.
The land for the park was leased from the federal government in 1932 and purchased in 1937. At the time of the lease there were two residents
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
on the land. One of them, J.A. Casey, had build a small restaurant and tourist camp. Since they did not own the land they were granted three year leases. The Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
improved the existing facilities; adding a parking lot, more tables, individual stoves, a boat ramp,
and trails.