Camp Meeker is an

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directly on Dutch Bill Creek, it gets an average of 55 inches of rainfall spread over about 69 average days during the winter season.

History

Camp Meeker takes its name from Melvin Cyrus Meeker, a lumber baron who established several mills in the area c. 1866. Located on the

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(since abandoned), Camp Meeker was a center for logging the coast redwoods that built and then rebuilt

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after the 1906 earthquake. After logging the trees, Meeker subdivided Camp Meeker in 1898, and lots (each by with a one-room cabin) sold for $75. Around 1900, it was primarily a vacation place for people from San Francisco.

Facilities

Camp Meeker is the home of St. Dorothy's Rest, a retreat center and summer camp. Fire protection is provided by the Camp Meeker Volunteer Fire Department. In 2003, the department claimed that Camp Meeker was the only place in Sonoma County which places fire hydrants every . As of December 2001, one-year class wild

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were spawning in Dutch Bill Creek. In 2002 Dutch Bill Creek was part of the captive broadstock program, and since 2006 juvenile coho have been released in the creek as a part of this program. In November 2009, Camp Meeker revamped its recreational park on Dutch Bill Creek by removing a

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-era dam and installing a bridge in its place. The entire area was rebuilt b
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under contract with the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District after years of study. Before becoming a village Camp Meeker was a lumber town followed by a summer enclave with the year rounders and the summer folk.

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