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California Camp is a former ranch and river settlement on the Colorado River in Imperial County, California, now a ghost town.

History

California Camp was a ranch with a woodyard landing for the George Alonzo Johnson's steamboats on the Colorado River. It was located 72 miles up river from Yuma, Arizona, 24 miles above Picacho and 8 miles down river from Camp Gaston in what was then San Diego County, California.

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