Acquisition information is neither specific or complete. At an unknown time after July 1942, the Army acquired the Pine Valley Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp (Camp F-160 garrisoned by CCC Company 901) by lease from a private party. In May 1943 the Marine Corps acquired custody of the Camp from the Army. Formal transfer of the lease to the Marine Corps did not take
place until sometime in July 1944. The acreage of the site is unknown.
Information regarding military use of the camp is not complete. No information is available regarding Army use of the property. The Army had oversight of numerous CCC Camps prior to and at the beginning of World War II. The Marine Corps established a Motor Transport School with special emphasis on night driving in rough terrain. A field school for Marine Corps cooks and bakers and a Signal Battalion were also established at the camp. The Marine Corps used numerous existing improvements including barracks, mess halls, medical clinic, officers quarters, athletic field, garages and underground fuel storage tanks.
Disposal information is neither specific or complete. Available documentation indicates the Marine Corps discontinued use of the camp by the end of November 1944 or shortly thereafter. The Marine Corps or Army lease termination date is unknown, but by 1946 the property was under the custody of the original owner. The camp facilities were sold in 1947 and established as a church camp, which still exists. None of the improvements used by the military still exist.
Location: The former Pine Valley Camp is located in the community of Pine Valley in San Diego County, CA. The address of the site is 8668 Pine Creek Rd. in Pine Valley. The site is now the location' of the Pine Valley Bible Camp.
Site History: The property was used by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a camp from 1933 to July 1942. The Army acquired the camp at an unknown time after July 1942 by lease. The extent to which the Army used the camp, or for what purpose, is unknown. The Marine Corps acquired possession of the camp from the Army in May 1943. A Marine Corps Motor Transport School, formerly located at Camp Ensign in the Borrego Desert, was established at the camp.
Additionally, a field school for cooks and bakers and a Signal Battalion were also established at the camp. Existing improvements acquired by the Army and Marine Corps include barracks, mess halls, medical clinic, officers quarters, athletic.field,garages and underground fuel storage tanks. The lease was not transferred from the Army to the Marine Corps until July 1944. By the end of November 1944, or shortly thereafter, the Marine Corps discontinued use of the camp.