The campground is located on a gently rolling outwash terrace remnant at the toe 

 of a steep lateral moraine. Slopes vary from 5 to 15 percent. Soil materials are domi- 

 nantly of mixed granitic composition. Depth to bedrock is at least 15 feet everywhere 

 in the campground (Arnold 1966) . 



Two distinct soil t>'pes are found: (a) a well-drained sandy loam, and (b) a moder- 

 ately well-drained fine sandy loam. The sandy loam soil is on the upper portion of the 

 terrace, generally 12 feet or more above the lake surface. Typically it has 15 percent 

 coarse rock surface fragments. The water table for sandy loam soil is usually more 

 than 10 feet below the surface. 



The fine sandy loam soil occurs on the lower portion of the terrace. Here depth 

 to the water table is generally 3 to 5 feet during the fall season. Undoubtedly the 

 water table is higher during early spring. The coarse rock content of the soil on this 

 lower portion of the terrace is much lower and its water holding capacity is greater 

 than that of the soil on the upper portion of the terrace. 



Both soils exhibit low erosion and compactibility potentials. Laboratory tests 

 showed a low fertility level for herbaceous vegetation production and indicated a need 

 for fertilizer, especially nitrogen. 



Annual precipitation averages about 15 inches, more than half of which falls as 

 snow. Temperatures are generally cool because the campground is at an elevation of 

 6,500 feet. Mean annual temperature is 35° F. ; an average of 10 frost-free days can be 

 expected each summer. 



Judging from the surrounding area this combination of climate and soil never 

 produced a particularly lush herbaceous ground cover or dense shrubbery. The most 

 frequent understory species found today are pinegrass {Calamagrostis rubesoens') , elk 

 sedge {Carix geyeri) , strawberry {Fragaria sp.), low huckleberry {Vaaoinium sp.), 

 spiraea (Spiraea luoida) , big sagebrush {Artemisi-a tridentata) , buffaloberry (Shepherdia 

 argentea') , bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) , and gooseberry [Ribes sp.). Occasional 

 clumps of alder {Alnus tenuifolia') and willow {Salix sp.) grow near the edge of the 

 lake. Heavy use over much of the area had eliminated virtually all understory vegeta- 

 tion. Isolated patches could be found near rocks or trees where the vegetation had 

 been protected from humans and vehicles (fig. 1). 



REHABILITATION PROGRAM 



Because of its generally rundown appearance and outmoded facilities. Point Camp- 

 ground was rehabilitated during 1966 and 1967. The rehabilitation plan was based on 

 the explicit assumption that ground-cover vegetation could not be maintained on certain 

 heavy-use portions of the campground. Accordingly, roads, parking spurs, trails, and 

 a "facility pad" (for a table, fireplace, and charcoal grill) were surfaced with a 

 gravel-asphalt mixture. In addition, a "tent pad" was located adjacent to the "facility 

 pad"; this consisted of a 16- by 16-foot redwood frame filled with coarse sand (fig. 2). 



The size and shape of the "facility pad" and parking spurs were contingent upon 

 such factors as location of trees and ground slope. As a result, the total surfaced 

 area within individual units (including the tent pad) ranged from 646 square feet to 

 1,572 square feet--an average of 1,188 square feet per unit. 



.■An underground pipe system was installed to deliver water to a single sprinkler 

 head at the approximate center of each unit. Water pressure and flow were adequate to 

 sprinkle all eight camping units simultaneously. 



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