With the new Rim Road in varying stages of construction and completion over a length of 25 miles, bids were being sought at the end of the year for the next unit leading from Kerr Notch to a point near Sun Notch, 2.723 miles. The discussion of several years as to location of the road from Kerr Notch to Park Headquarters was decided. The new road from Kerr Notch to Sun Notch will be at a higher level than the old road, but from that point will follow approximately the old road to Park Headquarters. The new route opens interesting new scenery to the traveling public.
Placing of crushed rock on the 13 mile unit from the North Entrance Ranger Station to Cloudcap was begun, and work was continued on two units from Cloudcap to Kerr Notch. Hard-surfacing of the Rim Road from the Lodge to the North Boundary was completed, including the paving of the entire Rim Area used by motor travel and the large parking area in front of the cafeteria, eliminating dust conditions which had been prevalent for many years.
The hard surfacing of the Rim Road to the North Entrance Checking Station, completes the first unit of the rim route with the exception of minor finishing work. The hard surfacing of the road from the checking station to the north boundary makes fast motor transportation to Diamond Lake and The Dalles-California Highway possible. Much favorable comment has been heard from the motoring public on these particular roads. [34]
The year 1937 again saw the establishment of two CCC camps in the park at Annie Spring and Lost Creek. Between June 15 and October 15 the enrollees engaged in landscaping, road bank sloping, cleanup, motorway maintenance, fire fighting, fish planting, residence construction, improvements to building interiors, wood cutting, obliteration of old roads, and snow removal from roads, trails, and buildings. Among the principal CCC projects were:
(1) Conversion of unused portion of messhall into four rooms for female help, toilet, and reading room
(2) Construction of three employees cottages, bringing total number of houses in employees’ cabin area to ten
(3) Construction of 40-car parking area near utility area at park headquarters
(4) Landscaping at park headquarters and in rim area, including planting of 2,200 shrubs, plants, and trees at the former and 850 at the latter
(5) Obliteration of abandoned roads at park headquarters and some six miles of old Rim Road
(6) Signs and markers for buildings at park headquarters
(7) Construction of comfort station in rim area
(8) Construction of 30 individual camping sites and 20 fireplaces at Rim Campground
(9) Placement of 50 table and bench combinations in rim area
(10) Construction of 20 heavy log seats along Garfield and Lake trails
(11) Erection of small blacksmith shop at Annie Spring
(12) Construction of twenty table and seat combinations at Annie Spring Campground
(13) Construction of fifteen log table and bench combinations in Lost Creek Campground
(14) Construction of ten log table and fireplace combinations, cleanup, and layout of pathways in Cold Spring Campground
(15) Bank sloping of eight miles of roadway from the park’s west boundary to Annie Spring
(16) Obliteration and replanting of several dangerous parking overlook areas between park headquarters and the rim
(17) Erection of fences at the entrance of all park motorways to prohibit tourist travel
(18) Construction of fire protection truck trail from Union Peak Spur to Annie Spring
(19) Treatment of 1,200 acres of forest in vicinity of Cloudcap for blister rust disease
(20) Construction of two heavy stone motifs at the north and east entrances
