Hidden CCC Camp Near Raco Feels Like You Stumbled Into the Past

Once you get out and walk around, that’s when it really comes together.
There are pieces scattered throughout the area, but the big one is the chimney.
It’s still standing, tall and solid, and it’s easily the most noticeable part once you find it.

It’s not something you see right away either. You’ve got to move around a bit to come across everything, and that’s what makes this place interesting.

This spot used to be part of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, set up back during the Great Depression.

The CCC had crews working all over the Upper Peninsula, building roads, trails, and doing a lot of the early conservation work that shaped the area.

When you’re walking around here, you’re not just looking at random ruins. This was a place where people lived and worked out in the middle of the woods.

It’s hard to picture exactly what it looked like back then, but once you start connecting the pieces, it makes a lot more sense.

It feels like nothing is there… until you start noticing what’s left behind.

Once you’re out there walking around, it’s quiet.
No crowds, no marked paths, nothing really directing you where to go.

Aside from the sign off M-28, you’re pretty much on your own once you’re in.
You just walk, look around, and see what you come across.

It doesn’t feel maintained or cleaned up.
It feels like the woods just grew back around it, and whatever’s left is what’s left.

It’s peaceful more than anything.
Just you, the trees, and pieces of something that used to be there.

This isn’t a big tourist stop, and it’s not something you’re going to spend hours at.
There’s no big signs, no maintained trails, and nothing really laid out for you.

But if you like exploring, finding things on your own, and seeing a piece of real Yooper history, it’s worth stopping.

It doesn’t look like much at first.
But once you start walking around, you realize there’s more here than you thought.