Camp 18

Camp 18 is a restaurant and one of the best logging museum for artifacts around. We often try to plan our trips over to the coast with a stop for breakfast on the way over or dinner on the way home. But I love the collection of old logging artifacts and the large log cabin building. It is one of those locally own places that has become a local institutions. I have couple links below to pages that Camp 18 has about the place. I will tell my story, as always with photographs. But I have a feeling I need to hurry back and get a few more photos and breakfast soon.

History of Camp 18

Camp 18 Logging Museum

When on Highway 26 to or from the coast look for the sign out front of Camp 18
After seeing the equipment and artifacts outside we head for the restaurant.
A large open are is behind main building at Camp 18
Behind the main building at Camp 18 you have access to Humbug Creek
A old caboose is on display at Camp 18.
Water Wheel were the earliest source of power for lumber mills
An old steam rail crane on display at Camp 18.
A fully rigged spar pole with steam donkey.
As days of steam came to an end diesel engine equipment took over.
Between the restaurant entrance and the gift shop they often have yard art displayed.
The entrance doors are carve slabs of timbers with hand forged hinges.
An old broad ax is use for the door handle.
Looking down on the part of the large seating area of the main building.
Looking across the main dinning room to the loft with the bar.
A view from the main floor look to the loft and fire place.
A view looking across the main dinning room.
Most of their meals are sized for a lumber jack but just getting the stew with cornbread and coffee you can size things down.
One of the large pulls that would be used on a Scag Pole.
This table is just a cross cut section of old growth tree.
The walls are covered with photos and artifacts from the early days of logging.
The wall are covered with old photos and artifacts from the early days of logging.
Some of the items that cover the walls down in the Conference room. When visiting be sure to ask permission to go down stair to see these and many more.
A scale mode of the main Camp 18 Building. I believed this was used during the fund drive.
The bar counter in the downstairs conference room is a single slab from an old growth tree.
The main dinning room has many large tables but there are some spot tuck in for just two people.
Some seating in the upstairs bar has a view out on Humbug Creek.
This cozy nook is up stairs in the bar.

 

If you did not grow up in timber country this all my look like a bunch of unknown rusty junk that should be hauled away to the dump. I have placed below a video I found on YouTube by the Squamish Historical Society that does a pretty good job telling the historic story of logging on the west coast and shows how this artifacts were used.