Camp Meeker, California

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Camp Meeker, California
settlement_type = unincorporated village
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pushpin_label_position = right
pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of California
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = California
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sonoma
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 38 |latm = 25 |lats = 31 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 57 |longs = 34 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = gnis|1658200|Camp Meeker]
elevation_m = 101
elevation_ft = 331
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 95419
area_code = 707
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-10466
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1658200
website = http://www.campmeeker.org/

Camp Meeker, California is an unincorporated village located on the Bohemian Highway, between Occidental and Monte Rio. It has a small population.

Set amidst redwoods near Dutch Bill Creek, it gets a considerable amount of rainfall during the winter season.

Camp Meeker takes its name from Melvin Meeker, a lumberjack who logged in the area between the train station and westward to the Pacific Ocean. It is often affectionately called 'Damp Sneaker' by the locals.

Like many other towns in West Sonoma County, Camp Meeker was a vacation place for people who took the train from San Francisco around 1900. A century or so later, it is undeveloped and overlooked.

Camp Meeker is the home of St. Dorothy's Rest, a retreat center and summer camp.

Fire protection is provided by the Camp Meeker Volunteer Fire Department. In 2003, the department claimed that Camp Meeker was the only place in Sonoma County which places fire hydrants every convert|500|ft|m|-1|lk=on|abbr=on. [cite web
url=http://www.campmeeker.org/CMVFD/Hydrant.html
title=Hydrant Update: Camp Meeker Volunteer Fire Department
accessdate=2007-12-09]

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* [http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/phantomseye/aqwifjsidfasdf.jpgrailroad-era image]