Lasco was a seasonal logging camp in Lassen County, California, United States. It was located on what was the Fernley and Lassen Railway branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, north of Westwood, at an elevation of 5574 feet (1699 m).
Lasco was the site of a prominent logging camp constructed in 1922.Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: Volume 3, p. 564 (2016)Lasco Camp (photograph) (c. 1923), CSU Chico Digital Collections It opened in 1923, and was a seasonal home for 250 loggers as well as their families. The camp was reportedly so attractive that cars would pull in thinking it was a summer resort.California District News Letter, Volume 5 (1924)
Seasonal occupation ended after the 1930 logging season.(18 May 2015). This Day In History (snippet on 1930 logging season opening, and photograph from Camp Lasco circa 1925) Evidence of the camp could still be found on the ground according to a 1983 U.S. Forest Service report.Recreation activity management plan for the Susanville - Westwood Trail, California, p. 29 (1983)
The former Lasco rail station now lies along the Bizz Johnson trail, which was created after the Fernley and Lassen Railway line was abandoned in 1978.Juillerat, Lee (23 October 2015). Mountain Biking the Bizz Johnson Trail, Herald and News
References
External links Camp Lasco photos (c. 1923), UNLV Libraries.