Pacific Southwest Railway Museum


Te museum is located at the corner


of Hwy 94 and Forrest Gate Road near Campo, CA (just across the highway from Gaskill Brothers’ Stone Store and Museum. Tis railroad museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest. Te museum operates a heritage railroad that offers train rides and has six steam locomotives, twelve diesel locomotives and 59 other pieces of rolling stock. For a reasonable fee visitors can stroll through the collection of 80+ pieces of equipment where


you can experience steam locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars and cabooses, that include interior visits available for some of the trains. Unfortunately rides to Tecate, Mexico have been suspended since January 2010 until further notice due to a tunnel fire. We spent a fair bit of time at this museum and found it very worthwhile and interesting. Who would


and other pertinent information relating to trucks and the trucking industry. Te museum is housed in the historic Campo Feldspar Mill which is located within the community of Campo, CA and is also a landmark representing some of the regional industry. Te museum has been located in the mill since 1987 and has become a home for more than 200 motor transport vehicles. Te Motor Transport Museum has a complete auto and fabrication shop and display area where the vehicles are restored and showcased. Te Mill itself is now also in the process of restoration, with plans for the addition of a new showroom. We can attest to the fact that with the recent addition of the new Research building, this historic property shelters a unique collection of archival reference books, manuals and literature. Don’t miss it.


Kumeyaay Indian Casinos


First a little history. Te Kumeyaay, referred to as Diegueño by the Spanish, were the original native inhabitants of San Diego County. A Yuman-speaking people of Hokan stock, have lived in the region for more than 10,000 years. Historically, the Kumeyaay were horticulturists and hunters and gatherers. Tey were the only Yuman group in the area and were the people who greeted the Spanish when they first sailed into San Diego Harbor with Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Te Kumeyaay Nation once encompassed the lands from northern San Diego county to the dunes of the Imperial Valley and south beyond Ensenada, Mexico. Tey are in fact the only surviving aboriginal culture of Baja California, Mexico. Today,


have ever believed that not that long ago you could catch a train from San Diego to Yuma crossing back and forth from the US and Mexico several times on route.


Motor Transport Museum Opened to the public in 1986,


the Museum provides a place for preservation, restoration and display of antique trucks and related equipment, photos, literature, memorabilia, artifacts


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Kumeyaay tribal members are divided into 12 separate bands - Barona, Campo, Ewiiaapaayp, Inaja-Cosmit, Jamul, LaPosta, Manzanita, Mesa Grande, San Pasqual, Santa Ysabel, Sycuan and Viejas. Of all


the California (Alta &


Baja) native tribes, they were the most resistant to the conversion efforts of the Spanish priests. Following the founding of the Mission in San Diego in 1769, it would be over a year before the Mission had their first converts. Although


Spanish weaponry and armor made the soldiers virtually invincible to the wood and stone weapons of the Kumeyaay, they still launched repeated attacks on the Spanish throughout their 52 year occupation. Te most famous of these was the attack and destruction of the San Diego Mission in 1775. Te hostility towards the foreign invaders meant the Spanish seldom controlled more than a 30 mile strip along the Pacific coast. Beginning with the Spanish invasion of 1769, continuing through the Mexican Period of 1826 to 1848, and on through the American Period, the Kumeyaay were forced off their ancestral lands. Nearly all of the Kumeyaay lands were taken into private ownership or made US government holdings. Treaties negotiated with all 18 California tribes in 1850 to set aside 8.5 million acres in specific tribal lands were never ratified by the United States Senate as a result of opposition by the state of California. Today, the acreage of


tribal reservations in California is approximately 500,000 acres.


Golden Acorn Casino - Campo Kumeyaay Nation


Tis is a 45-minute (25 mile) drive


east on Hwy 94 from Potrero County Park. Take it easy and enjoy the scenery. You will find the Casino entrance on your right between Old Hwy 80 and I-8 (Kumeyaay Hwy). Lots for RV parking and overnight stays are okay. If you register for a Player’s Gold Card you get discounts on many items and $5 of Free Play Money. We personally know RVers who won over $100 with their free $5 bucks; remember no charge to register. Te Casino entrance is an easy walk from the RV Parking, unfortunately at 4,000 feet we have seen the wind howling, snow flying or fog so thick you need a rope to find your RV. Check the weather conditions prior to departure.


Viejas Casino - Viejas Band of


Kumeyaay Indians Tis Casino is a little further away but


well worth the one hour drive from the campground. Again head east on Hwy 94, the turn north at Campo at S-1 to I-8 then west to East Willows Road, Exit 36, then turn right and follow the signs. If


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