The Bug Station

032909: The California Inspection Station has resided across the highway from us for longer than the Park has been here. There used to be housing behind the station (by the small building in the background) for the Rangers who worked at the station. The housing shut down in the early 80's and was eventually torn down.

When the Rangers' housing was built, the California Dept. of Transportation diverted the California Creek towards the housing where it went through settling tanks so it could be used by the housing. After the housing was shut down the California Creek has remained flowing down the same creek bed built nearly 60 years before. And over the last 50 years we have maintained integrity of the creek from the diversion through our Park, making sure it reaches the lake. We make regular reports to the appropriate authority as to status of the creek. The creek is considered a contributory water to Topaz Lake and we take our responsibility for it's care very seriously.