History of Camp



Joe Scherman (Born 1902) was California's first state ranger and was intimately involved in GSCOC's purchase of the property that Camp Scherman now resides upon. All 700 acres (2.8 km2) were originally owned by James Wellman a somewhat legendary big game hunter and good friend of Joe Scherman. Scherman helped GSCOC negotiate with Wellman over the property and in 1959 the first 560 acres (2.3 km2) were purchased from Wellam for $96,500. Eighteen years later, in 1977, the final 140 acres (0.57 km2) were purchased from the Wellman family to complete the property line that exists today.