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Howland Hill School was started in 1979. It is named for Eli & Mary Howland who, in 1866 stopped outside Crescent City, while on the way to Oregon, for Mary to give birth to their son Robert. The family decided to settle in northern California and the locals named the nearby hill, Howland Hill.
Like our normal home at Wolf Creek, Howland Hill is used by the park service, during the school year to provide educational programs to local school students.
The school and the site was prepared and the original structures were built by the California Conservation Corp, Youth Conservation Corps and local volunteers. The original school has grown and been improved over the years to include proper spacious cabins with raised sleeping platforms, an indoor commercial grade kitchen, upgrades to the water system, installation of flush toilets and in 2012 a new solar powered lodge.
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Campers will sleep, indoors, on platforms in one of the spacious cabins – Tan Oak, Alder, Redwood and Hemlock. The cabins are nestled in the forest on the top of Howland Hill
Sleeping pads are provided or bring your own sleeping mat.
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In addition to a pit toilet Howland Hill School has several ADA compliant restrooms equipped with flush toilets and hand washing sinks. In case of accidents one of the restroom blocks contains an emergency shower.
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Howland Hill Outdoor School is conveniently located three and a half miles from highway 101 on the southern end of highway 101 in Crescent City.