Madera Canyon

Madera Canyon is a formerly populated place situated in the Santa Rita Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,911 feet (1,497 m) above sea level and is located within a canyon of the same name in the Coronado National Forest. The subject is a geographic place, not a commercial brand, company, product, or trademarked offering. All homes built on U.S. National Forest property were evicted and demolished between 1984 and 1991 for the development of an improved campground. Because the entity is a human settlement rather than a brand, no brand dossier fields such as ownership, products, or corporate history apply.

Madera Canyon is a formerly populated place in the Santa Rita Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, located within the canyon of the same name in the Coronado National Forest. In 1911, a Tucson businessman formed a group of backers who built several cabins in the canyon on land leased from the United States Forest Service (USFS). Over the next few years, the roads were improved, automobiles came into use, and Madera Canyon became a popular summer destination. Under the 1915 Occupancy Permits Act, the USFS encouraged construction of recreational residences (summer cabins). In 1922, the Santa Rita Trails Resort was built. The original lodge later burned down, but in 1929 it was rebuilt as a year-round resort with cottages, cabins, a restaurant, a general store, a gas station, and a post office. In the 1930s, Madera Canyon was home to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and many of the rock walls they built still exist. The USFS continued to develop utilities and improve roads, but in the 1960s it ceased issuing new building permits. Some of the privately built summer cabins had become year-round homes, increasingly for retirees. There was concern that the impact of homes in the canyon led to erosion, sewage, and water supply problems; however, the unimproved picnic areas were also considered a source of pollution. Entering the 1970s, USFS policy shifted further to public use, repurposing and "re-wildernessing" the canyon for camping and hiking. Over fifty private cabins on public land were evacuated and demolished between 1984 and 1991. The few remaining homes in Madera Canyon are on private land.

• 1991

  Eviction and demolition of homes on U.S. National Forest property concluded.

• 1984

  Eviction and demolition of over fifty private cabins on public land began, continuing through 1991.

• 1970

  USFS policy shifted further to public use, repurposing and "re-wildernessing" the canyon for camping and hiking.

• 1960

  The USFS ceased issuing new building permits.

• 1930

  Madera Canyon was home to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp; many rock walls they built still exist.

• 1929

  The resort was rebuilt as a year-round resort with cottages, cabins, a restaurant, a general store, a gas station, and a post office.

• 1922

  The Santa Rita Trails Resort was built.

• 1915

  Under the Occupancy Permits Act, the USFS encouraged construction of recreational residences (summer cabins).

• 1911

  A Tucson businessman formed a group of backers who built several cabins in the canyon on land leased from the USFS.

1. 1Madera Canyonwikidata.org
2. 2Madera Canyon, Arizonaen.wikipedia.org