In October 1933, CCC Company 1903 moved from Hyampom in Trinity County to Prairie Creek with 113 enrollees and seven soldiers—three officers, three sergeants, and a cook—who ran the camp. The company built wooden barracks and other buildings near the northwestern edge of the prairie, then began work across an area stretching from the Little River near Trinidad to the Smith River east of Crescent City. Its crews cleared debris from the roadsides of the recently completed Redwood Highway, cleaned up patches of rhododendrons and azaleas, constructed park roads, fought fires, and built several structures for north coast state parks. At Prairie Creek, Company 1903 built the park’s campgrounds and picnic facilities and did roadside cleanup. Its most memorable contribution was the park custodian’s lodge, constructed almost entirely from materials prepared or manufactured by CCC employees, with exceptions only for the window lights, plumbing fixtures, and flue. The roof beams and plank doors were hand-hewn, the interior walls and plank floor were made from hand-split boards, and the stone fireplace, wood shingles, and slab steps were also handcrafted by young men developing construction skills while creating a lasting work of art. During off hours, many members from the Bay Area also played baseball, with teams representing Oakland and San Francisco competing to be champs of the camp.