Wyeth is an unincorporated locale in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is the site of a campground area in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area off Interstate 84 (I-84).
It was a railway station and had a post office between 1901 and 1936. [2] It was named after explorer Nathaniel J. Wyeth, builder of Fort Hall (today's Pocatello, Idaho) and the Fort William trading post on Sauvie Island. [2] The area is now home to the Wyeth State Recreation Area. [3] [4]
Wyeth is located 51 miles east of Portland at exit #51 of I-84, and 1/4 mile west on Herman Creek Road. It is a trailhead for Wyeth Trail #411, the Gorge Trail #400, and Gorton Creek Falls. [4]
Wyeth was an early settlement site. It became the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the 1930s. In the 1940s, it was the site of Camp 21, a Civilian Public Service camp for Conscientious Objectors that took over the abandoned CCC facility during World War II. [4] [5] [6] Residents of the camp included architect Kemper Nomland, actor Lew Ayres, politician George Brown, Jr., and actor, director and playwright Kermit Sheets.