C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site
is significant for its association with Clinton Hart Merriam, the United States
' first eco-biologist. The site became a
National Historic
Landmark in 1965.
The
Merriam Base Camp Site is located about 2 miles north of Parks, Arizona
, and about half a mile west of Spring Valley
Road. The
Arizona Trail passes
near the Merriam Base Camp Site.
References

The meadow at Merriam's base camp
site, 1964