Camp Reno

Camp Reno (1867-1870) - A U.S. Army post established in 1867 in the Tonto Valley in present day Maricopa County, Arizona. Named for General Marcus A. Reno (Cullum 1779). Abandoned in 1870. History Camp Reno was a temporary adobe and frame post built with a surrounding stockade. The post was an outpost of Fort McDowell established in October 1867 and was used in operations against hostile Apache Indians. Abandoned on 8 Mar 1870. Current Status Maricopa County, Arizona USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 27208 Location: Beeline Highway at N Fort McDowell Road, Maricopa County, Arizona. Markers only. Maps & Images Lat: 33.5803221 Long: -111.6781936 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1381' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 45 Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 15 Links: North American Forts - Camp Reno Ghost Towns - Camp Reno Visited: No