Camp Hayden

Camp Hayden (1944-1948) - A World War II Coastal Artillery Camp. Named for Gen. John L. Hayden a former commanding officer of the Puget Sound harbor defenses. Camp Hayden was abandoned in 1948.

Camp Hayden, Battery 131 Gun Emplacement #2

Camp Hayden, view of the RV Park

Camp Hayden History

Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound.

In 1941, temporary batteries were installed near Port Angeles and Angeles Point to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, the Victoria BC harbor, and the Canadian naval base at Esquimalt. These batteries supplemented the fixed batteries at Fort Casey, Fort Flagler and Fort Worden.

The temporary installations were eventually replaced by the Camp Hayden military reservation and it's two fixed gun batteries. Battery 249 contained two 6" guns and Battery 131 housed two large 16" guns mounted in reinforced concrete casemates. The 16" guns could fire a one ton projectile almost 28 miles and the 6" rapid fire guns could fire a 105 pound armor-piercing shell 15 miles at a rate of 5 rounds per minute.

Facitities, including barracks for about 150 men, were build along Salt Creek.

The guns were test-fired only once before the Camp closed in 1948.

Camp Hayden World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 249	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1943-1945-1945-1947	$ 350,000
Battery 131	2	16"	Casemated Barbette (CBC)	1942-1945-1945-1948	$ 1,557,500
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Part of the Clallam County Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington State. No period guns or carriages in place. Battery 131 accessible to the public but no access to internal rooms. Battery 249 accessible via overgrown trail not recommended by staff.

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Location: Camp Hayden is located off Washington Hwy. 112 on strip of land called Tongue Point west of Port Angeles. Maps & Images Lat: 48.163824 Long: -123.698587 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 100'

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Visited: 22 Jun 2009

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  Camp Hayden, Fire Control Station, Tongue Point
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  Camp Hayden, Meteorological and Spotting Station MS