Perry Creek Shelter

Perry Creek Shelter is a historic backcountry shelter in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It stands on the north side of the Little Beaver Trail, approximately five miles west of Ross Lake, in a mountainous area associated with remote hiking and wilderness travel. The structure was built in 1937 by Fred Berry, an employee of the United States Forest Service, during the period when federal land-management agencies developed small shelters and related facilities to support access to public lands. The shelter is a modest wood-framed building designed for practical protection rather than residential use. Its three enclosed sides are covered with wood-shake siding, while the front remains open and faces south. The building measures approximately 16.5 feet across the front and 12 feet in depth. Its roof has a distinctive arrangement: the front roofline rises above the ridge and projects somewhat beyond the rear shed roof. This simple construction reflects the utilitarian character of early Forest Service backcountry architecture and its adaptation to a remote, rugged environment. When North Cascades National Park was established in 1968, responsibility for the shelter passed from the Forest Service to the National Park Service. The transfer placed the building within the administrative framework of the new national park and connected its preservation to the park's broader stewardship responsibilities. In 1989, Perry Creek Shelter was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its historic association with federal recreational development and its representative physical character. Perry Creek Shelter is not a commercial consumer brand, product line, or corporate enterprise. It is a named historic site and public-land structure. Its significance lies in its location, construction, association with the Forest Service and National Park Service, and role as an example of early twentieth-century backcountry infrastructure. Information about commercial operations, marketing campaigns, corporate leadership, financial performance, or product sales is not applicable to the subject.

Perry Creek Shelter was constructed in 1937 by Fred Berry, who worked for the United States Forest Service. Its construction belongs to an era when the Forest Service created trails, shelters, lookout facilities, and other small structures to improve access to public lands while supporting recreational use and administrative activities in remote areas. The shelter's straightforward wood-frame design and partially open front were suited to temporary backcountry use and the conditions of the North Cascades. The structure is located on the north side of the Little Beaver Trail, about five miles west of Ross Lake in what is now North Cascades National Park. It is a compact building, approximately 16.5 feet wide at the front and 12 feet deep. Wood-shake siding encloses three sides, while the south-facing front is open. The roof configuration, in which the front roofline extends above the ridge and slightly overhangs the rear shed roof, is one of the building's notable architectural features. North Cascades National Park was dedicated in 1968. Following the park's creation, Perry Creek Shelter came under the responsibility of the National Park Service rather than remaining a Forest Service facility. This administrative change preserved the structure within the national park system and placed it in the context of federal conservation, historic preservation, and visitor-access management. The shelter was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Its listing reflects the historical value of the building as a surviving example of backcountry infrastructure associated with federal land management and outdoor recreation. Perry Creek Shelter is therefore best understood as a historic site rather than a commercial brand. Available reference material does not identify a business, product portfolio, marketing program, executive team, financial activity, or corporate ownership associated with the name.

• 1989

  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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  Perry Creek Shelter received formal recognition through placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

• 1968

  Transferred to the National Park Service

  [1]Perry Creek Shelteren.wikipedia.org

  When North Cascades National Park was dedicated, the shelter became part of the National Park Service estate.

• 1937

  Shelter constructed

  [1]Perry Creek Shelteren.wikipedia.org

  United States Forest Service employee Fred Berry constructed Perry Creek Shelter as a small backcountry structure near the Little Beaver Trail.

A historic public-land backcountry shelter and preserved example of early Forest Service recreational infrastructure.

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