OTHER TIDBITS: This camp was founded in 1941 to guard the border against potential Axis attacks from Mexico! Named for cavalry officer, Colonel James Lockett, Camp Lockett served as a POW camp for 200 German and Italian combatants and housed the last cavalry to serve in the US Army! Notably, Camp Lockett was home to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, known as the “Buffalo Soldiers,” for two years from 1942 until 1944! As an extra note, they were known as the Buffalo soldiers either because their curly hair reminded people of buffalo, or because of their fierce fighting style, or because they wore buffalo hides during the winter!

• Donate to the Camp Lockett Event & Equestrian Facility!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

ANNOTATIONS:
Camp Lockett was actually huge, and without a marker to locate, it’s hard to say where exactly to go in Campo. Don’t despair, though! These neat old barracks were at the intersection of Jeb Stuart Lane and Jeb Stuart Road. The shrine of Mary, built by Italian prisoners of war, is located on the west side of the road at 1230 Sheridan Road, and the Camp Lockett Equestrian and Events Facility with the old stables is located at:

799 Forrest Gate Rd.
Campo, CA 91906

From Los Angeles: ~173mi (279km) — 2.9hrs
From Sacramento: ~556mi (895km) — 9.3hrs
From San Diego: ~49mi (79km) — 0.9hrs
From San Francisco: ~553mi (890km) — 9.3hrs