CAMPO, Calif. — About an hour outside of San Diego, nestled in the mountains, lies the little town of Campo. Home to around 3,000 residents, the Pacific Southwest Train Museum and a trailhead for the Pacific Crest Trail, the town has its share of highlights. Standing in contrast to those features, however, is a town that has fallen into disrepair. Dilapidated buildings and houses with shuttered windows are dotted throughout the town, connected by cracked pavement roads.
Bob Marks, owner of East County Lumber, is frank about the condition of the buildings.
"These things are fallin' apart and there's a lot that can be done," said Marks.
There should be a lot done, which will be the tall task for anyone looking to buy the 16-acre property which encompasses most of the town.
Campo, California is for sale. For $5.5-6 million, the property in Campo has found some prospective buyers.
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"This is huge! Everything has been forgotten!" Says Vee Comstock, a San Diego woman who took the trip to Campo to look at the lots. "I'd love to make it something thriving and a place people are proud to be from."
As Comstock looks through charred slats of a building, she's optimistic about the prospects of the town.
This isn't the first time Campo's been on the market. News 8 was there when Campo was for sale 25 years ago.
"This building is burnt, but the foundation is solid," she said. "I want to build a community where infinite possibilities begin, where neighbors build the barn together."
If Comstock or anyone else buys the massive property, maybe it's worth talking to people at the local hardware store.
"I love these people" said Marks. "Ever since we've gotten the store, we've gotten to know these people and they are good people. At the end of the day, a town isn't made up of buildings, it's the people."
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