A few miles from Julian, CA is a little known park and monument dedicated to one of the worst firefighting disasters in American history. On November 26, 1956, 11 firefighters were killed in a riverbed fighting the Inaja Fire. The tragedy makes the Inaja Fire the ninth deadliest forest fire for firefighters in U.S. history.
A year later the Inaja Memorial Park was created in the Cleveland National Forest, overlooking the valley where the firefighters lost their lives. The park has a monument to the firefighters, a picnic area, restrooms, and one hiking trail with stunning views of the source of the San Diego River and the town of Santa Ysabel (and Dudley’s Bakery).
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