Deer Park was originally settled as a Native American encampment.

From the park's early history, there are remains of ancient Native American encampments.

There is also a Native American encampment, a start of the 20th century sawmill, logging equipment, homesteaders cabin, and a forestry pavilion.

These earliest documented discussions, mostly concerning forming a government, were held in an early pioneer and Native American encampment and later town known as Champoeg, Oregon.

Artifacts of Native American encampments have been located along the Jordan River, including camps near Willow Pond Park.

Custer and the men under his command took up positions on a hill near the Native encampment known as Battle Ridge.

Consequently, fifty Native American encampments have been discovered along the shores of the Inland Water Route.

As this was the likely location of Native encampments, all army elements were to converge around June 26 or 27, attempting to engulf the Native Americans.

The site consists of the remains of an ancient Native American encampment perched 300 feet above the Ohio River on a ridgetop.

The last Native American encampment was recorded at the site in 1781.