The Camp Grizzly property consists of 440 acres, which was donated to the Lewis-Clark Council #108 by the PFI now known as Potlatch Corporation. The first parcel consisting of 40 acres was donated on July 19, 1938. It is the:

This parcel is the land upon which the main camp is now located. The Boy Scouts own the timber and mineral rights on this 40 acres.

A newspaper clipping (probably from the Pullman Herald) of June 17, 1938 reported on the invitation of Pullman Scouters to "the dedication ceremonies at Camp Laird near Potlatch on Fathers' day, June 19, when J.J. O'Connell, manager of Potlatch unit of Potlatch Forests, Inc. will present the deed to 40 acres of land there to the Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America." Attending will be Herb West, scout executive in the southern area, George Anderson, cashier of the Potlatch State Bank will introduce Dr. H.H. House, local Boy Scout Chairman and professor J.S. Cole, scout commissioner, who will participate in the program. The article goes on to say "Members of the Potlatch troop are to be in uniform. Fathers' day is to have special significance at Camp Laird for the reason that the Potlatch Old Settlers and the Potlatch Boy Scout Mothers club will be holding picnics on grounds of Laird park that day. Laird park, donated to the government by Potlatch Forest, Inc., two years ago, adjoins Camp Laird to make a 200-acre recreational center.

An archive record of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections (LAI-1) gives the following background: "Allison W. Laird was Assistant General Manager of the Potlatch Lumber Company from 1905-1913, and General Manager from 1913 until his death in 1931. He had a long wished to preserve a piece of virgin timber near Camp Grizzly, and when he died, Potlatch Forests, Inc. (the successor to Potlatch Lumber Company) negotiated with the United States Forest Service to make a donation in his honor. In 1937, Laird Park, a camping and picnic area, was formally dedicated."

A hand written note (author unknown) that gives some history is as follows:

"1934-35

The first roads were built by CCC crews. During the summer of 1935 work was begun on Laird Park Campground. A small dam was constructed into the Park area. A camp for about 40 WPA men was built on Boy Scout land just west of Laird Park and clean-up work was started in the park. This work continued during the summer of 1936 with the construction of tables and camp stoves. Planes flying off of Laird Park were used for tussock moth control DDT."

On June 14, 1962 PFI donated in return for one dollar ($1) 240 acres including the:

PFI retained all of the timber rights on this land and stipulated that in the event that the Scouts ceased to used the land for "Boy Scouts of America Programs" the land would "revert and be re-vested" to PFI. Benton R. Cancell, President and C. J. Hopkins, Secretary of PFI signed the Bargain and Sale Deeds. On June 23, 1962 the Lewiston Morning Tribune reported on the presentation ceremony in which George H. Rauch, PFI vice president and Alfred H. Hansen, PFI land agent presented the deed to W.W. Simon Lewis-Clark Council president and Elson Fischer, scout executive. In the article Simon said the land "is a valuable asset to the growing Scout movement. It will be used by boys for trail making, camps, hikes and other activities in conjunction with their other programs. An added advantage will be the on-the-scene learning of the multiple benefits of the scientifically managed forest.. Rauch speaking for PFI said, "We are pleased to participate. We utilize our natural resources today and yet leave a heritage for our children tomorrow. The Boy Scouts of America are also leaving a heritage, fine future leaders in the American way, and outdoor activity is and integral part of this training."

Then on April 17, 1978 PFI donated in return for one dollar ($1) 120 acres including the:

As in the previous donation PFI retained all mineral and timber rights to the property. L. K. Floan, Vice President and C. W. Woodward, Assistant Secretary of PFI signed the Bargain and Sale Deeds.

The Lewis-Clark Council also owns 40 acres on the top of Little Sand Mountain, which is the:

An inter-company memorandum of PFI dated March 20, 1968 indicates that this parcel was purchased from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 1967. In the memo L. K. Floan from G. H Rauch indicates that Potlatch purchased a perpetual timber right on this land. A letter dated April 2, 1968 from J. G. Dalgren, Land Agent for PFI to Mr. Wynne M. Blake of Blake, Givens, Feeney and Clark indicates that the timber rights were purchased for $4300. In another inter-company memorandum of PFI from Bill Davis to Dan Miller dated February 27, 1992 and describing the Boy Scout land indicates he could not find documents indicating the completion of the purchase of the land from the BLM by the council.

In 1992 the U.S. Forest Service issued a special use permit to the Lewis-Clark Council for 5 acres of land in the:

The purpose of the permit is "Providing water to Camp Grizzly's Lake O'Connell, and reservoir storage capacity for the lake as a recreation facility for Camp Grizzly. Parking facilities on the west side of camp." The $75 annual fee was waived.

In this map the small squares are 1/16 sections (40 acres each) and the larger squares made up of 16 small squares are sections. The upper left large section is Section 36, Township 42 North, Range 3 West. And the one below it is Section 1, Township 41 North , Range 3 West. For the Camp Grizzly land only one of the four small squares is identified in the SW quarter of S36,T42N, R3W and only one of the two in the S half of the SE quarter of S36,T42N, R3W