The CCC at Koke'e provided forest management, by building trails, roads, and fences, as well as planting over a million trees on Kauai.

They helped fight forest fires, eradicate unwanted feral mammals, and collected tree seeds.

[3] The camp is operated by the non-profit local environmental group Hui O Laka, which is dedicated to educating, enhancing, and maintaining Koke'e.

During construction, the lumber could not be lifted directly onto the shore, because of the shallowness of Port Allen and the lack of equipment to accomplish the task.

The soaking in seawater gave the lumber lasting termite protection, allowing the wood to be virtually intact when the camp was added to the NRHP in 1996.