The Scorpion Ranch area depended upon a water system, constructed in the 1880s, to provide water for the ranch operation. The system included three hand-dug wells (approximately 30-35 feet in depth and lined with stone), a windmill and adjacent 3,000 gallon water tank (across the road but no longer there), a covered reservoir capable of storing 26,000 gallons (located on the hill next to the first campsite) and several concrete watering troughs. The water tank and reservoir were at the same elevation so one could overflow into the other.