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The Olympic Forest covers an area of 

 1,535,503 acres and ranges in elevation 

 from near sea level to over 8000 ft. at 

 Mt. Olympus. The Olympic Forest con- 

 tains some of the heaviest stands of Doug- 

 las fir, Sitka spruce and western hemlock 

 of any of the north Pacific forests. Al- 

 most pure stands of Sitka spruce may be 

 found, and large areas of western hem- 

 lock, as well as Douglas fir. On the 

 higher altitudes are the upper slope 

 types merging into the subalpine types 

 and mountain meadows. Within the 

 forest are found Quiniault and Crescent 

 lakes. 



The headquarters are at Olympiaf 

 and the forest may be reached by stage 

 or by boat on Puget Sound. 



Oregon National Forest {Oregon). The 

 Oregon Forest includes the famous 

 Columbia Gorge on the Oregon side and 

 is traversed by the Columbia Highway 

 which makes it very accessible from 

 Portland. J It contains 1,053,820 acres 

 and ranges in elevation from about 100 

 ft. at Cascade Locks to over 11,000 ft. at 

 the summit of Mt. Hood. 



The Eagle Creek Camp Ground along 

 the Columbia Highway is a large camp 

 site maintained by the Forest Service. 



The Oregon Forest contains heavy 

 stands of Douglas fir in the lower alti- 

 tudes and includes some of the best 

 upper slope types of the true firs, and 

 also the subalpine stands. 



The headquarters are at Portland^ and 

 the forest is reached principally by stage, 

 although the north end is very accessible 

 by the O. W. R. & N. R. R. and Columbia 

 River boats. 



Rainier National Forest {Washington). 

 The Rainier Forest covers an area of 

 1,316,517 acres. It is located in south- 

 central Washington along the Cascade 

 Range, and the elevation varies from 

 200 ft. to over 14,000 ft. on Mt. Rainier. 



On the Rainier may be found all of the 

 forest types from the heavy timber 

 types of the lowlands to the subalpine 

 species and the e.xtensive mountain 

 meadows. 



The headquarters are at TacomaJ and 

 the forest is reached over the Tacoma & 



Eastern R. R. to Morton or by stage line 

 to various points. 



Santiam National Forest (Oregon). 

 The Santiam Forest covers an area of 

 607,097 acres and ranges in elevation 

 from 1500 to over 10,000 ft. on Mt. Jeffer- 

 son. The lower slopes are covered by 

 heavy Douglas fir forests, and there are 

 also large areas of the upper slope types. 



The headquarters of the forest are at 

 Albanyl on the S. P. R. R., and a branch- 

 line to Detroit! takes one into the heart 

 of the forest. 



Siskiyou National Forest {Oregon). 

 The Siskiyou Forest is one of the coast 

 forests in southwestern Oregon and 

 northwestern California covering an 

 area of 1,346,901 acres. It ranges in 

 elevation from sea level to about 6000 ft. 

 On this forest are a variety of types 

 changing from the Port Orford cedar 

 of the northern and the redwoods of the 

 southern lowlands, to the Douglas fir- 

 hemlock types at the higher elevations. 

 On this forest are located the Oregon 

 Caves which are the most beautiful caves 

 in the western United States. These caves 

 are reached by stage from Grants PassJ. 



The headquarters of the forest are at 

 Grants Passf, from which point any part 

 of the forest may be reached by stage. 



Siuslaw National Forest {Oregon). 

 The Siuslaw is another of the coast for- 

 ests, covering an area of 545,750 acres. 

 It ranges in elevation from sea level to 

 about 4000 ft. 



On the Siuslaw Forest the Douglas 

 fir produces very heavy timber, and 

 some of the best young stands of this 

 species may be found there. 



The headquarters of the forest are at 

 EugeneJ, from Avhich point the forest 

 may be reached by stage. 



Snoqualmie National Forest {Washing- 

 ton). The Snoqualmie Forest includes 

 693,733 acres. It is located in the cen- 

 tral part of the state along the Cascade 

 Mountains and varies in elevation from 

 300 ft. in the foot hills to over 10,000 ft. 

 Some of the most scenic areas of the 

 Cascades may be found within the forest 

 because of its perpentlicular canyons and 

 picturesque mountain peaks. 



