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OUR USE OF THE LAND 



wild life, geology, and the many other outstanding features 

 of the park. The Forest Service areas usually have a few 

 simple facilities and a few forest rangers at most who are re' 

 sponsible for order in the recreation areas and who give help to 

 the campers when they need it. 



Most municipal, county, and state parks are much smaller 

 than the federal recreation areas. Frequently they are simply 



FEDERAL AND STATE RECREATION AREAS AND POPULATION 



I 2 per cent of population 



2 per cent of recreation 'area* 



^-J KCTOSSM. STATISTIC* we 



The problem of recreation in America today is to ma\e up the deficiency of 

 recreational land in our heavily populated areas. 



picnic or camp grounds, although some states have set aside 

 historical sites, forests, and very beautiful regions as parks. 

 The administration of these state, county, and municipal parks is 

 usually a matter of keeping the parks in presentable condition. 



The great problem of recreation is to have sufficient recrea' 

 tion areas within the reach of the majority of the people. 



By chance, the greatest population is concentrated east of 

 the Mississippi River, while the largest and best public recrea' 

 tion areas are west of the Mississippi. Most of the national 



