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eluding elk, deer, bear; turkey hunting. 

 Horseback riding, pack trips. Thirty-three 

 public camp and picnic areas. Resorts, 

 lodges, cabins. Nearby towns: Greer and 

 Alpine, Ariz.; Luna and Reserve, N. Mex. 

 Acres: 1,567,210. 



COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Flagstaff, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 66, 89, 89-A. 



Special features: Mormon Lake, largest 

 natural lake in Arizona; San Francisco 

 peaks, 12,611 feet, highest in Arizona; near 

 Grand Canyon National Park; nearby Na- 

 tional Monuments are Sunset Grater, Wal- 

 nut Canyon (cliff dwellings), Wupatki 

 (ancient ruins), and Montezuma Castle. 

 Lowell Astronomical Observatory. Sycamore 

 Canyon Wild Area. More than 1,000 miles 

 of scenic drives through timbered country. 

 Recreation resources: Hunting, including 

 deer, elk, and mountain lion. Horseback rid- 

 ing. Eleven public camp and picnic areas; 

 Arizona Snow Bowl winter-sports area. Re- 

 sorts, towns, camps, and dude ranches. 

 Nearby towns: Williams, Sedona, Clark- 

 dale, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, and Wins- 

 low. Acres: 1,751,001. 



CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Tucson, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 80, 84, 89. 



Special features: Rugged mountains ris- 

 ing abruptly from surrounding desert; 

 cactus to pines and swimming to skiing in 

 an hour's time and 40 miles apart. Madera 

 and Sabino Canyons; Chiricahua Wild 

 Area. Colossal Cave State Park; Saguaro 

 and Chiricahua National Monuments. 

 (Forest lies partly in New Mexico.) Recrea- 

 tion resources: Deer and javelina hunting. 

 Scenic drives and horseback trails in the 

 rugged Santa Catalina, Chiricahua, Santa 

 Rita, and Huachuca Mountains. Many 

 forms of bird life, including the trogon ; rare 

 species of plants such as Chihuahua pine, 

 chilicote, and madrona; and rare species of 

 animals, including coati-mundi, Chiricahua 

 squirrel, and javelina. Thirty- three camp 

 and picnic grounds; southernmost winter- 

 sports area in the United States. Many dude 

 ranches, resorts, and hotels. Adjacent towns 

 are Nogales and Douglas on the Mexican 

 border; Tucson, Benson, Patagonia, Tomb- 

 stone (the town "too tough to die"), Will- 

 cox, Bisbee, Bowie, San Simon, and Fort 

 Huachuca. Acres: 1,385,561. 



CROOK NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Safford, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 60, 70, 666, State Highways 77, 

 78, 88. 



Special features: Semidesert to alpine 

 country, elevations from 3,500 to 10,700 

 feet; Mogollon Rim and Pinaleno Ranges. 

 Parts of the Gila and Superstition Wilder- 

 ness Areas; Galiuro Wild Area. Coolidge 



and Roosevelt Dams; Indian reservations. 

 Recreation resources: Hunting, including 

 bear, mountain lion, deer, elk, peccary, 

 turkey, and quail. Scenic drives : U. S. High- 

 way 60, Pinal Mountain, Swift Trail, and 

 Coronado Trail. Nineteen public camp and 

 picnic areas. Four dude ranches near or 

 within the boundary ; hotels and auto courts. 

 Nearby towns: Safford, Clifton, Duncan, 

 Globe, Superior, and Miami. Acres: 1,422,- 

 629. 



KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Williams, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 66, 89, 64, 67. 



Special features: Grand Canyon National 

 Game Preserve with the famous Kaibab 

 forest deer herd; wild buffalo herd; only 

 habitat of the Kaibab squirrel. Access to 

 both North and South Rims of Grand Can- 

 yon and Supai Indian village in Havasu 

 Canyon. East Rim ; North Canyon ; Thunder 

 River; Bill Williams Mountain; White 

 Horse Lake; Sycamore Canyon Wild Area. 

 Recreation resources: Hunting, including 

 deer and elk, antelope, bear, mountain lion, 

 turkey, and buffalo. Wilderness trips, scenic 

 drives, winter sports, fishing, riding and pack 

 trips. Unlimited photographic opportuni- 

 ties in vivid coloring and geological forma- 

 tions. Thirteen public camp and picnic 

 areas; Bill Williams Winter-sports Area. 

 Hotels, resorts, cottage courts, guest ranches, 

 hunting camps. Nearby towns: Williams, 

 Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Jerome, Ashfork, 

 Fredonia, and Cottonwood, Ariz.; Kanab, 

 Utah. Acres: 1,793,577. 



PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Prescott, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 89. 



Special features: Rugged back country in 

 the high mountains. Granite Basin Lake 

 with rugged Granite Mountain overlooking 

 the lake; Sycamore Canyon and Pine 

 Mountain Wild Areas. Jerome "billion dol- 

 lar copper camp." Prescott is known as 

 "Cowboy Capital of the World." Recreation 

 resources: Deer hunting. Some fishing. 

 Many horseback-riding trails. Scenic drives. 

 Ten public camp grounds and picnic areas; 

 two winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, 

 cabins, and dude ranches. Nearby towns: 

 Prescott, Mayer, Jerome, Clarkdale, and 

 Cottonwood. Acres: 1,252,168. 



SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Holbrook, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 60, State Highways 77, 173. 



Special features: Scenic Mogollon Rim 

 drive ; Pueblo ruins. Large elk herd. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Limited hunting, including 

 deer, turkey, antelope, bear. Saddle and 

 pack trips. Three forest camping grounds. 

 Resorts, hotels, cabins, and guest ranches. 

 Nearby towns : Winslow, Show Low, Lake- 

 side, and Pinetop. Acres: 805,167. 



