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TONTO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Phoenix, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80, 89. 



Special features: Famous Tonto Basin; 

 Superstition Mountains; Mogollon Rim; 

 Superstition Mountain and Mazatzal Wil- 

 derness Areas; Sierra Ancha Wild Area. A 

 small band of Mexican bighorn sheep in 

 the Superstition Mountains. Apache, Can- 

 yon, and Stewart Mountain Lakes on the 

 Salt River; Bartlett and Horseshoe Lakes 

 on the Verde River. Many remains of pre- 

 historic occupancy, including Tonto Na- 

 tional Monument and the Pueblo Canyon 

 ruins. Unusually varied and colored topog- 

 raphy. Semidesert to ponderosa pine for- 

 ests. Recreation resources: Lake and 

 warm-water stream fishing; fair trout fish- 

 ing. Quail hunting; deer, elk, bear, and 

 mountain lion hunting. Saddle and pack 

 trips. Winter photographic possibilities. 

 Scenic drives: Apache Trail and forest 

 highway from Payson to Mogollon Rim, 

 by way of Colcord Mountain. Fourteen 

 public camp and picnic areas. Resorts, dude 

 ranches, cabins, hot mineral baths, boats 

 with or without motor, winter and summer 

 open playgrounds. Nearby towns: Payson, 

 Pine, Young, Roosevelt, and Mesa. Acres: 

 2,410,529. 



ARKANSAS 



OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Hot Springs National 

 Park, reached by U. S. Highways 70, 71, 

 270, 271. 



Special features: Ouachita, Kiamichi, 

 and Winding Stair Mountains. Four major 

 lakes and many smaller artificial lakes in or 

 near forest. Caddo Gap, where De Soto 

 fought Indians ; explored by LaSalle and De 

 Tonti, accounting for the many French 

 names. Crystal Cave; Little Missouri Falls. 

 Four game refuges; medicinal springs. (For- 

 est lies partly in Oklahoma. ) Recreation re- 

 sources: Bass fishing. Deer, quail, squirrel 

 hunting. Scenic drives, hiking, and swim- 

 ming. Fourteen improved forest camp and 

 picnic grounds, with overnight shelters at 

 four areas. Commercial hotels, resorts, and 

 cabin camps in and near the forest. Nearby 

 towns: Hot Springs and Mena, Ark.; 

 Poteau, Okla. Acres: 1,485,902. 



OZARK NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Russellville, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 64, 71, State Highways 

 22, 7. 



Special features: Inviting summer cli- 

 mate; oak forests; scenic drives; five game 

 refuges; three recreational lakes. Mount 

 Magazine. Recreation resources: Stream 

 and lake fishing. Deer and small-game 

 hunting. Swimming. Thirteen improved 

 camp and picnic areas. Mount Magazine 

 Lodge and cabins, White Rock Mountain 



cabins, commercial cabins nearby. Nearby 

 towns: Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Ozark, 

 Clarksville, and Harrison. Acres: 991,196. 



CALIFORNIA 



ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Los Angeles, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 6, 66, 99. 



Special features: Steep, rugged moun- 

 tains adjoining Los Angeles metropolitan 

 area; Old Baldy, 10,000 feet. Chiefly a 

 chaparral forest, which serves as a water- 

 shed for the Los Angeles area and as an 

 easily reached mountain playground for 

 the inhabitants. Devil Canyon; Bear Can- 

 yon Wilderness Area. Recreation resources: 

 Scenic drives with wonderful views, espe- 

 cially of city lights at night. Riding and 

 hiking trails, winter sports, fishing, hunting, 

 some swimming and boating. Fifty-two 

 camp and picnic areas; four winter-sports 

 areas, ski lifts and tows. Resorts, cabins, 

 pack and riding stables. Hotels and motor 

 courts in Los Angeles and foothill towns. 

 Acres: 646,823. 



CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at San Diego, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 101, 395, 80, State High- 

 ways 78, 94. 



Special features: Primarily a watershed 

 forest with an unusually mild climate, be- 

 tween the desert and the sea. Agua Tibia 

 Wilderness Area. The world's largest tele- 

 scope at the Palomar Observatory. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Camping. Warm-water fish- 

 ing and duck hunting on the impounded 

 lakes of the water systems. Big-game hunt- 

 ing is confined to a deer season of one month 

 during which there is heavy competition; 

 pigeon and quail hunting. The first day's 

 ride of the Mexico to Oregon Trail crosses 

 the forest. Twenty-four public camp and 

 picnic areas ; one winter playground. Three 

 resorts with cabins, and dude ranches 

 nearby. The cities of San Diego and Santa 

 Ana are less than 2 hours' drive from the 

 forest. Acres: 381,694. 



ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Placerville, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 50, 88. 



Special features: Rugged mountains in 

 Sierra Nevadas. Hundreds of mountain 

 lakes; includes south end of Lake Tahoe, 

 23 miles long, 13 miles wide, elevation 6,225 

 feet. Famous early-day mining communi- 

 ties, including Coloma, site of Sutter's mill 

 where discovery of gold started the rush of 

 1849. (Forest lies partly in Nevada.) 

 Recreation resources: Lake and stream fish- 

 ing. Deer and bear hunting. Scenic drives: 

 Highway 50 to Lake Tahoe; Carson Pass 

 Highway 88, famous for Fremont expedi- 

 tion in 1844 led by Kit Carson; George- 

 town to Wentworth Springs. Riding trails, 

 wilderness trips. Twenty-seven public 



