Yearbook of Agriculture 1949 



camp and picnic areas; three winter-sports 

 areas. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude 

 ranches. Nearby towns: Sacramento, Calif., 

 and Reno, Nev. Acres: 624,357. 



INYO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Bishop, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 6, 395. 



Special features: High Sierra Wilder- 

 ness Area and Mount Dana-Minarets Wild 

 Area. Palisade Glacier, southernmost glacier 

 in the United States and largest in Sierra 

 Nevadas. Mount Whitney, highest point in 

 continental United States ; rugged and spec- 

 tacular back country, with many peaks 

 more than 14,000 feet elevation. (Forest lies 

 partly in Nevada.) Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing. Deer hunting. 

 Wilderness trips. Many natural lakes, some 

 accessible by paved road up to 9,700 feet 

 elevation. Mammoth Lakes and June Lake- 

 Silver Lake recreation areas. Forty-two 

 public camp and picnic areas ; eight winter- 

 sports areas. Resorts, cabins. Nearby towns : 

 Lone Pine, Independence, Bigpine, Bishop, 

 and Leevining. Acres: 1,777,478. 



KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Yreka, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 99. 



Special features: Klamath River and 

 tributaries, famous for salmon and steel- 

 head trout. Marble Mountain and Salmon- 

 Trinity Alps Wilderness Areas. High moun- 

 tain lakes and streams. (Forest lies partly 

 in Oregon.) Recreation resources: Steel- 

 head and salmon fishing. Deer hunting. 

 Hiking, riding, and pack trips. Forty im- 

 proved forest camp and picnic grounds. 

 Commercial cabin camps, resorts, and dude 

 ranches. Acres: 1,310,548. 



LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Susanville, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 395, State Highways 36, 89. 



Special features: Caribou Peak and 

 Thousand Lakes Wilderness Areas. Many 

 lakes; southern end of Cascade Wonder- 

 land; volcanic laval flows and craters; ice 

 caves, lava flow tubes, hot springs, mud 

 pots. Indian pictographs and hieroglyphics. 

 Old emigrant trails. Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing for rainbow, Loch- 

 leven, and steelhead trout. Deer and bear 

 hunting. Riding and hiking trails. Scenic 

 road over Mount Lassen crosses through 

 Lassen National Park. Fifty public camp and 

 picnic areas; trailer space. Privately oper- 

 ated resorts, hotels, cabins. Nearby towns: 

 Susanville, Westwood, Chester, Chico, Red 

 Bluff, Redding, Burney, Fall River Mills, 

 McArthur, and Stirling City. Acres: 962,- 

 500. 



LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Santa Barbara, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 101, 99, 399, State 

 Highways 1, 166, 150. 



Special features: Primitive forest, vary- 

 ing from coast redwood to semidesert ; home 

 of the California condor. Ventana and San 

 Rafael Wild Areas. Snow-capped peaks. 

 Recreation resources: Quail and pigeon 

 hunting; some deer and wild boar hunting. 

 Trout fishing. Scenic drives, wilderness 

 trips. Sixty-seven public camp and picnic 

 areas on roads; numerous other trail 

 camps. Kern County Ski Lodge. Hotels, 

 cabins, and a limited number of dude 

 ranches. Nearby towns: Santa Barbara, 

 Ojai, Taft, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, 

 Carmel, King City, Monterey, Atascadero, 

 Paso Robles and Ventura. Acres: 1,767,196. 



MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Willows, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 99W. 



Special features: Middle Eel-Yolla Bolly 

 Wilderness Area. Columbian black-tailed 

 deer. Recreation resources: Hunting, fish- 

 ing, hiking, saddle and pack trips. Forty 

 public camps. Local commercial dude 

 ranches and cabin camps. Acres: 839,088. 



MODOG NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Alturas, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 299, 395, State Highway 



Special features: South Warner Wilder- 

 ness Area. Glass Mountain lava flows. Scene 

 of Modoc Indian wars. Winter range of in- 

 terstate deer herd. Clear Lake Reservoir 

 bird refuge. Recreation resources: Stream 

 and lake fishing. Mule deer and waterfowl 

 hunting. Scenic rides, summit trail through 

 South Warner Wilderness Area, wilderness 

 trips. Thirteen public camps; one winter- 

 sports area. Hotels, cabins, and hunters' 

 camps during deer season. Nearby towns : 

 Alturas, Cedarville, Canby, Adin, and 

 Tulelake. Acres: 1,609,812. 



PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Quincy, reached by State 

 Highways 89, 24. 



Special features: Feather River country; 

 Feather Falls, one of the highest and most 

 picturesque falls in the United States. 

 Historic gold-mining areas of La Porte, 

 Johnsville, and Rich Bar ; largest lumbering 

 industry in California; extensive hydroelec- 

 tric developments. Limestone caves; large, 

 beautiful mountain valleys: Indian, Ameri- 

 can, Mohawk, and Sierra. Historic winter- 

 sports areas of La Porte and Johnsville. 

 Recreation resources: Lake and stream fish- 

 ing. Mule and black-tailed deer, bear, duck, 

 geese, quail, and dove hunting. Scenic drives 

 include Feather River Canyon, Lake Al- 

 manor, Bucks Lake, Bald Rock Canyon, 

 Quincy-La Porte, Lakes Basin Recreational 

 Area, and Little Last Chance Creek. State 

 riding and hiking trail. Sixteen improved 

 public camp and picnic areas; one winter- 

 sports area at Johnsville. Resorts, hotels, 

 and cabins. Nearby towns: Marysville, 



