National Forests 



859 



Oroville, Chico, Chester, Susanville, and 

 Sierraville. Acres: 1,230,649. 



SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at San Bernardino, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 18, 66, 74, 99. 



Special features: Highest mountains in 

 southern California (San Gorgonio, 11,485 

 feet, six others of more than 10,000 feet). 

 San Jacinto, San Gorgonia, and Cuca- 

 monga Wild Areas. Historical landmarks: 

 Big Bear and Arrowhead Lakes; Mount 

 Jacinto. Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream fishing. Deer hunting. Good sites for 

 municipal and organization youth camps. 

 Camping and pack trips, winter sports. 

 Forty-five public camp and picnic areas 

 with space for trailers; seven winter-sports 

 areas. Resorts, hotels, auto courts, cabins at 

 Arrowhead and Big Bear Lakes. Acres: 

 604,191. 



SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Porterville, reached by 

 State Highways 65, 180, 178, 190. 



Special features: High Sierra Wilderness 

 Area, with 200 peaks more than 1 1,000 feet. 

 Mineral King Recreation Area; parts of 

 John Muir Trail; Kings River Canyon; 

 Hume Lake; Kern River Canyon; Boy- 

 dens Cave; Sequoias; Sequoia National 

 Game Refuge. Recreation resources: High 

 mountain lakes and stream fishing. Big- 

 game hunting includes the California mule 

 deer and bear. Scenic drives: Kern River 

 Canyon, Kings River Canyon. Riding trails 

 in wilderness area, hiking, swimming, boat- 

 ing. Sixty public camp and picnic areas ; one 

 winter-sports area. Resorts, hotel, cabins. 

 Nearby towns : Fresno, Sanger, Visalia, Por- 

 terville, and Bakersfield. Acres: 1,1 14,932. 



SHASTA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Mount Shasta, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 99, 97, 299. 



Special features: Mount Shasta, 14,161 

 feet; five living glaciers; Shasta Lake, 365 

 miles mountain shore line; Trinity Alps 

 Wilderness Area; lava beds; Glass Moun- 

 tain; Castle Crags. Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing, home of Dolly 

 Varden trout. Waterfowl, upland birds, 

 deer, bear, small-game hunting. Prehistoric 

 limestone caves, lava caves and chimneys. 

 Riding trails in wilderness area. Twenty- 

 nine public camp and picnic areas; two 

 winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, motels, 

 and guest ranches. Nearby towns: Duns- 

 muir, Weed, McCloud, Redding, Callahan, 

 Etna, Trinity Center, and Dorris. Acres: 

 1,264,120. 



SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at North Fork (Madera 

 County), reached by U. S. Highway 99, 

 State Highways 41, 168. 



Special features: Huntington, Florence, 

 and Shaver Lakes; Dinkey Creek; Bass Lake 



Recreation Areas. Nelder and McKinley 

 Groves of Big Trees ; Central Sierra section 

 of the John Muir Trail. High Sierra Wilder- 

 ness Area and Mount Dana-Minarets Wild 

 Area. Devils Post Pile National Monument 

 and Rainbow Falls in the Reds Meadow 

 Area. Watershed of the San Joaquin and 

 Kings Rivers. Recreation resources: Lake 

 and stream fishing. Deer, bear, and quail 

 hunting. Boating, mountain climbing, pack 

 and saddle trips, numerous swimming 

 areas, winter sports. One hundred and 

 twelve improved forest camp and picnic 

 areas. Commercial cabin camps, hotels, re- 

 sorts, and dude ranches. Mono Hot Springs, 

 improved mineral water and mud baths. 

 Acres: 1,343,184. 



SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Eureka, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 101, 199, 299. 



Special features: Giant redwood and fir 

 forests. Klamath, Smith, Eel, and Mad 

 Rivers. Mild, cool climate yearlong; rugged 

 back country. Recreation resources: Trout 

 fishing, spring and summer; steelhead and 

 salmon fishing, fall and winter in six rivers. 

 Deer and bear hunting. Wilderness-trip rid- 

 ing trails. Scenic drives. Sixty-eight public 

 camp and picnic areas; one winter-sports 

 area; three organization camps. Resorts, 

 hotels, cabins. Nearby towns: Crescent 

 City, Klamath, Orick, Trinidad, Arcata, 

 Eureka, Fortuna, and Orleans. Acres: 

 926,105. 



STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Sonora, reached by State 

 Highways 4, 108, 120. 



Special features: Nearest mountain coun- 

 try to San Francisco Bay region and portion 

 of San Joaquin Valley, elevations from 1,100 

 to 11,575 feet. Deep canyons cut by 

 Merced, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and Moke- 

 lumne Rivers. Fine timber stands. Emigrant 

 Basin Wild Area. Routes of early-day 

 pioneers. Sonora and Ebbets Pass. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Fishing in lakes and 715 

 miles of streams. Big-game hunting for deer 

 and bear. Camping and picnicking, organi- 

 zation camping, scenic drives, hiking, saddle 

 and pack trips, winter sports. Twenty-six 

 public camp and picnic areas; sixteen or- 

 ganization camps; two winter-sports areas. 

 Resorts, cabins, stores, boating areas, packer 

 stations. Nearby towns : Sonora, Jamestown, 

 Columbia, Angels Camp, San Andreas, and 

 Groveland. Acres: 897,198. 



TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Nevada City, reached 

 by U. S. Highway 40, State Highways 20, 

 49, 89. 



Special features: Attractive lakes and 

 streams, including shore line of famous Lake 

 Tahoe. Historic Donner Monument and 

 Trail of Forty-niners; mother lode country 

 and scene of much of the California gold- 



