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rush history. Recreation resources: Excel- 

 lent terrain and snow conditions for winter 

 sports. Lake and stream fishing. Big-game 

 hunting for deer and bear. Riding and hik- 

 ing trails. Scenic drives through historic 

 gold-mining towns. Thirty-three public 

 forest camp and picnic areas. Summer re- 

 sorts, cabins, hotels, and private-club accom- 

 modations. Nearby towns: Nevada City, 

 Grass Valley, Truckee, Downieville, Sierra 

 City, Sierraville. Acres: 630,490. 



TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Weaverville, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 299, State Highway 36. 



Special features: Extensive stands of 

 virgin timber. Trinity River drainage. Salm- 

 on-Trinity Alps and Yolla Bolly-Middle 

 Eel Wilderness Areas. Recreation resources: 

 Deer hunting. Lake and stream fishing, 

 including steelhead and salmon on the 

 Trinity River. Scenic drives, riding trails, 

 wilderness trips. Twenty-three public camp 

 and picnic areas. Resorts, hotels, and cabins. 

 Acres: 1,037,579. 



COLORADO 



ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Idaho Springs, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 6, 40. 



Special features: Mount Evans. Gold, 

 silver mining; ghost towns. Gore Range- 

 Eagle Nest Wild Area. Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing. Big-game hunting 

 for elk, deer, and bear, and some small- 

 game hunting. Scenic high mountain 

 routes: Mount Evans, Loveland and Ber- 

 thoud Passes, Peak to Peak Highway. 

 Riding trails, wilderness-area trips. Forty- 

 nine public camp and picnic grounds ; seven 

 winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, cabin 

 camps, dude ranches. Nearby towns: Idaho 

 Springs, Dillon, Hot Sulphur Springs, 

 Granby, Grand Lake, and Kremmling. 

 Acres: 1,013,523. 



GRAND MESA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Grand Junction, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 24, 50. 



Special features: Grand Mesa Plateau, 

 10,500 feet high; 250 lakes and reservoirs. 

 Cliffs, canyons, waterfalls, wild flowers. 

 Recreation resources: Lake and stream fish- 

 ing. Deer, bear, duck hunting. Scenic 

 drives, saddle trips, winter sports. Twenty- 

 one public camp and picnic grounds; one 

 winter-sports area. Commercial cabin 

 camps, resorts in and near forest. Nearby 

 towns: Grand Junction, Delta, Palisade, 

 and Rifle. Acres: 651,061. 



GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Gunnison, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 50. 



Special features: One thousand miles 

 trout fishing streams; many high lakes. 

 Twenty-seven mountain peaks more than 



12,000 feet; Ruby Range; Taylor Park 

 reservoir and valley ; ghost towns. West Elk 

 and Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness 

 Areas. Recreation resources: Fishing. Elk, 

 deer, mountain sheep, bear hunting. Hiking, 

 saddle trips, wilderness-area trips. Twenty- 

 one public camp and picnic grounds; one 

 winter-sports area. Resorts and cabin camps 

 in and near forest. Acres: 1,472,335. 



PIKE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Colorado Springs, 

 reached by U. S. Highways 24, 85, 285. 



Special features: Pikes Peak with high- 

 way to summit; historic Cripple Creek and 

 Alma gold camps; scenic Rampart Range 

 Road; Devil's Head Forest Fire Lookout; 

 Monument Forest Nursery; Manitou Forest 

 Experiment Station. Platte and Arkansas 

 River watersheds. Recreation resources: 

 Hunting, fishing, camping, picnicking, 

 hiking, saddle trips, scenic drives, winter 

 sports. Thirty-six public camp and picnic 

 grounds; Pikes Peak winter-sports area. 

 Commercial hotels, resorts, cabin camps in 

 and near forest. Nearby towns: Colorado 

 Springs and Cripple Creek. Acres: 

 1,078,762. 



RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Monte Vista, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 160, 285. 



Special features: Mountain lakes and 

 trout streams; Wolf Creek Pass; rugged 

 mountains; Wheeler National Monument; 

 Upper Rio Grande and La Garita-Sheep 

 Mountain Wilderness Areas; active mining 

 camps. Recreation resources: Trout fishing. 

 Deer, elk, and duck hunting. Saddle and 

 pack trips, hiking, and scenic drives. Eight- 

 een improved public camp and picnic 

 areas; one winter-sport area. Commercial 

 cabin camps in and near the forest. Nearby 

 towns: Monte Vista, Creede, Saguache, 

 Alamosa, and Antonito. Acres: 1,765,123. 



ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Fort Collins, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 287. 



Special features: Arapaho, Isabelle, and 

 South St. Vrain Glaciers; rugged Conti- 

 nental Divide with many alpine lakes; 

 Poudre and Big Thompson Canyons; 

 Rawah Wild Area. Recreation resources: 

 Trout fishing. Deer, bear, mountain lion, 

 grouse, and duck hunting. Saddle and pack 

 trips, hiking, scenic drives. Thirty-three im- 

 proved public camp and picnic areas; win- 

 ter-sports areas. Commercial cabin camps 

 and dude ranches in and near the forest. 

 Nearby towns: Fort Collins, Denver, Love- 

 land, Longmont, Boulder, and Estes Park. 

 Acres: 782,920. 



ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Steamboat Springs, 

 reached by U. S. Highway 40. 



Special features: Continental Divide with 



