National Forests 



861 



perpetual ice and snow; trout streams and 

 alpine lakes. Mount Zirkel-Dome Peak Wild 

 Area; Big Creek Lakes Recreation Area. 

 Recreation resources: Trout fishing. Deer, 

 elk, grouse, and duck hunting. Scenic drives, 

 pack and saddle trips, hiking. Thirty-five 

 improved public camp and picnic areas; 

 winter-sports areas. Commercial cabin 

 camps in and near the forest. Nearby towns : 

 Steamboat Springs, Yampa, Hayden, Craig, 

 Walden, and Kremmling. Acres: 956,370. 



SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Pueblo, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 24, 50, 85, 87. 



Special features: Highest average eleva- 

 tion of any national forest in the United 

 States; Sangre de Cristo Range; 12 peaks 

 more than 14,000 feet, Mount Elbert, sec- 

 ond highest in the United States. More than 

 40 timber-line lakes ; Snow Angel on Mount 

 Shavano; Molybdenum mines; Lake Isabel 

 Recreation Area. Recreation resources: Lake 

 and stream trout fishing. Deer, elk, bear, 

 mountain lion, and small-game bird hunt- 

 ing. Scenic drives, pack and saddle trips. 

 Twenty-nine improved public camp and 

 picnic areas ; three winter-sports areas. Com- 

 mercial cabin camps and dude ranches in 

 and near the forest. Nearby towns: Pueblo, 

 Canon City, Salida, Walsenburg, and Lead- 

 ville. Acres: 1,153,401. 



SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Durango, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 160, 550. 



Special features: Alpine lakes; Mount 

 Wilson, 14,250 feet; canyons, waterfalls, 

 cataracts, peculiar geologic formations. 

 Archaeological ruins; historic mines. San 

 Juan and Wilson Mountain Wilderness 

 Areas. Recreation resources: Trout fishing. 

 Deer, elk, bear, mountain lion, grouse, and 

 duck hunting. Scenic drives, hiking, saddle 

 and pack trips. Twenty-four improved pub- 

 lic camp and picnic areas; winter-sports 

 areas. Commercial cabin camps and dude 

 ranches in and near the forest. Nearby 

 towns: Durango, Pagosa Springs, Mancos, 

 Cortez, Rico, Dolores, and Silverton. Acres: 

 1,848,707. 



UNCOMPAHGRE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Delta, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 50, 550. 



Special features: Many mountain peaks 

 more than 13,000 feet; Uncompahgre Pla- 

 teau; gold mines; Uncompahgre Wild Area 

 and Ouray Scenic Area. Recreation re- 

 sources: Trout fishing streams and lakes. 

 Deer, elk, bear, mountain lion, and grouse 

 hunting. Scenic drives, saddle and pack 

 trips. Nine improved public camp and pic- 

 nic areas; winter-sports areas. Commercial 

 cabin camps and dude ranches in and near 

 the forest. Nearby towns: Delta, Montrose, 

 Silverton, and Ouray. Acres: 946,897. 



WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Glenwood Springs, 

 reached by U. S. Highway 24. 



Special features: Spectacular Glenwood 

 Canyon; Hanging Lake; Bridal Veil Falls; 

 mineral hot springs; caves; alpine lakes. 

 Zinc and silver mines; source of marble for 

 Lincoln Memorial and Tomb of the Un- 

 known Soldier. Maroon Bells-Snowmass, 

 Flat Tops, and Gore Range-Eagle Nest 

 Wilderness Areas. Recreation resources: 

 Trout fishing. Elk, deer, and bear hunting. 

 Hiking, saddle and pack trips, scenic drives. 

 Fifty-five improved public camp and picnic 

 areas; winter-sports areas. Commercial 

 cabin camps and dude ranches in and near 

 the forest. Nearby towns: Glenwood 

 Springs, Aspen, Leadville, Eagle, Gypsum, 

 Rifle, New Castle, Meeker, Hayden, Craig, 

 Yampa, and Steamboat Springs. Acres: 

 1,984,558. 



FLORIDA 



APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Tallahassee, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 90, 98. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Tallahassee and Wilma.) 



Special features: Southern forest in proc- 

 ess of development for sustained timber 

 production. Bottom-land hardwood swamps 

 along large rivers contain trees whose nat- 

 ural habitat is far to the north ; rare Florida 

 yew and stinking cedar. Old Fort Gadsden, 

 State game refuge. Recreation resources: 

 Three rivers and their tributaries with many 

 miles of fishing waters bass, bream, perch. 

 Quail hunting; deer and bear hunting. 

 Numerous lakes and ponds provide boating 

 and swimming. Five organization camps; 

 one camp and picnic ground. Commercial 

 accommodations near forest. Acres: 553,51 7. 



OCALA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Tallahassee, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 17, 41. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Ocala.) 



Special features: Juniper Springs flows 

 8 million gallons fresh water daily; lakes. 

 Subtropical palms, hardwoods, and scrub 

 pine. National game refuge. Recreation re- 

 sources: Numerous lakes, streams, and 

 ponds with fishing and camping sites. An- 

 nual deer hunt. Three organization camps, 

 eleven improved forest camps and picnic 

 grounds. Cabins at Juniper Springs. Com- 

 mercial accommodations near forest. Acres: 

 352,869. 



OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Tallahassee, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 41, 90. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Lake City.) 



Special features: Extremely flat country, 

 dotted with numerous ponds and cypress 

 swamps; in center of naval stores produc- 

 tion area. Olustee Experimental Forest; 



