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State game-breeding ground. Recreation 

 resources: Bass, perch, and bream fishing. 

 Deer, turkey, quail, and dove hunting. 

 Swimming and boating at Ocean Pond. 

 Recreation residence site on Ocean Pond. 

 Acres: 157,200. 



GEORGIA 



CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Gainesville, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 19, 23, 27, 41, 76. 



Special features: Brasstown Bald, 4,768 

 feet, highest point in Georgia; Blue Ridge 

 Mountains; lakes; Tallulah Gorge; water- 

 falls. Appalachian Trail. Recreation re- 

 sources: Deer and small-game hunting; 

 bow-and-arrow hunt for deer. Trout and 

 bass fishing. Swimming, boating. Sixteen 

 improved forest camp and picnic grounds. 

 Acres: 650,635. 



IDAHO 



BOISE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Boise, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 20, 30, 95, State Highways 15, 

 16, 17, 21, 22, 52. 



Special features: Active placer, hydraulic, 

 and shaft mining and dredging in historic 

 gold-rush areas of early days; ghost towns. 

 Rugged back country; beautiful virgin 

 stands of ponderosa pine. Scenes of early 

 Indian camps and massacres. Arrowrock 

 and Anderson Ranch Dams. Recreation re- 

 sources: Lake and stream fishing for trout 

 and salmon. Big-game hunting, including 

 bear, elk, and deer. Scenic drives include 

 spectacular Payette River Canyon, Boise 

 Ridge, and the edge of the Sawtooth Wil- 

 derness Area. One hundred and twenty-two 

 public camp and picnic areas; one winter- 

 sports area. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and 

 dude ranches, with horses, boats, and other 

 facilities. Nearby towns: Boise, Emmett, 

 Mountain Home, Cascade, Idaho City, and 

 Horse Shoe Bend. Acres: 2,616,608. 



CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Pocatello, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 91, 191, 30. 



Special features: Generally high plateau 

 topography spotted with beautiful valleys 

 divided by narrow mountain ranges with 

 towering peaks. Includes the world's largest 

 known phosphate reserve containing almost 

 one-third of the world's supply. Historic 

 markers and trails, natural soda springs; 

 beautiful streams and waterfalls. (Forest 

 lies partly in Utah and Wyoming.) Recrea- 

 tion resources: Stream fishing; game birds, 

 deer and bear hunting. Scenic drives : Mink 

 Creek to Scout Mountain, Skyline Road, 

 Snake River-McCoy Road along the south 

 bank of the south fork of Snake River, 

 Georgetown Canyon-Diamond Creek and 

 Snowslide-Crow Creek Roads. Numerous 

 riding trails into wilderness areas. Seventeen 



public camp and picnic areas; two winter- 

 sports areas. Resort, hotel, and cabin ac- 

 commodations in nearby Idaho Falls, Ririe, 

 Swan Valley, Montpelier, Soda Springs, 

 Lava Hot Springs, and Malad City, Idaho; 

 and Afton, Wyo. Acres: 980,508. 



CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Challis, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 20, 93, 93A. 



Special features: Mt. Borah, elevation 

 12,655 feet, in Lost River Range, the high- 

 est peak in Idaho. Majestic Sawtooth Primi- 

 tive Area and Stanley Basin; Middle Fork 

 of the Salmon River in the Idaho Wilder- 

 ness Area. Lemhi, Lost River, and White 

 Cloud Peaks; Salmon River and White 

 Knob mountain ranges, headwaters of the 

 Salmon River. Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake trout and salmon fishing. 

 Big-game species include deer, elk, moun- 

 tain goat, mountain sheep, antelope, and 

 bear. Stanley Basin scenic drive, riding and 

 hiking trails, wilderness boating and pack 

 trips. Ten public camp and picnic areas. 

 Resorts, hotels, cabins, dude ranches; com- 

 mercial packers and guides. Nearby towns: 

 Challis, Mackay, Salmon, and Stanley. 

 Acres: 2,447,999. 



CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Orofino, reached by 

 State Highways 9, 11. 



Special features: Lewis and Clark Route 

 (Lolo Trail Road) ; Selway-Bitterroot Wil- 

 derness Area. Spring log drive on Clear- 

 water and North Fork; large stands of 

 virgin white pine. Recreation resources: 

 Trout and salmon fishing in back country. 

 Big-game hunting for elk and bear; deer 

 hunting on part of forest. Scenic drives: 

 North Fork, Lolo Trail, and Lochsa Road. 

 Six improved public camp areas; numerous 

 camping spots. Commercial cabins, camps, 

 and dude ranches. Acres: 1,102,855. 



COEUR D'ALENE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Coeur d'Alene, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 10, 95. 



Special features: Rich Coeur d'Alene 

 mining district, great producer of zinc, lead, 

 and silver; several large sawmills. Mullan 

 tree on U. S. Highway 10; Cataldo Mis- 

 sion, built in 1846. Recreation resources: 

 Many miles of fishing streams. Big-game 

 hunting for deer. Six hundred miles of 

 scenic forest roads. Adjacent to beautiful 

 Coeur d'Alene Lake with 104 miles of 

 shore line. Ten public camp areas; one 

 winter-sports area on U. S. Highway 10. 

 Resort hotels, cabins in Coeur d'Alene, 

 Hayden Lake, Wallace, Kellogg, Mullan, 

 and nearby towns of Spirit Lake and Twin 

 Lakes. Acres: 724,285. 



KANIKSU NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Sandpoint, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 95, 195, 10 A, 2, 6. 



