National Forests 



Special features: Rugged back country; 

 Selkirk Mountain Range. Pend Oreille Lake 

 (Lake Loop Drive, 107 miles) ; Priest Lake; 

 Sullivan Lake. Kullyspell House, Clark 

 Fork Area; Roosevelt Ancient Grove of 

 Cedars; Chimney Rock. (Forest lies partly 

 in Montana and Washington.) Recreation 

 resources: Lake and stream fishing. Big- 

 game, grouse, and duck hunting. Boating, 

 swimming, scenic drives, wilderness trips. 

 Thirty-three public camp and picnic areas; 

 winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, lodges, 

 cabins. Nearby towns: Sandpoint, Bonners 

 Ferry, Priest River, Clark Fork, and Hope. 

 Acres: 1,411,318. 



MINIDOKA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Burley, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 30. 



Special features: "Silent City of Rocks" 

 fantastic wind- and water-worn rocks. 

 Cleveland, Independence, and smaller al- 

 pine lakes; exceptional panoramic views of 

 Snake River Valley. (Forest lies partly in 

 Utah.) Recreation resources: Small-stream 

 fishing. Big-game hunting for deer. Scenic 

 drives: Rock Creek-Bostetter-Oakley and 

 Howell Canyon-Lake Cleveland, City of 

 Rocks; riding and hiking trails. Twenty- 

 seven public camp and picnic areas; two 

 winter-sports areas. Nearby towns having 

 hotel and tourist-cabin accommodations: 

 Twin Falls, Kimberly, Hansen, and Burley. 

 Acres: 600,632. 



NEZPERCE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Grangeville, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 95, State Highways 9, 13, 14. 



Special features: Selway-Bitterroot Wil- 

 derness Area; Seven Devils Range between 

 Salmon and Snake Rivers; Hells Canyon 

 on the Snake River; Red River Hot 

 Springs. Historic Elk City. Recreation re- 

 sources: Big-game hunting, including elk, 

 deer, and bear. Lake and stream fishing. 

 Horse trails, wilderness trips. Scenic drives : 

 Selway River, Lochsa River, Salmon River. 

 Eighteen public camp and picnic areas; 

 one winter-sports area. Resorts, hotels, 

 cabins. Nearby towns: Grangeville, Stites, 

 Kooskia, Kamiah, Riggins, and White Bird. 

 Acres: 1,931,193. 



PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at McCall, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 95, 15. 



Special features: Idaho Wilderness Area, 

 Grand Canyon of Snake River, Payette 

 Lakes Vacation Land, Seven Devils Moun- 

 tains. Recreation resources: Fishing for trout 

 and salmon (154 fishing lakes, 1,530 miles 

 fishing streams) . Big-game hunting for deer, 

 elk, goats, sheep, bear. Scenic drives; wil- 

 derness trips. Thirty improved camps; one 

 winter-sports area. Dude ranches. Nearby 

 towns: McCall, Council, and New Mea- 

 dows. Acres: 2,307,708. 



ST. JOE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Saint Maries, reached 

 by U. S. Highway 95A. 



Special features: Rugged Bitterroot 

 Range of Idaho-Montana divide; St. Joe 

 River drainage; St. Maries River Valley; 

 canyon areas of Little North Fork of Clear- 

 water River; Clearwater-St. Joe divide, 

 Palouse River area; virgin white pine tim- 

 ber stands. Recreation resources: Big-game 

 hunting, including elk, deer, bear, and 

 mountain goat. Lake and stream fishing. 

 Scenic drives along St. Joe River from 

 mouth to source. Thirty public camp ground 

 and picnic areas; two winter-sports areas 

 accessible by highway and trail. One dude 

 ranch; Spring Creek cabins on St. Joe 

 River. Nearby towns: Moscow, Potlatch, 

 Saint Maries, Avery, and Clarkia. Acres: 

 864,291. 



SALMON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Salmon, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 93, State Highways 27, 28. 



Special features: Idaho Wilderness Area, 

 Big Horn Crags, Lewis and Clark Trail, 

 Salmon River Canyon. Recreation re- 

 sources: Fishing. Big-game hunting, includ- 

 ing deer, elk, sheep, goats, bear, cougar, 

 and antelope. Salmon River and Panther 

 Creek forest roads; boat trips on "River of 

 No Return" and Middlefork. Five improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds, winter- 

 sports areas. Dude ranches. Nearby towns: 

 Salmon and Leadore. Acres: 2,049,046. 



SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Hailey, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 22, 93. 



Special features: Sawtooth, Pioneer, and 

 Smily Ranges; Sawtooth Wilderness Area; 

 numerous glacial lakes, 1 to 1,500 acres in 

 size. Recreation resources: Lake and stream 

 fishing. Big-game hunting, including deer, 

 elk, bear. Scenic drives: Warm Springs 

 Creek, South Boise River, Wood River, 

 Salmon River, Alturas and Red Fish Lakes. 

 Riding trails, wilderness trips, boating, hot 

 springs, mountain climbing. Twenty-eight 

 public camp and picnic areas; two winter- 

 sports areas, including internationally 

 famous Sun Valley with 5 miles of ski lifts. 

 Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude ranches. 

 Nearby towns: Hailey, Ketchum, Fairfield, 

 and Stanley. Acres: 1,202,242. 



TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Saint Anthony, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 91, 191, State Highways 

 22, 29, 31. 



Special features: Island Park country, 

 lakes and streams; Grand Canyon of the 

 Snake River; Grand Teton Peaks; Big Falls; 

 North Fork of Snake River ; Cave Falls ; 

 Falls River. (Forest lies partly in Wyo- 

 ming.) Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream fishing. Big-game hunting, includ- 

 ing black and brown bear, deer, elk, and 



