National Forests 



867 



numerous alpine lakes. Recreation re- 

 sources: Lake and stream fishing. Big-game 

 hunting, including bear, deer, elk, and spe- 

 cial moose seasons. Riding trails, wilderness 

 trips. Twenty-five public camp areas; five 

 winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, cabins, 

 and dude ranches. Nearby towns: White- 

 hall, Butte, Boulder, Anaconda, Philips- 

 burg, and Deer Lodge. Acres: 1,134,709. 



FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Kalispell, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 2, 93, State Highways 

 35, 37. 



Special features: Spectacular geological 

 formations, including massive Chinese Wall 

 and jagged Mission Mountains; hanging 

 valleys; glaciers and scores of glacial lakes. 

 Mission Mountains Wild Area; Bob Mar- 

 shall Wilderness Area. Recreation resources: 

 Fishing. Hunting big game, including elk, 

 deer, moose, bear, mountain sheep and 

 goats. Picnicking, boating, camping, canoe- 

 ing, hiking, and riding. Scenic drives around 

 Flathead Lake; wilderness trips. Twelve 

 public camp and picnic areas; two winter- 

 sports areas, including Big Mountain ski 

 course. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude 

 ranches. Nearby towns: Whitefish, Colum- 

 bia Falls, Coram, Belton, and Bigfork. 

 Acres: 2,230,517. 



GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Bozeman, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 191, 10, 89. 



Special features: Great Gallatin Valley; 

 Crazy Mountains; canyons, snow-clad 

 peaks ; 1 1 outstanding waterfalls ; more than 

 200 lakes and thousands of miles of trout 

 streams. Spanish Peaks and Absaroka Wild 

 Areas. Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream fishing. Big-game hunting, includ- 

 ing bear, moose, elk, and deer. Scenic 

 drives: Gallatin Canyon, Boulder Canyon, 

 and Yankee Jim Canyon. Trail riding and 

 wilderness trips. Thirty-eight public camp 

 and picnic areas; three winter-sports areas. 

 Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude ranches. 

 Nearby towns : Bozeman, West Yellowstone, 

 Livingston, Bigtimber, and Gardiner. Acres: 

 1,695,638. 



HELENA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Helena, reached by U. S. 

 Highways ION, 91. 



Special features: Continental Divide; Big 

 Belt and Elkhorn Mountain Ranges. Boat 

 trip to Gates of Mountains on Missouri 

 River; old Fort Logan original blockhouse; 

 ghost towns: Diamond City, Marysville, 

 Crow Creek Falls. Gates of the Mountains 

 Wild Area. Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream fishing. Elk and deer hunting. 

 Scenic drives: Trout and Beaver Creek 

 Canyons. Riding trails, wilderness trips. 

 Five public camp and picnic areas; one 

 winter-sports area. Resorts, hotels, cabins, 

 and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Helena, 



Townsend, Lincoln, and White Sulphur 

 Springs. Acres: 964,230. 



KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Libby, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 2, State Highway 37. 



Special features: Cabinet Mountains 

 Wild Area; Whitefish Range; Yaak River; 

 Kootenai Canyon; Fisher River. (Forest lies 

 partly in Idaho.) Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing. Big-game hunting, 

 including black bear and deer. Scenic 

 drives: Yaak River, Kootenai Canyon, 

 Fisher River. Riding trails. Ten public 

 camp and picnic areas; one winter-sports 

 area. Hotels, cabins, and dude ranch facili- 

 ties. Nearby towns: Libby, Troy, and 

 Eureka. Acres: 1,803,934. 



LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Great Falls, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 87, 89, 91, State High- 

 way 29. 



Special features: Bob Marshall Wilder- 

 ness Area; Chinese Wall and Continental 

 Divide; scenic limestone canyons and roll- 

 ing mountains with many open parks ; Little 

 Belt Mountains. Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake fishing. Big-game hunting 

 for deer, elk, grizzly and black bear, and 

 antelope. Wilderness trips, riding trails. 

 Numerous scenic drives: Kings Hill, Judith 

 River, Crystal Lake, Sun River, and Teton 

 River. Twenty camp and picnic areas; one 

 winter-sports area. Many resorts, cabins, 

 and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Great 

 Falls and Lewistown. Acres: 1,861,674. 



LOLO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Missoula, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 10, 93, State Highway 20. 



Special features: Bob Marshall and Sel- 

 way-Bitterroot Wilderness Areas; Mission, 

 Bitterroot, and Swan Ranges; Continental 

 Divide; Lewis and Clark Trail; junction 

 Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers. (Forest 

 lies partly in Idaho.) Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake fishing. Hunting for native 

 grouse, Chinese pheasant, elk, deer, and 

 bear. Wilderness pack trips. Scenic drives: 

 Lolo Trail, Lochsa River, Seeley Lake, Buf- 

 falo Park, Rock Creek. Mountain saddle 

 trails, foot trails to a hundred lakes and 

 peaks. Twenty-nine public camp grounds; 

 Pattee Canyon picnic area. Resorts, dude 

 ranches. Nearby towns: Missoula, Ovando, 

 Superior, Alberton, and Drummond. Acres: 

 1,718,707. 



NEBRASKA 



NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Halsey, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 20. 



Special features: Bessey Nursery; exten- 

 sive sand-hill forest plantations; largest 

 herd of mule deer in Nebraska; entire for- 

 est in game refuge ; nesting grounds of great 



