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blue heron, grouse, and prairie chicken. 

 Recreation resources: Pheasant, migratory 

 bird, and small-game hunting in season out- 

 side the forest boundaries. Fishing. Swim- 

 ming. One improved public camp and picnic 

 ground. Hotel accommodations at Broken 

 Bow and Valentine. Acres: 206,028. 



NEVADA 



HUMBOLDT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Elko, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 18, 40. 



Special features: Wildhorse Reservoir; 

 Owyhee River Canyon; Humboldt, Inde- 

 pendence, and Ruby Mountains. Thriving 

 livestock industry in the Northfork and 

 Mountain City areas. Recreation resources: 

 Fishing in streams and Wildhorse Reservoir. 

 Deer hunting. Saddle and pack trips. No 

 forest camp grounds. Resort and dude ranch 

 at Wildhorse Reservoir. Hotel facilities at 

 Elko and Mountain City. Acres: 1,056,878. 



NEVADA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Ely, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 6, 50, 93, State Highway 39. 



Special features: Mount Wheeler, 13,061 

 feet, is the highest peak wholly in Nevada. 

 The Charleston Division is famous because 

 of its large pine trees and cool climate in 

 the midst of hot desert country. Lehman 

 Caves National Monument. Recreation re- 

 sources: Deer hunting; Nevada's only elk 

 herd. Scenic trails on Snake Division and 

 Charleston Mountain. Twenty public camp, 

 picnic, and trailer-camp areas; two winter- 

 sports areas. Nearby towns : Las Vegas, Ely, 

 McGill, Ruth, and Kimberly. Acres: 1,238,- 

 566. 



TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Reno, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 395, 50, 40, 6, 88, 108, 95, Cali- 

 fornia State Highway 4, Nevada State High- 

 ways 8A, 88, 3, 22. 



Special features: Sierra Nevada, Toiyabe, 

 Santa Rosa Ranges; alpine lakes; Virginia 

 Creek, Green Creek, and Twin Lakes; 

 Hoover Wild Area. (Forest lies partly in 

 California.) Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream fishing, golden and Piute trout. 

 Black-tailed and mule deer, antelope hunt- 

 ing. Scenic drives: Mount Rose, Lake 

 Tahoe, Ebbetts and Sonora Passes. Riding 

 trails, wilderness trips. Twenty-three public 

 camp and picnic areas; two winter-sports 

 areas. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude 

 ranches. Nearby towns : Reno, Carson City, 

 Minden, Austin, Tonopah, and Winne- 

 mueca. Acres: 3,299,844. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE 



WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Laconia, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 2, 3, 302. 



Special features: Embraces a major por- 



tion of the White Mountains. Mount Wash- 

 ington, 6,288 feet, highest point in New 

 England; Presidential Range; Tuckerman 

 Ravine; Glen Ellis Falls; Lakes of the 

 Clouds. (Forest lies partly in Maine.) Recre- 

 ation resources: Mountain-stream fishing. 

 Deer hunting, bear hunting. Scenic drives 

 through famous notches. Winter and spring 

 skiing ; mountain climbing and hiking, more 

 than 1,000 miles of foot trails; swimming. 

 Sixteen public camp and picnic grounds, 

 including popular Dolly Copp Area. High- 

 country cabins. Nearby hotels and cabins. 

 Acres: 704,538. 



NEW MEXICO 



CARSON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Taos, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 64, State Highways 3, 75, 38. 



Special features: Home and burial place 

 of Kit Carson ; well-known art colony ; Taos 

 Indian pueblo. Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 

 including Wheeler Peak, 13,123 feet; trout 

 streams, lakes, and hot springs; Harwood 

 Foundation. Recreation resources: Lake 

 and stream trout fishing. Hunting, including 

 turkey and brown bear. Scenic drives; sad- 

 dle and pack trips. Thirty public camp and 

 picnic grounds; two winter-sports areas. 

 Nearby towns: Taos, Sante Fe, and Raton. 

 Acres: 1,114,329. 



CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Albuquerque, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 85, 66, 60. 



Special features: Mount Taylor, 11,389 

 feet, and Sandia Crest, 10,800 feet, ac- 

 cessible by auto. Antelope herds. Pueblo 

 Indian villages; prehistoric ruins; ancient 

 "sky city" of Acoma. Recreation resources: 

 Deer and antelope hunting. Limited fishing. 

 Scenic drives. Thirty-four public camp and 

 picnic areas; two winter-sports areas. Re- 

 sorts, hotels, cabins, and dude ranches. 

 Nearby towns: Albuquerque, Mountainair, 

 Belen, Socorro, Hot Springs, Grants, and 

 Gallup. Acres: 1,711,100. 



GILA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Silver City, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 260, State Highways 180, 

 52, 78, 185, 186. 



Special features: Abundant game. Gila 

 and Black Range Wilderness Areas ; Mogol- 

 lon, Black, Pinos Altos, and Diablo Moun- 

 tain Ranges. Gila Cliff Dwelling National 

 Monument; prehistoric ruins. Recreation re- 

 sources: Stream fishing. Big-game hunting, 

 including black bear, mule deer, white-tailed 

 deer, antelope, and mountain lion, and 

 turkey hunting. Scenic drives : Outer Loop, 

 Inner Loop. Riding and hiking trails; wil- 

 derness trips. Eighteen public camp and 

 picnic areas. Private cabins, lodge resorts, 

 and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Silver 

 City, Glenwood, Deming, Lordsburg, and 

 Hot Springs. Acres: 2,394,763. 



